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Abe Jones
Abe Jones
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Rolling Meadows, Ill

High School:
Rolling Meadows

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 179

Event:
Sprints/Hurdles

Birthdate:
06/03/1982

AT ILLINOIS

2005

Outdoor
Recorded a 50.98 in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA Championships...Finished third in the 400m hurdles with a time of 49.82 at the NCAA Mideast Regionals... Competed in the 200m, 110m hurdles, and 400m hurdles at the Big Ten Championships... Placed first in the 400m (50.81) and second in the 110m hurdles (14.03) at the Drake Relays...Placed first in the 400m hurdles with a time of 52.09 at the Cal Relays...Had twwo other second-place finishes at the Cal Relays in the 400m (48.15) and 110m hurdles (14.31).

Indoor
Recorded personal-bests times of 21.79 in the 200m at the Central Collegiate Championships, 8.05 in the hurdles at the Illinois Invitational, and 47.42 in the 400m at Big Ten Championships.

2004

Outdoor
Earned All-American honors in the 400m hurdles after placing eighth at the NCAA Championships ... Ran 50.00s in the prelims of the NCAA meet, a time which stands as the second fastest 400m hurdles time in UI history ... Placed second at the NCAA Mideast regional meet in the intermediate hurdles, behind teammate Adrian Walker ... Also ran the 4x100m and 4x400m relays at regionals ... Became the Illini's first individual Big Ten champion since 2001 after winning the 400m hurdles with a time of 50.24s, which also set the Purdue track record in the event ... Ran a leg on both the 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams which placed second at the Big Ten Championships ... Placed sixth at the conference meet in the 110m H in a career best time of 14.43s ... Qualified for the NCAA regional meet in both relays and the 400m H ...First and second team All-Big Ten selection ... Took second in the 400m H at the Drake Relays, clocking 51.66s ... Was second in the 200m (21.47s) and 400m (48.04s) at the May Invite ... Had a third place finish in the 400m H at the Clemson Invitational, where he was also eighth in the 110m H ... Placed fourth in the 110m H at the Cal Invitational ... Was fifth in the 110m H and fourth in the 400m H at the TSU Relays and was fifth in the 400m H at the LSU Relays.

Indoor
Earned second team All-Big Ten honors as a member of the 4x400m relay team which took second at the Big Ten Championships ... Won the 400m with a career-best time of 48.11s at the season-opening Saluki Fast Start Invite ... Took fourth in the 400m at the Dartmouth Relays ... Was third in the 200m at the EIU Friday Night Special, clocking a career-best 22.30s ... Also competed in the 400m at the Iowa State Classic, the Carle/Health Alliance Invitational and the Big Ten Championships.

2003

Outdoor
Did Not Compete.

Indoor
Won the 60-meter dash at the Carle/Health Alliance Classic with a time of 6.88 seconds, the fastest time recorded by Illinois runner that season and a time that ranks ninth on the school's all-time list.

HIGH SCHOOL
Illinois Class AA State Champion in the 110m hurdles as a junior ... Finished second in the 300m hurdles at the 2000 State Championships ... Holds Rolling Meadows school records in 100m, 400m , 110m hurdles and 300m hurdles ... Illinois top-times holder in the 110m hurdles as a senior, but missed the state championships with an injury ... Four-year letter winner in track, while winning two on the gridiron ... 1999 Mid-Suburban Player of the Year while rushing for 2,280 yards and 30 TD's.

PERSONAL
Son of Doug and May Beth Milsaps ... Born June 3, 1982 ... Enrolled in the College of Libral Arts and Sciences ... Honor roll student for three semesters ... Plans to design and remodel buildings following graduation.

CAREER BEST
Indoor
60m: 6.88
60m hurdles: 8.05
200m: 21.79
400m: 46.73
500m: 1:01.40

Outdoor
110m hurdles: 14.03
200m: 21.47
400m: 48.04
400m hurdles: 49.58