Dani Jones
American middle- and long-distance runner
About Dani Jones
Born 1996. Dani Jones is an American athletics competitor, middle-distance runner and long-distance runner.
Danielle "Dani" Jones (born August 21, 1996) is an American middle-distance runner. She is a four-time NCAA Division I champion winning two gold medals at the 2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 3000-meters and Indoor Distance Medley Relay, a gold in 2018 in Cross-Country, and later won the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 5000-meters. In May 2018, she finished first at the National Women's 1500-meters at the Prefontaine Classic in a time of 4:07.74.
High school career Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Jones attended and ran for Desert Vista High School. In spring 2012, she won her first Arizona state title in the 1600-meters. The following year, she won the Arizona state cross country title.
As a collegiate athlete for the Colorado Buffaloes, she won the 3000 m and the distance medley relay at the 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. During a redshirt season in spring 2018, she won the National Women's 1500 m at the Prefontaine Classic. She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female collegiate cross-country competitor in 2019.
Professional career In December 2020, Jones announces that she would be pursuing a professional running career. She signed with Hawi Management, choosing Merhawi Keflezighi as her agent. Soon thereafter she secured a professional contract with New Balance and then joined the Bosshard training group in Boulder. Colorado.
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Who is Dani Jones?
American middle- and long-distance runner
When was Dani Jones born?
Dani Jones was born on 21 August 1996 in Fort Wayne.
What is Dani Jones's occupation?
Dani Jones is an athletics competitor, middle-distance runner and long-distance runner.
What nationality is Dani Jones?
Dani Jones is American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Dani Jones. https://biography.guide/dani-jones/
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