Greg Jones - July 10, 2008
Greg Jones is an eighteen-year-old graduate of Paris District High School who was actively involved in track and field, basketball, volleyball, cross-country, badminton, tennis and golf.
He participated in track and field for 6 years, basketball for 8 years, volleyball for 6 years, cross country for 1 year, badminton for 6 years, tennis for 3 years and golf for 4 years.
Greg has received several individual and team awards over the years including the 2005/06 BCSSA Junior Basketball Championships; the 2005 Ontario Basketball Association Championships playing with CYO basketball; the 2004/05 and 2005/06 BCSSA and CWOSSA Volleyball Championships; the 2007/08 BCSSA Cross Country Championships; the 2004/05 BCSSA Track and Field Midget Boys Overall Champion finishing 1st place in 100m hurdles, 100m, 200m, and shot-put; at the 2004/05 CWOSSA he finished 1st place in the 100m hurdles, 2nd in 100m and 200m; the 2005/06 BCSSA Track and Field placing 1st in 100m hurdles, shot-put and 2nd in 100m and 200m; the 2005/06 CWOSSA Track and Field he placed 1st in the 100m hurdles; in 2005/06 he finished 11th out of 24 at OFSSA Track; at the 2006/07 BCSSA he captured 1st place in the 110m hurdles, the 400m hurdles, and shot-put, and at the 2007/08 BCSSA he placed 2nd in the 110m hurdles, 400m hurdles and the shot-put.
Greg has been actively involved in the community umpiring baseball games and refereeing basketball for local elementary schools.
He was a dedicated and hardworking student who graduated high school with a 91% average. Greg will be attending Carleton University in the fall and hopes to make the varsity volleyball team join the track team and continue to play rep basketball.
Congratulations Greg and good luck.
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