UC San Diego

MEDIA
• Rowing in Color (10/30/20)
• Jones' Bones: Kyley Jones' Experience Interning at the Natural History Museum (5/6/19)

AS A JUNIOR IN 2019-20
GNAC All-Academic ... A UC San Diego nominee for the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar of the year ... Helped UC San Diego A to a seventh-place finish in the Women's Open 8+ at the San Diego Fall Classic.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018-19
Competed with the Varsity 8 at the NCAA Division II Rowing Championships ... Captured the Berg Cup with a first-place finish by the Varsity 8 in Newport Beach ... Placed second with the Varsity 8 at the Central Sprints ... Posted a runner-up finish in the Varsity 8 boat at the WIRA Championships ... Finished second with the Varsity 8 crew in the grand finals of the Dad Vail Regatta.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017-18
Part of the Varsity 8 crew that recorded a runner-up finish in the Grand Final at the NCAA Division II Championships, turning in a time of 6:51.352 and matching the highest finish in program history ... Member of NCAA Championships V8+ runner-up Varsity 8 boat that earned UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (5/29) honors ... Member of Dad Vail Regatta Grand Final-winning Varsity 8 boat that earned UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (5/15) honors ... Member of 45th San Diego Crew Classic DII/DIII/Club Grand Final-winning Varsity 8 that earned UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (3/28) honors ... Helped the Tritons' Varsity 8 crew to a first place finish at the Dad Vail Regatta with a time of 6:26.729.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Rio Americano High School in Sacramento ... Named Most Improved as a senior for club team Capital Crew ... Earned Oarsman of the Year honors as a freshman.

PERSONAL
Born Dec. 5 in Sacramento ... Daughter of Carole Hood and Burl Jones ... Has an older sister, Alison ... Biological anthropology major and general biology minor at Muir College ... Intends to pursue a career as a forensic anthropologist ... Most memorable rowing moment was competing at the NCAA Championships as a freshman and fighting from fourth to second place ... Top UC San Diego memory was dressing up as Guy Fieri for the Halloween costume contest ... Enjoys traveling and playing the harmonica ... Cheers for the Jamaican bobsled team ... Top movie is Twilight ... Favorite athlete is former Olympic sprinter Wilma Rudolph ... Listens to George Ezra, Vampire Weekend, Ariana Grande, and King Princess ... Loves iced coffee ... Most people do not know that she is a vegetarian and that she is adopted ... Likes Tik Tok.