Kat Jones

ISU SO Kat Jones competing in the W 200Yd Freestyle at the 2018 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Friday, February 23, 2018.

Photo by: Liz Parke

Photo by: Liz Parke/Big 12 Conference

Position:
Distance Freestyle
Class:
Junior
High School:
Magnolia West
Hometown:
Magnolia, Texas

Personal Records

Event	Time	Opponent
50 Free	24.95	2019 Last Chance Meet
100 Free	0:53.00	2019 Big 12 Time Trials
200 Free	1:54.18	Kansas Classic (18-19)
500 Free	5:03.41	2018 Big 12 Championship
1000 Free	10:25.89	2018 Big 12 Championship
1650 Free	17:17.89	2018 Big 12 Championship
100 Back	1:01.49	Kansas Classic (16-17)
200 Back	2:08.26	Kansas Classic (18-19)

Awards and Honors
Academic All-Big 12 First Team: 2018-19, 2019-20
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team: 2017-18

2019-20 (Senior)

Top-five Cyclone in the 500 and 1000 free on the team … placed 13^th overall in the 500 free with her season-best time of 5:06.24 at the Kansas Classic … secured points in the mile with her 16^th-place finish of 18:01.59 at the Big 12 Championship … finished fourth in the 200 free (1:58.46) against St. Kate/Omaha and in the 1000 free (11:07.77) against South Dakota … swam in the finals of the 1650 free (18:04.77) to place 19^th at the Kansas Classic … named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2018-19 (Junior)
Swam for the Cyclones as a distance freestyler … ranked in the Cyclones’ top five in the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle events … finished in the top-five eight times in her junior campaign … scored in the mile at the Kansas Classic (16th, 17:56.62) … set a PR time in the 200 free at the Kansas Classic (19th, 1:54.18) … clocked a season-best 10:26.81 to finish fourth in the 1000 free at Iowa … scored in the 1650 free at the Big 12 Championships (16th, 17:54.87) … broke PR times in the 50 free (24.95) at the Last Chance Meet and the 100 free (53.00) during the time trials … named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2017-18 (Sophomore)
Competed as a distance free swimmer … swam the 500 free (fourth, 5:28.41) and 1000 free (fourth, 11:06.03) against Omaha … qualified as a ‘C’ finalist in four different events at the Kansas Classic, the 200 free (24^th, 1:55.66), 500 free (22^nd, 5:10.20), 1650 free (19^th, 18:18.92) and 200 back (24^th, 2:17.17) … finished fifth in the 1000 free (10:55.69) against Kansas … swam PR times in each event at the Big 12 Championships, including the 200 free (33^rd, 1:54.35), 500 free (24^th, 5:03.41) and 1650 free (exh., 17:17.89), also setting a new PR 1000 free time of 10:25.89 … ended the season as the 19^th-best performer in Iowa State 1650 free history … earned Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 honors.

2016-17 (Freshman)
Swam in the 100 freestyle (Time Trials, 0:53.05), 500 freestyle (23^rd, 5:06.85), 200 freestyle (23^rd, 1:55.69) and 1650 freestyle (18^th, 17:43.58) at the Big 12 Championship … tallied four top-five finishes in individual events on the season … ranked among the team’s top-five swimmers in the 500 freestyle, 1000 freestyle and the mile.

High School
Attended Magnolia West High School … earned four letters under coach Jeremy Wade … two-time Academic All-State honoree … state qualifier all four years … voted team’s hardest worker junior and senior seasons and leadership award winner senior year … team captain in senior season … school record holder in 200 free relay … coached by Terry Jones and Scott MacFarland of Magnolia Aquatic Club.

Personal
Daughter of Amy and Kent Jones … has one sister, Maddie, and one brother, Ian … marketing major … born April 3, 1998.