At the 2015 outdoor NCAA Championships, UB senior shot putter Jonathan Jones set his eyes on achieving a historic first for his university. He is the first national champion in UB’s Division I program.
With his heave of 20.78 meters that day, he did just that. Jones now has a new goal: to be the first Olympian from UB.
While many Olympic hopefuls choose to move elsewhere to train full-time with a new coach, Jones decided to stay in Buffalo after graduation as he prepares for Olympic Trials.
“A lot of times people will go once they graduate college, to some training facility, or go find a new coach and totally forget what got you there from the get go,” Jones said.