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2023 Cross Country Roster

Anjali Jones

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Grinnell
  • Hometown Grinnell, IA
  • Major Sociology

Biography

2022-23:
  • NEWMAC Academic All-Conference XC/TF
  • Finished ninth overall at the James Earley Invitational (10/8/22) recording a 5k PR of 19:20.3
  • Placed 23rd overall and 5th for Smith at the NEWMAC Championships with a time of 23:25.9
  • Placed 220th at the NCAA Division III Cross Country National Championship
  • Recorded a personal record in the mile of 5:30.32 at the Tufts Branwen Smith-King Invitational 
  • Finished seventh in the 1500m at the Smith-Mount Holyoke-Wellesley meet with a personal record of 5:06.21
  • Was a member of the 4x800m relay team that broke the 36-year-old school record in a time of 9:37.81 finishing fourth overall at the DIII New England Championship and earning All-New England honors

2021-22:
  • NEWMAC Academic All-Conference XC/TF
  • Member of NCAA Division III Cross Country National Championships team
  • Placed third in the 800m with a time of 2:31.18 at the Middlebury Winterfell meet (1/22)
2020-21:
  • Did not compete as the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Why Smith: I chose Smith College for its strong sense of community and the valuable blend of academic, athletic, and social opportunities that it presented me with.

Favorite Thing to Do: Going to the many bookstores downtown!

Favorite Team Memory: So many to choose from...but maybe sledding down hospital hill during J-term

Historical Player Information

  • 2020First Year

  • 2021Sophomore

  • 2022Junior

  • 2023Senior