KARIS JONES 1998 – 2011
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- Athletes of the Year Awards 25th November 2006 , Back row L to R , Beth Jones, Jordan Dowe, Jamie Brock, Nathan Hunt, Robbie Whittingham, Matt Muggeridge, Karis Jones – Front row L to R , Emily Fitzhugh, Ryan Scott, Hannah Alderson, Pat Gallagher, Joanna Thorn, Paula Hill
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- Athlete of the year Awards 28th November 2003, Back row L to R, Pete Jackson (Vet Men), Phil Humphries (Sen Men), John Hicks (U13 boys), Phil Hyde (Male Perseverance), Alistair Robbins (U20 Men), Ashley Jones (Male Thrower), Greg Smith (U17 Men), Sam Dalgleish (U15 Boys), Front row L to R, Pat Gallagher (Vet Women), Karis Jones (U17 Women), Joanna Thorn (Sen Women), Vicky Hamlin (U20 Women).
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- Tony Jefferies, Robyn Brailey, Matt Muggeridge, Hannah Alderson, Joanna Eaton, Rachel Spooner, Daniel White, Karis Jones Overton, Adam Wall, Beth Jones, Alistair Robbins, Mark Lodge, Luke Lodge, Lucy Blunt, Hayley Smith, Pete Jackson, Sophie Wells, Alan Holloway, Jamie Brock, Hannah Jackson, Tyrone James, Gaz Coleman, Ashley Frost, Chris Bevan, Jakob White, Ollie Haines, Ashley Jones and Sam Dalgleish.
Winner of three Awards Night trophies.
Daughter of Karen Jones and sibling to Ashley Jones and Bethany Jones.
Karis joined the club aged 10. Her sprint talent was apparent and she was soon progressing and making an impact in club, schools and regional competitions.
She was initially coached by Glory Wassell until she reached 16. After the retirement of Glory from coaching she moved to Graham Howell’s coaching group with a view to moving up in distance to 400m.
In 2006 at the English Schools Championships in Gateshead, her final English Schools, Karis took a Bronze medal in the Senior Girls 4x100m relay team.
Bad luck with injuries badly affected progress in her late teens and early twenties but Karis persevered.
Karis’ progressed the following club records :-
| Event | Category | Performance | Date | Venue |
| 200M Indoor | F15 | 26.69s | 20/01/2002 | NIA, MCAA Indoor Champs |
| 200M Indoor | F15 | 26.97s | 11/02/2001 | MCAA Chmps, Birmingham NIA |
