Quanese Jones-Young is an accounting major and specializes in the high jump. Quanese has claimed silver medals at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships each of the last two years, and took silver in February at the Southland Indoors. As an accounting major, she aspires to ultimately have her own accounting firm after graduating May 11. Jones-Young is a Shreveport native and a product of Ruston High School. 

Career Bests:
      High Jump
            Indoor              5-8 3/4 , Tyson Invitational 2/10/18
            Outdoor           5' 8" , La. Tech Jim Mize Invitational, 3/15/17
      Long Jump
            Outdoor           15' 6" , La Tech Jim Mize Invitational, 3/21/15
      Triple Jump
            Outdoor           34' 5 3/4", MSU Cowboy Relays, 3/14/15

Jumps coach Tyron Stewart's comments:
"When I first got here last year, Quanese was more on the lazy side. She didn't want to do anything. Once we got into the season, she started having success, and her mindset completely changed. She started working hard, and began to be very involved with the program. She really wanted to go to practice. Her mindset went from, 'I wanna get done with practice,' to 'I want to go to regionals and then nationals.' She was probably a consistent 5-4 girl before I got here but after working extensively with her, Quanese was able to jump 5-7 and 5-8. She did a 180 and flipped the script. She's taken an interest in Jasmine Roberson, a freshman high jumper. She wants to help her out and is trying to coach her to become better, by doing so, Quanese gets better in the process as well. Quanese added value to the program and to the team. She got second last year in the Southland Outdoor Championships and placed second in the Indoors, so I hope she can bounce back (from an ankle injury) and do something this outdoor season. She told me that she still dreams about going to regionals and nationals. She's hardworking and is dedicated to the high jumps. All she needs to do is to get healthy. She was involved in an accident while transitioning from indoor to outdoor season and she hasn't been healthy since. She has been practicing lately and all she has to do is to hit 5-7 or 5-8 to qualify for regionals. It isn't too hard and it isn't entirely impossible, but the key is for her to stay healthy."