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2012-13 Men's Track and Field

Jon Williams

  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 130
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hope Mills, NC
  • High School South View

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (2012)
Named to the USTFCCCA All-Region Team as a member of the 4x100m relay team and for the 200m and 400m dashes ... Set a new school record in the indoor 400m dash at the JDL Fast Track College Invitational with a time of 50.26 seconds on Feb. 11 for a 10th place finish, while also running the indoor 200m dash in a personal best time of 22.92 seconds for a 13th place finish … Captured a personal best time in the 200m dash (21.75 seconds) to win the race at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships, as well as a first place finish in the 400m dash with a time of 48.38 seconds, a first place finish for the 4x100m relay team (41.42 seconds) and a second place finish in the 4x400m relay (3:21.95) for the best time of the season to help the Braves finish third overall in the meet … Provisionally qualified with the 4x100m relay team at the Johnson C. Smith Invitational to finish first in the race with a time of 41.11 seconds, while also running a personal best time in the 400m dash (48.25 seconds) to finish fourth overall … Captured a second place finish at the Wofford College Terrier Relays in the 200m dash with a time of 21.92 seconds, while also running as a member of the 4x100m relay team that took home a first place finish in a time of 41.55 seconds and the 4x400m relay team (3:26.26) that finished fourth … Finished fifth in the 200m dash (22.30 seconds) and third in the 400m dash (49.38 seconds) at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational, as well as seventh in both the 200m (22.67 seconds) and 400m (50.93 seconds) dashes at the Savannah State Eyeopener … Collected a fourth place finish in the 400m dash (50.89 seconds), a sixth place finish in the 200m dash (22.98 seconds) and a third place finish as a member of the 4x400m relay team (3:37.08) at the UNC Invitational … A member of the 4x100m relay team that placed second (41.80 seconds) at the Duke Twilight meet and finished sixth in the 400m dash with a time of 48.99 seconds … Also competed at the CCU Shamrock Invitation in the 200m dash (24th, 21.99 seconds) and 400m dash (19th, 49.21 seconds) … A member of the 4x100m relay team (5th, 41.49 seconds) at the Aggie Classic, and 4x400m relay team at the JDL Fast Track College Invitational (8th, 3:30.29), Savannah State Eyeopener (8th, 3:42.58) and Kent Taylor Invitational (11th, 3:44.97) … Also ran at the Raleigh Relays and Kent Taylor Invitational, but threw the javelin at the Weems Baskin Invitational.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2011)

Registered a slew of personal bests this season including at the CCU Chanticleer Classic in the 100m dash with a time of 11.23 seconds for a sixth place finish and in the 400m dash with a time of 50.03 seconds for a fourth place finish … Posted a personal record in the 200m dash at the CCU Shamrock Invitational with a time of 22.37 seconds for a 31st place finish and the 400m dash with a time of 50.24 seconds for a 17th place finish as well as running the third leg of the 4x200m with a time of 1:32.14 … A member of the 4x400m relay team that rallied back from a 1.5 point deficit to help the Braves take first place honors at the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Championships with a time of 3:17.51 … Also ran the 200m dash (8th, 22.67 seconds) and the 800m dash (8th, 1:58.78) … Ran the 100m dash (24th, 11.28 seconds) at the Highlander Invitational and the 200m dash (12th, 22.49 seconds) and the 800m dash (10th, 1:59.76) at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational … In indoor track, he added three new personal bests in the 400m dash (3rd, 52.94 seconds) at the VMI Winter Relays, the 500m dash (4th, 1:07.45) at the Liberty Open and the 800m dash (8th, 2:02.61) at the Dick Taylor UNC Invitational … Competed in the 4x400m relay as the fourth leg at the Lynchburg College Classic (3:21.50) and the VMI Winter Relays (3:37.74).

AS A FRESHMAN (2010)
Competed in the 4x400m relay placing first at Savannah State Eye Opener with a time of 3:28.76 and at the Braves Track and Field Classic with a time 3:28.11 … Set a new personal record in the 400m dash at the Shamrock Invitational with a 30th place finish marking a time of 50.82 seconds as well as a personal best in the 800 meter run with a time of 1:57.26 at the Charlotte Invitational … Finished second in the 800m dash at the NCAA Division II Southeast Regionals and Braves Track and Field Classic with a time of 1:58.67 and 2:00.76, respectively … Competed at the UNF Invitational in the 400m dash (15th, 51.25 seconds), the 1500m run (4:24.10) and second leg of the 4x400m relay (3:23.00) … Competed at the UNCW/Seahawk Invitational in the 800m run (12th, 2:02.40), the 1500m run (21st, 4:24.21) and the second leg of the 4x400m relay (6th, 3:24.75) … Finished second as the second leg of the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:24.54 at the Charlotte Invite as well as ninth as the fourth leg of the 4x400m relay at Weems Baskin Invitational with a time of 3:29.25 … Competed in indoor track at the Vince Brown Invitational in the 800m run (21st, 2:04.47) and in the 800m run (6th, 2:05.71) and 1500m run (15th, 4:30.84) at the Savannah State Eye Opener.

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered at South View High School under coach Jesse Autry … Member of the first team all-conference for efforts in the 400m dash and 4x400m relay  while also third team all-region in the 800m and teal all-region in the 4x800m and earning status as a member of the third team all-state 4x800m event … During his senior year, led the Tigers to their eighth straight conference championship holding times in the 800m (1:58.3), 500m (1:07.4), 400m (49.67), 300m (36.9) and 200m (22.8).

PERSONAL
The son of Joyce and David Williams … Has one brother, David … Member of the orchestra at South View High School … Majoring in Athletic Training at UNCP.

BEST PERFORMANCES
100m - 11.23 seconds @ CCU Chanticleer Classic (04/15/11)
200m - 21.68 seconds @ CCU Chanticleer Classic (04/13/13)
200m Indoor - 22.92 seconds @ JDL Fast Track College Invitational (02/11/12)
400m - 48.25 seconds @ Johnson C. Smith Invitational (04/14/12)
400m Indoor - 50.12 seconds @ Gene Anderson Invitational (02/02/13) -school record -
500m - 1:07.45 @ Liberty Open (01/29/11)
800m Indoor - 2:02.61 @ UNC Invitational (02/12/11)
800m - 1:57.26 @ UNCC Invitational (04/17/10)
1500m -  4:24.10 @ UNF Spring Break Open (03/06/10)
Javelin - 19.63m @ Weems Baskin Invitational (03/23/12)

Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Sophomore

    5'8" 130 lbs
  • 2011-12Junior

    5'8" 130 lbs
  • 2012-13Senior

    5'8" 130 lbs