Greensboro, NC – An excellent freshman season drew to a close for Austin Peay State University sprinter Breigh Jones, Friday, in the quarterfinals at the NCAA East Preliminaries, hosted by North Carolina A&T.

“We are extremely pleased with her meet,” said head coach Doug Molnar. “She needed help to get in this meet, then she placed in the top-20; just a phenomenal rise.”
Overall, Jones finished 20th regionally, and was fifth out of six freshmen competitors who advanced to the quarterfinals. She was the first Austin Peay freshman to qualify for a preliminary round since pole vaulter Molly Bartkiewicz in 2007.
“Being in Lane One today slowed her just a bit; she couldn’t get out quite as well,” Molnar said. “She’ll be a force down the road now that she’s got some experience this year.”