2025 Track and Field Roster
Jones, Leia
Leia Jones
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Major:
- Finance
- Hometown:
- Camano Island, Wash.
- High School:
- Stanwood HS
- Prev School:
- Azusa Pacific
Bio
Leia Jones – Season/Career Statistics
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor 800m (2:11.12, 5th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Distance Medley Relay (11:57.25, 5th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Distance Medley Relay (12:04.89, 9th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Outdoor 800m (2:09.48, 5th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- 1500m (4:30.14, 10th)
2025 (Junior)
Outdoor: Won the 800m at the Trojan Invitational by posting the fifth-quickest time in school history, 2:09.48 ... The runner-up in the 1500m at the Battle at the Beach after recording the 10th fastest time in school history, 4:30.14 ... Placed second in the 1500m (4:31.47) and fourth in the 800m (2:16.65) at the Big West Challenge Cup ... Ran 2:15.17 in the 800m preliminaries of the Big West Championship, just missing the finals by coming in 10th.
Indoor: Finished third in the 800m at the MPSF Championships with the fifth-fastest time in school history, 2:11.12 ... A member of the distance medley relay that ran the fifth-quickest time in school history, 11:57.25 at the MPSF's in a ninth-place finish ... Named as an MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete.
2024 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Finished fifth in the 800m at the Big West Championships after running a season best during the preliminaries of the meet (2:11.98) ... Entered six events in events ranging from the 800m to the 5000m ...Won the 1500m (4:37.16) at the Big West Challenge Cup after earning fifth in the 800m (2:17.76) during the meet ... Ran her season-best in the 1500m, 4:37.05, to finish third at the Pacific Coast Invitational ... Season-best in the 5000m was 17:14.50 which was posted at the Steve Scott Invitational.
Indoor: A member of the distance medley relay that placed seventh at the MPSF Championships with the eighth fastest time in school history (12:04.89) ... Finished ninth in the 800m (2:15.78) at the MPSF's ... Only other race was the 800m at the Don Kirby Invitational (2:19.25, 25th).
Prior to LBSU: Ran at Azusa Pacific as a freshman in 2022 … Was the top Division II cross country runner at the Mark Covert Classic … Earned first-team All-Pac West honors with a fifth-place finish at the conference championships … Earned NCAA Division II All-West honors with a 23rd place finish at the Regional Championships ... Did not compete in track.
High School: A multi-sport athlete, she competed in volleyball, soccer, cross country, and track and field at Stanwood High School … As a senior, was a 3A Wesco First Team selection as well as Most Inspirational and Captain’s Award selection … Won the 2021 Nike Hole in the Wall 5K race … Finished second at the league championships, third at the district championships, and 24th in the WIAA state meet … Her junior year was her first running cross country, earning second-team All-Wesco North honors … Prep-bests were 12:05.2 in the two-mile and 18:50.4 in the 5000m ... Owned a 3A WIAA GPA above 3.6 during the 2021-22 academic year.
Personal: Daughter of Stacey and Kevin Jones … Has two brothers, Chad and Evan, and two sisters, Kaci and Lili … Sister Kaci competed in track and field at Penn … Sister Lili is a member of the Concordia Irvine track and field team … Grandpa, Bob Grummer, played in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns … A Finance major.
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor 800m (2:11.12, 5th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Distance Medley Relay (11:57.25, 5th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Distance Medley Relay (12:04.89, 9th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Outdoor 800m (2:09.48, 5th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- 1500m (4:30.14, 10th)
2025 (Junior)
Outdoor: Won the 800m at the Trojan Invitational by posting the fifth-quickest time in school history, 2:09.48 ... The runner-up in the 1500m at the Battle at the Beach after recording the 10th fastest time in school history, 4:30.14 ... Placed second in the 1500m (4:31.47) and fourth in the 800m (2:16.65) at the Big West Challenge Cup ... Ran 2:15.17 in the 800m preliminaries of the Big West Championship, just missing the finals by coming in 10th.
Indoor: Finished third in the 800m at the MPSF Championships with the fifth-fastest time in school history, 2:11.12 ... A member of the distance medley relay that ran the fifth-quickest time in school history, 11:57.25 at the MPSF's in a ninth-place finish ... Named as an MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete.
2024 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Finished fifth in the 800m at the Big West Championships after running a season best during the preliminaries of the meet (2:11.98) ... Entered six events in events ranging from the 800m to the 5000m ...Won the 1500m (4:37.16) at the Big West Challenge Cup after earning fifth in the 800m (2:17.76) during the meet ... Ran her season-best in the 1500m, 4:37.05, to finish third at the Pacific Coast Invitational ... Season-best in the 5000m was 17:14.50 which was posted at the Steve Scott Invitational.
Indoor: A member of the distance medley relay that placed seventh at the MPSF Championships with the eighth fastest time in school history (12:04.89) ... Finished ninth in the 800m (2:15.78) at the MPSF's ... Only other race was the 800m at the Don Kirby Invitational (2:19.25, 25th).
Prior to LBSU: Ran at Azusa Pacific as a freshman in 2022 … Was the top Division II cross country runner at the Mark Covert Classic … Earned first-team All-Pac West honors with a fifth-place finish at the conference championships … Earned NCAA Division II All-West honors with a 23rd place finish at the Regional Championships ... Did not compete in track.
High School: A multi-sport athlete, she competed in volleyball, soccer, cross country, and track and field at Stanwood High School … As a senior, was a 3A Wesco First Team selection as well as Most Inspirational and Captain’s Award selection … Won the 2021 Nike Hole in the Wall 5K race … Finished second at the league championships, third at the district championships, and 24th in the WIAA state meet … Her junior year was her first running cross country, earning second-team All-Wesco North honors … Prep-bests were 12:05.2 in the two-mile and 18:50.4 in the 5000m ... Owned a 3A WIAA GPA above 3.6 during the 2021-22 academic year.
Personal: Daughter of Stacey and Kevin Jones … Has two brothers, Chad and Evan, and two sisters, Kaci and Lili … Sister Kaci competed in track and field at Penn … Sister Lili is a member of the Concordia Irvine track and field team … Grandpa, Bob Grummer, played in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns … A Finance major.
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