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2023-24 Women's Track and Field Roster

Troy L. Sayles
Troy L. Sayles
Clare Grant
Troy L. Sayles

Piper Jons

Piper Jons

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Urbana
  • Hometown:
    Ijamsville, Md.
  • Major:
    Early Childhood Education

Summary

Biography

Personal Bests

Personal
  • Daughter of Peter and Adriane Jons
  • Has a twin sister who committed to play soccer at McDaniel College in Maryland

Honors and Awards
  • 2024 All-CAA Outdoor (400 relay)
  • 2024 All-CAA Outdoor (400-meters)
  • 2024 CAA Champion (400-meters)
  • 2024 All-CAA Indoor (400-meters)
  • 2023 All-CAA Outdoor (400 relay)
  • 2022-23 All-CAA Indoor (400-meters)
  • 2022 CAA Champion (4x400-meter relay)
  • 2022 All-CAA (4x400-meter relay)
  • 2022 All-CAA (4x100-meter relay)
  • 2022 All-CAA (400-meters)
  • 2021 All-CAA (400-meters)
  • 2021 All-CAA (4x400-meter relay)

2024 Outdoor
  • CAA Champion in the 400 and NCAA Regional qualifier in the event
  • Represented Elon in the 200, 400, 400 relay and 1600 relay at the CAA Championships
  • Qualified for finals of the 400 with a prelim time of 54.52 seconds at the CAA Championships and then broke the school record with a time of 53.10 seconds to win the conference title
  • Ran the 400 in 54.43 seconds at NCAA Regionals and placed 40th
  • Won the 400 at the Phoenix Invitational and placed second at the Wake Forest Invitational
  • Earned a spot in the finals of the 200 at the CAA Championships with a school-record time of 23.81 seconds in prelims. Finished seventh at 24.13 seconds
  • Won the 200 at the Wake Forest Invitational and the Phoenix Invitational, finishing third at the VertKlasse Meeting
  • Member of the 400 relay team that ran the third-fastest time in school history and placed third at the CAA Championships in 45.95 seconds
  • Runner-up in the 400 relay at the Aggie Invitational and the Wake Forest Invitational, and third-place at the Charlotte Invitational and the Phoenix Invitational
  • Ran on the 1600 relay team that finished 10th at the CAA Championships in 3:53.51
 
2023-24 Indoor
  • Ran sprints and relays for Elon
  • Competed in the 200, 400 and 1600 relay at the CAA Championships
  • Ran a 55.68 in the 400 in the prelims at the CAA Championships and then broke the school record at 54.27 in the finals to end as CAA runner-up
  • In the 200, broke the school record at the CAA Championships with a time of 24.13 seconds in prelims. Finished sixth overall with a time of 24.16 seconds in finals
  • Part of the 1600 relay team that ran 4:02.47 at the CAA Championships to place 10th
  • Posted a PR time of 7.81 seconds in the 60 prelims at the JDL Last Chance Invitational and finished third in finals at 7.88 seconds. The 7.81 ranks her seventh in school history
  • Won the 200 and 400 at the Winston-Salem College Kickoff
  • Also won the 200 at the Mondo College Invitational
  • Finished as runner-up in the 400 at the Camel City Invitational and posted a first place finish in the event at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
  • Top 1600 relay time of the season was 3:54.45 at the Doc Hale VT Meet, ranking 10th in school history

2023 Outdoor
  • All-CAA in the 400 relay
  • Ran sprints and relays for Elon, competing in the 200, 400 and 400 relay at the CAA Championships
  • CAA Track Athlete of the Week on March 21 after winning the 200 and 400 at the Bill Webb/Bob Davidson Invitational to open the outdoor season
  • CAA Champion in the 400 relay, shattering the school record with a time of 44.91 seconds, the fourth time the relay team broke the program record during the year
  • Won the 400 relay at the Vertklasse meet
  • Broke the school record in the 400 at High Point’s Meet of Champions with a time of 54.02 seconds
  • Finished fifth in the 400 at the CAA Championships with a time of 54.26 seconds
  • Won the 400 at the Webb Davidson Meet
  • Ended sixth in the 200 at the CAA Championships with a personal best time of 23.91 seconds
  • That time of 23.91 seconds ranks second in program history
  • Won the 200 at the Webb Davidson Meet and the Vertklasse meet
  • Also placed seventh at the CAA Championships in the 1600 relay with a time of 3:47.87
  • Member of the 1600 relay team that ran 3:44.03 to win High Point’s Meet of Champions and rank fifth in school history
  • Ran the 100 in 12.21 seconds at the Aggie Classic to rank seventh in school history
  • Added a wind-aided time of 11.67 seconds in the 100 at the Vertklasse meet

2022-23 Indoor
  • All-CAA in the 400
  • Ran sprints and relays for the Phoenix, competing in the 200, 400 and 1600 relay at the CAA Championships
  • CAA Track Athlete of the Week on Jan. 31 after posting a league-leading 200 time
  • CAA Track Athlete of the Week on Dec. 6 after winning the 400 at the Visit Winston-Salem College Kick-Off
  • Broke the school record in the 200, running a 24.23 in the prelims at the CAA Championships
  • Finished fourth in the finals at the league championship with a time of 24.42 seconds
  • Won the 200, 400 and 1600 relay at the Mondo College Invitational
  • Also broke the school record in the 400 at the CAA Championships with a time of 54.28 seconds in the finals to end as CAA runner-up
  • Won the 400 at the Visit Winston-Salem College Kick-off
  • Anchor leg of the 1600 relay team that posted a time of 3:47.92 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational, fourth-fastest in school history
  • Finished fourth in the 1600 relay at the CAA Championships with a time of 3:48.53
  • Set the school record in the 300 with a winning time of 39.34 seconds at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
  • Ran a personal best time of 7.88 seconds in the 60 at the JDL DMR Invitational to place tied for seventh in school history 

2022 Outdoor
  • Helped the Phoenix's 4x100-meter relay team to an event title at the CAA Championships with a season-best time of 3:45.31.
  • Earned All-CAA honors in the 400-meters after finishing second at the league championships with a time of 54.48.
  • Member of the third-place 4x100-meter relay team at the CAA Championships that ran a time of 46.39 to earn All-CAA honors.
  • Ran the second-fastest time in school history in the 200-meters at the High Point Meet of Champions with a time of 24.25.
  • Posted the second-fastest time in the program's performance list in the 400-meters at the VertKlasse Meeting at 54.34.

2021-22 Indoor
  • Member of the Phoenix's 4x400-meter relay team that won gold at the 2022 ECAC Indoor Championships with a school-record time of 3:43.57.
  • Set a school-record in the 300-meters with a time of 39.42 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational and was the runner-up.
  • Posted a indoor personal-record time of 54.79 in the 400-meters at the ECAC Indoor Championships.
  • Won the 400-meters at the JDL DMR Invitational with a time of 57.26.

2021 Outdoor
  • Earned All-CAA honors in the 400-meters after finishing second at the CAA Championships with a season-best time of 55.51.
  • Received All-CAA accolades as a member of the Phoenix's 4x400-meter relay team that finished as the runner-up at the CAA Championships with a time of 3:47.36.
  • Raced a time of 56.26 in the 400-meters at the Aggie Invitational.
  • Helped the 4x400-meter relay team to a first-place finish at the Perry Palooza Early Bird Classic.
  • Was the runner-up in the 400-meters at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting with a time of 56.85.

2020-21 (Indoor)
  • Did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Prep Career
  • Competed at Urbana High School under head coach CJ Ecalono
  • 2019 All-County Track and Field outdoor first team
  • Member of the 2019 Maryland 4A state champion 4x400-meter relay team
  • Competed at the 2019 New Balance Nationals Outdoor Track meet  as a championship level qualifier in the SMR, the 4x200-meter relay and the 4x400-meter relay
  • Was a 2019 Maryland 4A state qualifier in the 100-meters, 200-meters, 400-meters, the 4x200-meter relay and the 4x400-meter relay

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Sprints
    5'6"

  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'6"

  • 2022-23Junior

    Sprints
    5'6"

  • 2023-24Senior

    Sprints
    5'6"
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