Princeton University Athletics
Jones Hired as Assistant Women's Track & Field Coach
August 04, 2016 | Women's Track and Field
PRINCETON, N.J. (8/4/16) - Princeton women's head track & field and cross country coach Michelle Eisenreich has announced the hiring of Reuben Jones as assistant track & field coach. Jones will specialize in the sprints, hurdles and jumps.
"Coach Jones is an extraordinarily gifted technical coach," Eisenreich said. "His understanding of the sprint and jumping events is second to none but more importantly he deeply values the role he plays in mentoring his athletes as they grow into young adults. Coach Jones truly embodies our motto of "Education through Athletics". I could not be more excited to have him on board."
"I would like to thank Coach Eisenreich and the athletic administration for providing me the opportunity to coach and recruit for a women's program as rich in track and field history as Princeton University," Jones said.
Jones is no stranger to the Ivy League, having worked at both Columbia from 2012-15 and Brown from 2010-12. Since 2014, he has been an academy lecturer with the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
As associate head coach at Columbia, Jones coached 30 men and women in the sprints, hurdles and jumps. During his time with the Lions, his athletes won 12 Ivy League Heps titles, set two Ivy League record and three school records. Seven were NCAA East qualifiers, three were first-team All-Americas included the Ghananian national record holder Nadia Eke in the triple jump.
At Brown, Jones was an assistant track & field coach specializing in jumps and multi-events. His student-athletes earned a total of 20 personal bests, 16 Brown top-10 records, two Ivy Heps championships, two NCAA East Regional qualifiers and two US Junior National qualifiers.
Prior to the Ivy League, Jones spent the 2009-10 season as track & field assistant coach at Coastal Carolina. He worked with the sprints, hurdles, jumps and multi-event athletes who collected nine Big South conference championships both indoor and outdoor.
Jones got his coaching career started at his alma mater, Virginia, as a volunteer coach from 2008-09. He assisted with the sprints and hurdles corps to the school's first ACC champion, five NCAA regional qualifiers and three school record holders.
He holds four certifications from the US Track and Field, as a Level I Coach, Level II, Coach, Jumps Specialist and Strength & Conditioning Specialist.
Jones was a four-year letterwinner for the Cavaliers from 2004-08 and was elected team captain as a senior. He ranks second all-time in UVa history in the 100 at 10.46, second in the 60 at 6.79 and fourth in the 200 at 21.16. He won both the 100 and 200 at the IC4A Championships at Princeton in 2007 and was a member of the 4x100 IC4A championship relays in 2007 and 2008. Jones was a Student-Athlete Mentor and served on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee while earning his degree in sociology.
"Coach Jones is an extraordinarily gifted technical coach," Eisenreich said. "His understanding of the sprint and jumping events is second to none but more importantly he deeply values the role he plays in mentoring his athletes as they grow into young adults. Coach Jones truly embodies our motto of "Education through Athletics". I could not be more excited to have him on board."
"I would like to thank Coach Eisenreich and the athletic administration for providing me the opportunity to coach and recruit for a women's program as rich in track and field history as Princeton University," Jones said.
Jones is no stranger to the Ivy League, having worked at both Columbia from 2012-15 and Brown from 2010-12. Since 2014, he has been an academy lecturer with the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
As associate head coach at Columbia, Jones coached 30 men and women in the sprints, hurdles and jumps. During his time with the Lions, his athletes won 12 Ivy League Heps titles, set two Ivy League record and three school records. Seven were NCAA East qualifiers, three were first-team All-Americas included the Ghananian national record holder Nadia Eke in the triple jump.
At Brown, Jones was an assistant track & field coach specializing in jumps and multi-events. His student-athletes earned a total of 20 personal bests, 16 Brown top-10 records, two Ivy Heps championships, two NCAA East Regional qualifiers and two US Junior National qualifiers.
Prior to the Ivy League, Jones spent the 2009-10 season as track & field assistant coach at Coastal Carolina. He worked with the sprints, hurdles, jumps and multi-event athletes who collected nine Big South conference championships both indoor and outdoor.
Jones got his coaching career started at his alma mater, Virginia, as a volunteer coach from 2008-09. He assisted with the sprints and hurdles corps to the school's first ACC champion, five NCAA regional qualifiers and three school record holders.
He holds four certifications from the US Track and Field, as a Level I Coach, Level II, Coach, Jumps Specialist and Strength & Conditioning Specialist.
Jones was a four-year letterwinner for the Cavaliers from 2004-08 and was elected team captain as a senior. He ranks second all-time in UVa history in the 100 at 10.46, second in the 60 at 6.79 and fourth in the 200 at 21.16. He won both the 100 and 200 at the IC4A Championships at Princeton in 2007 and was a member of the 4x100 IC4A championship relays in 2007 and 2008. Jones was a Student-Athlete Mentor and served on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee while earning his degree in sociology.
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