LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – It has been quite the season for Johnathan Jones. He won his second conference championship (in his second conference, no less), recorded a 4.0 grade point average and received his degree. Now he will see another dream come to life Friday evening when he competes at the NCAA Championships.
For Jones, it is the culmination of four years (three seasons thanks to COVID) worth of hard work. The hometown product – he graduated from Little Rock Central High School – finally will compete on the largest collegiate stage as he advances to the NCAA Championships in the high jump with the semifinal round getting underway at 7:30 p.