University of Massachusets Athletics
Sarah Jones Inducted In UMass Hall Of Fame
September 14, 2010 | Rowing
Sept. 10, 2010
AMHERST, Mass. -- It was a night of joy. It was a night of tears. It was a night for coming home. Five new members were inducted into the UMass Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday night at the Campus Center in Amherst. Basketball star Marcus Camby, track/cross country standout Bill Gillin, lacrosse scorer Scott Hiller, champion rower Sarah Jones and football coach Bob Pickett were enshrined into the UMass Hall with numerous standing ovations.
SARAH JONES (Rowing 1996-97)
The first-ever UMass Hall of Famer from the rowing program, Sarah Jones has had a decorated career in college and with the United States National Team and Olympic Team. With the Minutewomen, she was an NCAA Silver Medalist in 1997 in the Varsity 8+. She was a two-time Atlantic 10 Champion in both 1996 and 1997. Jones was a member of the first collegiate team to win the women's 8+ at the Head of the Schuylkill in 1996 and helped UMass to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta Silver Medal in 1996 with the Varsity 8+. Jones was a member of United States National Team from 1997-2003. She competed for Team USA at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia and 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, helping the stars and stripes to a sixth-place finish. She medaled six times in the World Championships. Jones was a two-time World Championship gold medalist in both 1999 and 2000. She was also a silver medalist at the Head of the Charles in 1998 and 1999 and took bronze in 1997. A native of Olympia, Washington, Jones currently resides in San Francisco.