Adolphus Jones Explained

Adolphus Jones
Fullname:Adolphus Bentos Jones
Nickname:Dolly
Birth Date:24 July 1984
Birth Place:Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Years Active:2002–present
Height:6 ft 1 in
Sport:Athletics, soccer
Event:Decathlon, goalkeeper
Collegeteam:UT Arlington Mavericks
Club:FLOW 4G Cayon Rockets
Updated:28 December 2014

Adolphus "Dolly" Jones (born 24 July 1984) is a Kittitian and Nevisian track and field athlete and soccer player.

In the decathlon he competed for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games, the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics in 2008 and 2009. He holds several Saint Kitts and Nevis records in athletics, including 7258 points in the decathlon and 5475 points for the indoor heptathlon.

He played as goalkeeper for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team in two matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Career

Early life

Born in Basseterre, he began taking part in both athletics and soccer as a teenager. At the 2003 Leeward Islands Junior Championships in Athletics he competed in a variety of events, winning medals in the 800 metres, high jump, long jump, triple jump and javelin throw.[1] He entered the 800 m and 1500 metres at the 2003 CARIFTA Games, placing sixth and seventeenth, respectively.[2]

He was selected for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team in 2004 and was the goalkeeper for two of their games in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In November that year, he conceded thirteen goals over two matches against Mexico.[3] [4] He had better outings in the 2005 Caribbean Cup qualifiers, keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 win against Antigua and Barbuda and winning 6–1 against Montserrat, although the team lost to Haiti by a goal to nil.[5]

Senior competition

In 2006, he began studying at Paul Quinn College in Texas, United States. He competed athletically for the school in track events, as well as soccer.[6] In his first year there he finished fourth in the high jump at the NAIA national men's outdoor track and field championship, setting a school record and Saint Kitts and Nevis national record of .[7] He competed at July's 2006 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics, where he jumped a height of for tenth place. Later that month he made his senior debut international performance in track and field, running in the 800 m heats and placing twelfth in the high jump at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.[8] Two further outings came in 2007, both in July. First, he made his decathlon debut at the 2007 NACAC Championships, coming second with 6092 points to Darwin Colón in a two-man contest.[9] The following week both men entered the decathlon at the 2007 Pan American Games, although Jones failed to complete all ten events. He also ran with the 4×400 m relay team in the heat stages.[8]

Jones gave two national record performances in 2008, having a high jump best of and a decathlon best of 6852 points. His high jump mark came in the decathlon competition at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, which he failed to finish. He enrolled at The University of Texas at Arlington, majoring in interdisciplinary studies. Competing on the Texas-Arlington Mavericks team, he scored 5146 points in the indoor heptathlon at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships[10] Outdoors he scored a best of 6980 points at the Texas Relays before setting a national record mark of 7178 points for fourth at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships. His third and last decathlon outing that year was at the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, where he came seventh with 6774 points in total. In the individual events he set seven personal bests outdoors, including national records in the 110 metres hurdles (15.19 seconds) and the pole vault .[8]

2010 Commonwealth Games

Working with track coach Eric Francis, who grew up in Saint Kitts,[11] he opened his 2010 indoor season with a 5532-point heptathlon at the Iowa State Track and Field Classic (on an oversized track not suitable for record purposes).[12] Following this he set a series of national indoor records at the Southland Conference meet: he ran 8.46 seconds for the 60 m hurdles, recorded in the high jump, in the pole vault, and a total of 5475 points in the heptathlon. His sole major outdoor performance that year saw him improve his decathlon national record to 7258 points, which was enough for seventh place at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and included a 110 m hurdles national record of 14.89 seconds. He was the highest rankings Caribbean athlete in the event.[13] Despite this result, he ceased competing internationally that year.[8]

He returned to Saint Kitts and became involved with Garden Hotspurs FC, a Basseterre soccer club, and played for the team as well as being appointed as club Vice President in 2013.[14] [15]

Personal bests

Outdoor
Indoor

International competition record

Representing
2002Leeward Islands Junior Championships (U20)Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands5th800m2:15.12
2003CARIFTA Games (U-20)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago6th800 metres1:56.81
17th1500 metres4:30.61
Leeward Islands Junior Championships (U20)Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands4th400 m52.80
3rd800 m2:12.83
bgcolor=silver2ndHigh jump1.90 m
3rdLong jump6.42 m (wind: NWI)
bgcolor=silver2ndTriple jump12.99 m (wind: NWI)
5thDiscus26.90 m
bgcolor=silver2ndJavelin39.84 m
2006NACAC Under-23 ChampionshipsSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic10thHigh jump2.05 m
Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia17th (heats)800 m1:59.59
12thHigh jump1.95 m
2007NACAC ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador2ndDecathlon6092 pts
Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, BrazilDecathlonDNF
9th (heats)4×400 m relay]]3:21.77
2008Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, ColombiaDecathlonDNF
2009Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba5thDecathlon6774 pts
2010Commonwealth GamesNew Delhi, India7thDecathlon7258 pts
2014Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, México7thDecathlon6315 pts A

Notes

Notes and References

  1. https://sites.google.com/site/nevisaaa/2003lijmeet 2003 LEEWARD ISLANDS TRACK & FIELD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
  2. http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/CAJG/CAJG2003.html CARIFTA Games 2003
  3. https://archive.today/20140410220109/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=226565/index.html Adolphus JONES
  4. https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/cronica?id=158823 Con paso impresionante
  5. Courtney, Barrie (2005-02-02). 2004 MATCHES NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved on 2014-04-10.
  6. http://www.neacsports.com/sports/msoc/2008-09/files/dalms26.htm Paul Quinn College vs University of Dallas (26 September 2008)
  7. http://www.cfpitiming.com/2006%20Outdoor%20Season/NAIA%20outdoor%20championship%202006/NAIA%20full%20meet%20Results%202006.htm NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships - 5/25/2006 to 5/27/2006
  8. http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/atm.php?ID=81734&Season=2006&Odd=0 Adolphus Jones
  9. http://siada.revsys.net/detalle_evento.php?idevento=9&idioma=B&order=2 I NACAC Senior T&F Championships
  10. http://www.utamavs.com/sports/m-track/mtt/jones_adolphus00.html Adolphus Jones
  11. http://www.freewebs.com/pacesetters/AboutCoachFrancis.pdf Coach Francis
  12. Haas, Ryan (2010-02-14). Jones breaks national heptathlon record at US meet. SKNVibes. Retrieved on 2014-04-10.
  13. Creque, Suelika (2011-01-13). SKNAAA PRO says 2011 Athletics Calendar bears the fruits of 2010’s labour. SKN Vibes. Retrieved on 2014-04-10.
  14. http://gardenhotspurs.com/2013/10/09/new-executive-committee-selected/ New Executive Committee Selected
  15. http://gardenhotspurs.com/2013/03/21/season-opening-draw/ Season Opening Draw
  16. http://www.athlecac.org/estadisticas/AtRes.asp?Athlete=2533 Adolphus JONES