Jones fifth at USATF meet

DENTON, Texas - Recent Newport Harbor High graduate Trevor Jones

capped a brilliant senior season Saturday by finishing fifth in the

400-meter intermediate hurdles at the USA Track and Field Junior

Nationals at the University of North Texas.

Jones, the CIF State, CIF Southern Section Division II, CIF Masters Meet,

Golden West Invitational, and Orange County champion and record holder in

the 300 hurdles, went 52.23 in Saturday’s 400 hurdles final, after

running 52.61 to earn the seventh of eight qualifying berths in one of

three heats Friday.

Jones was also third at the national scholastic outdoor championships

June 17 in North Carolina with a time of 52.02.

Rickey Harris of Virginia, representing the Eclipse track club, won

Saturday’s event in 50.17.

Jones, who also ran the 110 high hurdles, the 100, 200, 400 and both

relays for the Sailors this spring, will concentrate on the 400 hurdles

at UCLA next fall.