Tia Jones

Tia Jones (born September 8, 2000) is an American track and field athlete who competes in hurdling and sprinting events.

Tia Jones

Tia Jones in 2016
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(2000-09-08) September 8, 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	100 m hurdles
Medal record World U20 Championships 2016 Bydgoszcz 4 × 100 m relay 2018 Tampere 100 m hurdles 2016 Bydgoszcz 100 m hurdles

Jones has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the 13-14 girl 100 m and 200 m hurdles and setting national and Junior Olympic records in both events at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships on July 28, 2013.

She won the 100-meter hurdles at the 2016 USA Junior Championships in a time of 12.84 seconds, which equaled Aliuska López's world junior record dating from 1987. It was the best ever time set by a 15-year-old athlete.^[1]

Statistics

Circuit performances

Grand Slam Track results[2]
Slam	Race group	Event	Pl.	Time	Prize money
2025 Kingston Slam	Short hurdles	100 m hurdles	1st	12.63	US$50,000
		100 m	6th	12.26
2025 Miami Slam	Short hurdles	100 m hurdles	2nd	12.19	US$25,000
		100 m	6th	11.50
2025 Philadelphia Slam	Short hurdles	100 m hurdles	2nd	12.60	US$30,000
		100 m	7th	11.66

Personal bests

Event	Time (sec)	Venue	Date
Outdoor events
100m	11.50	Miramar, Florida	May 2, 2025
200m	23.81	Greensboro, North Carolina	July 25, 2013
100 m hurdles	12.19	Miramar, Florida	May 2, 2025
Indoor events
60 m hurdles	7.67	Albuquerque, New Mexico	February 16, 2024

Personal life

Jones was engaged to NFL wide receiver, Xavier Worthy as announced in January 2025. By March of that year, the engagement appeared to have ended when Jones was granted a temporary restraining order against Worthy.^[3][4] Worthy has sought charges against Jones for theft and assault.^[5]