Tanya Jones, Newton North's all-time top scoring athlete in state track and field competition, will join eleven other alumni as inductees into the Newton North Hall of Fame Class of 2010. The Hall of Fame dinner will be held Friday, November 26, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Needham Hotel -- 100 Cabot Street, Needham, Mass (more info here).
Most of the information below was provided by pre-eminent NNHS track historian Josh Seeherman.
A 1992 graduate of Newton North, Tanya Jones won an amazing ELEVEN individual Class A/Division I championships in four events: the 300 (indoor), 400 (outdoor), high jump, and long jump. In addition, she won at least four All-State championships (results from the 1989 All-State meet have been hard to find).
In the 1992 indoor season, Jones became the first and only NNHS girl to win a triple crown (running, field, relay) at the Division 1 level, when she won the 300y dash and high jump, and was part of the winning 4x440 relay. Her win in the 300y was her fourth Division I title in four years in the same event, making her the only Newton athlete to ever accomplish that feat.
While she was on the team, Newton North won the Outdoor Division 1 team title in 1989, 1991, and 1992, and the Indoor Division I and All-State titles in 1992.
Jones' 300 and 400 times (300 converted from yards to meters) have not been
seriously challenged by any other NN athlete. Her fastest 400 time in Mass. competition appears to have been 56.90, although she might have run faster at a New England or National level meet. Her winning time from the 1992 indoor 300y was her best result, a staggering 35.98, which converts to approximately 39.5 for 300m.
Finally, at the Division 1 level Jones scored 127 points, a number so high that
it is 40 points in front of the next highest-scoring girl (Senta Burton) and over 50 points in front of the boys' record (Gordon Thomas' 75.5).
After graduating from Newton North, Ms. Jones attended Brown University, where she was a five-time Ivy League champion in the 400m with a PR of 55.19.
Her academic career has been even more impressive than her athletic achievements. While at Brown, she was a two-time Academic All-Ivy award winner. After earning her B.A., she went on to obtain a masters degree in International Health and Development from Princeton in 2001 and a PhD in Sociology from the University of California at Berkeley in 2010. She was a Ford Pre-Doctoral Fellow from 2006-2009, focusing on Development and Modernization, Medical Anthopology, and Social Theory.
Jones is currently a Foundation Relations Associate at Pathfinder International, where she focuses on the scaling-up of health programs in Africa, particularly related to HIV/AIDS care and treatment.
Tanya Jones H.S. record in Div I and All-State Meets:
Division 1 Championships
1989: Indoors, 300y, Outdoors 200m & Long Jump
1990: Indoors, 300y, Outdoors 400m
1991: Indoors, 300y, Outdoors 400m & Long Jump
1992: Indoors, 300y & High Jump, Outdoors just Long Jump (injured ?)
All-State Championships
1989: Could not locate results
1990: Outdoor 400m
1991: Indoor 300y, Outdoor 400m
1992: Indoor 300y
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