2017-18 Women's Lightweight Rowing Roster

Jacqueline Jones

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Walton, Ky.
  • Highschool Larry A. Ryle

Biography

Awards: 2018 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner

2017-18: Took sixth in the lightweight four at Eastern Sprints (April 29) ... sat bow in the open four at the SIRA Regatta and placed third (April 21) ... sat four seat in the lightweight eight at the Knecht Cup and placed seventh seat (April 14) ... sat three seat in the lightweight four and took sixth place at the Knecht Cup (April 14) ... took fourth at the Frozen vs Sunshine Regatta in the second lightweight eight sitting second (March 31) ... 2018 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner

2016-17: Placed second in the grand final of the Eastern Sprints with the lightweight four (April 30) … placed first in three races with the lightweight four at Grand Valley State University (April 23) … placed fifth at the Milwaukee River Challenge with an open eight (Sept. 17) … also placed ninth at Milwaukee with an open four … helped the collegiate four to third place at Head of the Rock (Oct. 9)

2015-16: Rowed with the second novice collegiate eights at the Big Ten/ Big 12 Invite, placing second in two races (April 23)

High School: Won six varsity letters in track and field … part of 4x400-meter school record relay … six-time state qualifier … Boone County 1600-meter champion … five-time cross country letterwinner … academic all-state … five-time state qualifier

Personal: Parents are Susan and Robert … has two siblings … grandfather rowed at Syracuse … intends on majoring in biomedical engineering

Reason for choosing UW-Madison: "UW-Madison has a beautiful campus and a top-notch engineering program."

What Wisconsin rowing means to you: "Wisconsin rowing means hard work and team work with a great group of people."

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    5'11"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    5'11"
  • 2017-18Junior

    5'11"