Princeton University Athletics
Reuben Jones Promoted to Associate Head Coach of Women's Track & Field
February 10, 2026 | Women's Track and Field
PRINCETON, N.J. – Reuben Jones was promoted to Associate Head Coach of Princeton women's track and field, the team announced Tuesday.
Jones has been with the Tigers for 10 years, serving as an assistant coach since joining the program in 2016.
Specializing in horizontal jumps, pole vault, sprints and hurdles, Jones has been recognized nationally as a leader in multi-event training theory. He is best known for simplifying complex concepts on movement and identifying skills and features that speed and power events have in common.
In his time at Princeton, Jones has coached 19 Ivy League Champions, five Ivy League Most Outstanding Field Performers, 36 All-Ivy honorees, seven NCAA finalists and one U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier.
Just this season, Jones has coached Georgina Scoot a she set an Ivy League record in the triple jump, and Alexandra Kelly as she set a new program record in the long jump. Both are returning Ivy League Champions.
Last year, Jones played a critical role in helping the Tigers achieve a historic Ivy League Triple Crown with the winning of the Heptagonal Outdoor Championships in May. It was the program's third all-time and first since 2011.
At the 2025 Heptagonal Indoor Championships, the women's sprints, hurdles and jumps totaled four All-Ivy Honors and Georgina Scoot was selected Most Outstanding Field Performer of the Meet.
Jones led his group to a similar success at the 2025 Outdoor Heptagonal Championships, setting two Heps Records and earning five additional All-Ivy honors.
With Jones' assistance, Scoot earned second-team All-American status for the first time in the long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, where she also qualified for the triple jump for the second time in her career.
Jones came to Princeton after being at Columbia University from 2012-2015. While there, the women earned 26 combined All-Ivy honors including program records in the women's 60m, 60m hurdles, 100m, 100m hurdles, 400m and 800m relays and triple jump.
Jones began his Ivy League coaching career at Brown University (2010-2012). In 2011, Evan Weinstock '14 and Rachel Biblo '11 won respective outdoor Ivy Heps titles in the decathlon and triple jump. In two years, Jones saw the jump/multi-event group earn five All-Ivy honors and record 16 marks that rank within the school's all-time top 10.
Prior to the Ivy League, Jones spent the 2009-2010 season as an assistant coach at Coastal Carolina, after volunteering as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Virginia, for a season.
Jones graduated from the University of Virginia in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in sociology. He was a three-time Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletics of America (IC4A) champion combined across the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay. He still holds the second fastest 60m (6.78) and 100m (10.45) times in school history.
Jones has been with the Tigers for 10 years, serving as an assistant coach since joining the program in 2016.
Specializing in horizontal jumps, pole vault, sprints and hurdles, Jones has been recognized nationally as a leader in multi-event training theory. He is best known for simplifying complex concepts on movement and identifying skills and features that speed and power events have in common.
In his time at Princeton, Jones has coached 19 Ivy League Champions, five Ivy League Most Outstanding Field Performers, 36 All-Ivy honorees, seven NCAA finalists and one U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier.
Just this season, Jones has coached Georgina Scoot a she set an Ivy League record in the triple jump, and Alexandra Kelly as she set a new program record in the long jump. Both are returning Ivy League Champions.
Last year, Jones played a critical role in helping the Tigers achieve a historic Ivy League Triple Crown with the winning of the Heptagonal Outdoor Championships in May. It was the program's third all-time and first since 2011.
At the 2025 Heptagonal Indoor Championships, the women's sprints, hurdles and jumps totaled four All-Ivy Honors and Georgina Scoot was selected Most Outstanding Field Performer of the Meet.
Jones led his group to a similar success at the 2025 Outdoor Heptagonal Championships, setting two Heps Records and earning five additional All-Ivy honors.
With Jones' assistance, Scoot earned second-team All-American status for the first time in the long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, where she also qualified for the triple jump for the second time in her career.
Jones came to Princeton after being at Columbia University from 2012-2015. While there, the women earned 26 combined All-Ivy honors including program records in the women's 60m, 60m hurdles, 100m, 100m hurdles, 400m and 800m relays and triple jump.
Jones began his Ivy League coaching career at Brown University (2010-2012). In 2011, Evan Weinstock '14 and Rachel Biblo '11 won respective outdoor Ivy Heps titles in the decathlon and triple jump. In two years, Jones saw the jump/multi-event group earn five All-Ivy honors and record 16 marks that rank within the school's all-time top 10.
Prior to the Ivy League, Jones spent the 2009-2010 season as an assistant coach at Coastal Carolina, after volunteering as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Virginia, for a season.
Jones graduated from the University of Virginia in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in sociology. He was a three-time Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletics of America (IC4A) champion combined across the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay. He still holds the second fastest 60m (6.78) and 100m (10.45) times in school history.
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