2018 Lady Demon Track & Field Roster

Rick Morgan
Courtesy of UIW Athletics
Courtesy of UIW Athletics
Courtesy of UIW Athletics
Brendan Maloney
Brendan Maloney
Mike Wade Photography

De'Shalyn Jones

De'Shalyn Jones

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Hometown:
    Tyler, TX
  • Highschool:
    John Tyler HS

Summary

Biography

Performance List
 
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Career Bests
            60 Meter Dash

                        Indoor              7.52, SLC Indoor Championships, 2/21/18
            100 Meter Dash
                        Outdoor           11.37, LSU Alumni Gold, 4/21/18
            200 Meter Dash
                        Indoor              24.02, SLC Indoor Championships, 2/21/18
                        Outdoor           23.09 (3.0w), SLC Outdoor Championships, 5/6/18
            400 Meter Dash
                        Outdoor           53.92, Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, 4/28/18
            4x100 Meter Relay
                        Outdoor           44.74, NCAA East Preliminary, 5/25/18
                           (Daeshon Gordon, De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson, Deja Moore)
            4x400 Meter Relay
                        Indoor              3:41.76, UA Tyson Invitational, 2/9/18
                             (De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson, Widline Lageroy, Deja Moore)
                        Outdoor           3:36.31, SLC Outdoor Championships, 5/6/18
                          (Tamara Style, De’Shalyn Jones, Widline Lageroy, Natashia Jackson)
 

Lady Demon Top 5 Performances
100, 4th, 11.50, 4/8/17
200, 1st, 23.12, 3/18/17
400, 1st, 53.16, 4/15/17
4x100, 4th, 45.30, 5/14/17-Braneshia Payton, De’Shalyn Jones, Tamara Style, Natashia Jackson
4x100, 5th, 45.32, 3/18/17-Braneshia Payton, De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson, Tamara Style
4x200, 1st, 1:35.70, 4/1/17-Daeshon Gordon, De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson, Tamara Style
4x400, 2nd, 3:39.16, 5/5/17-Daeshon Gordon, De’Shalyn Jones, Natashia Jackson, Tamara Style
4x400, 4th, 3:41.09, 3/18/17-Daeshon Gordon, Natashia Jackson, De’Shalyn Jones, Madison Morton


Southland Conference Athlete of the Week (2/15/17)
Southland Conference Athlete of the Week (3/22/17)
Southland Conference Athlete of the Week (4/19/17)
2017 Southland Conference Runner of the Year
2017 Southland Conference Athlete of the Year
2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
2017 LSWA’s All-Louisiana Track and Field Team 4x100
2017 LSWA’s All-Louisiana Track and Field Team 4x400
2016 Southland Conference All-Academic Team
2016 First-Team All-Southland Conference Outdoor Track & Field Team, 400 (first team selection)
2016 Second-Team SLC Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference Team, 100mH and 4x100
2016 Third-Team All-Southland Conference Outdoor Track & Field Team, 200
2016 Leon Johnson NSU Invitational Outstanding Women’s Track Performer (4/12/2016)
2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll


2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100, 200, and 400 individual events along with membership on the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relay teams…in six total runs of the 100 meter dash finished fifth or better five times with three race wins…picked up 100 finals victories at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational (11.85) and the SLC Outdoor Championships (11.44)…finished fourth at the LSU Alumni Gold (11.37) and fifth at the Texas Invitational (11.78)…her best time came in the LSU meet…ran an 11.44 at the NCAA East Preliminary placing 26th overall…competed in the 200 meter dash seven total times with third or better finishes each time before the NCAA East Preliminary…won the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational (24.03) and both prelim (23.53) and finals (23.09) races at the SLC Outdoor Championships…took second at the Texas Invitational (23.04) and third at both the TCU Invitational (23.55) and Texas Relays (23.22)…posted a time of 23.26, her second fasted run of the season, at the NCAA East Preliminary placing 29th overall…member of team with Daeshon Gordon, Natashia Jackson, and Deja Moore in the 4x100…earned four podium finishes in the event including a pair of race wins at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (46.03) and the SLC Outdoor Championships (44.75)…their fastest time of the season came in a ninth place finish at the NCAA East Preliminary (44.74)…took third at the TCU Invitational (45.18) and second at the Texas Invitational (46.12)…competed in the 4x400 relay at five meets with a pair of first place finishes among them…took first at the TCU Invitational (3:41.14) and the SLC Outdoor Championships (3:36.31), their fastest time of the season…placed 18th at the NCAA East Preliminary with a time of 3:38.14
 
2018 Indoor Season: Competed primarily in the 60 and 200 meter distances with one attempt in the 400 and three runs in the 4x400 meter relay…finished fifth or better in every 60 meter dash race of the season…best time came in the SLC Indoor Championships where she finished fourth in the finals (7.63) after taking second in the prelims with a time of 7.52…placed third at the Pittsburg State Invitational (7.64) and fourth at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (7.62)…had three podium finishes in the 200 meter dash with a first place finish at both the Pittsburg State Invitational (24.34) and SLC Indoor Championships (24.02)…took third at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (24.63)…ran the 400 meter dash in one meet during the year at the UA Tyson Invitational with a time of 54.94…ran as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team on three occasions with a victory in the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (3:47.40)…placed third at the Pittsburg State Invitational (3:48.55) and fourth at the UA Tyson Invitational (3:41.76), the best time of the season

2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in sprints and relays bringing home 13 wins… qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary in the 200 where she placed 20th (23.35) in round one and 23rd (23.64) in round two and in the 400 where she placed 30th (54.43)… won four gold medals at the SLC Outdoor Championships in the 100, 200, 4x100 and 4x400 facilitating NSU to a program-record of 133 points with her overall 25 points… ran 11.50 in the prelims for a team season-best and personal record and 11.52 in the finals for the 100 winning both… then made a repeat-victory in the 200 running 23.74 in the prelims and 23.16 in the finals winning both… relayed with Braneshia Payton, Tamara Style and Natashia Jackson to win the 4x100 (45.30) for a team season-best and personal record, then teamed up with Tamara Style, Natashia Jackson and Madison Morton to win the 4x400 (3:39.16)…was named the 2017 Southland Conference Runner of the Year and the 2017 Southland Conference Athlete of the Year and was selected for the 2017 LSWA’s All-Louisiana Track and Field Team in the 4x100 and 4x400… achieved nine performances fast enough for the Lady Demon Top 5 list including first place in the 200, 400 and 4x200 with Daeshon Gordon, Natashia Jackson and Tamara Style… improved her personal records in the 100 (11.50), the 200 (23.12), the 400 (53.61), the 4x100 (45.30), the 4x200 (1:35.70) the 4x400 (3:39.16) and the 1600 medley (4:06.32).
 
2017 Indoor Season: Participated in sprints and relays… won the 400 in the SLC Indoor Championships final round (54.43) after placing second (56.58) in the prelims… additionally took second place in the 200 (24.09) at the conference meet for a team season-best that followed another second place result in the prelims (24.38)… competed in the USATF Indoor Championships and placed eighth (38.21) in the prelims… had nine top-four finishes throughout the season including six wins and three trips to final rounds… improved her personal records in the 60 (7.57), the 200 (24.01), the 300 (38.21), the 400 (54.29) and the 4x400 (3:45.37).
 
2016 Outdoor Season: Participated in sprints and relays in 11 meets … had six top-four finishes in the 200, winning the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (24.44) and claimed third in the SLC Outdoor Championships (23.89) … qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary, finishing 35th (23.94) … claimed two wins in the 400, taking first in the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (54.28) and winning gold in the SLC Outdoor Championships (54.34) … anchored the 4x100 team in their four top-three performances, including second place in the SLC Outdoor Championships (45.90) … medaled twice with the 4x400 team, including second overall at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (3:50.53).
 
2016 Indoor Season: Participated in the 60, 200, 400, and 4x400 relay with appearances in five meets … had three top-six results in the 400 with a first-place finish at the MSSU Lion Open (57.28) … also qualified for the SLC Indoor Championships where she was 12th overall (57.45) … Teamed with J. McBride, T. Lewis and M. Morton in the 4x400 relay at the SLC Indoor Championships for an eighth-place result (3:52.54).
 
2015 Outdoor Season: Participated in sprints and relays at eight meets… had 16 top-five finishes, four of which were 1st place finishes… broke into the Lady Demon Top 5 Performers as the fifth best with her season- best performance in the 200 by winning the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational… a second-place finish at the SLC Outdoor Championships with a time of 54.62, she is now the second-best NSU  performer in the 400 … in the 4x100, best time of 46.19 at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational with T. Holt, D. Jones, and J. McBride… in the 4x200, time of 1:43.93 with Alexis Royal, Keshira McKnight, and Jermeka McBride… in the 4x400, best time of 3:57.08 at SFA Skechers Carl Kight Invitational with, Jermeka McBride, Braneshia Payton, and Keshira McKnight… in the 200, ranked third in the SLC… in the 400, ranked third in the SLC.
 
2015 Indoor Season: Participated in three meets … best in the 400 was at TAMU 13-Team Invitational with a time of 57.72… in the 4x400, best time at the SLC Indoor Championships with M. Morton, J. McBride, and B. Payton with a time of 3:54.67… ranked 12th in the SLC in the 400.
 
High School: A 4x400 regional qualifier her freshman year... won the 400 in district her sophomore, junior, and senior seasons… was a 4x200 state qualifier and a track and field district 16-4A champion her junior year… became a regional finalist in her senior year… was a member of the student council and the national honor society... maintained a 3.6 GPA and finished in the top-ten percent in her graduating class.

Personal: Daughter of Simone Jones and Delois Geter… born Jan. 5, 1996… has one older sister, Latoya Webb-Johnson… majoring in psychology with a concentration in addiction studies... plans to attend occupational therapy school.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    Sprints
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  • 2016Sophomore

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    5'5"
  • 2017Junior

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  • 2018Senior

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