Jones followed her father's footsteps with her passion and athleticism, which landed her a spot in the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials.EUGENE, Ore. — Jasmine Jones is having an eventful year, from graduating college, to going to the Olympic Trials on Sunday night.
She attended the University of Southern California and is from Atlanta, Ga. She's not too far removed from Buffalo, though, because her father"I knew I was coming to a Super Bowl team a lot of veterans, so I was very excited. But at the same time, I knew I had a lot to prove to the guys on the team because it was such a good team. I really felt, even right after I got drafted, that we were going to be going to Super Bowls," Jones said.
Jones followed her father's footsteps with her passion and athleticism, which landed her a spot in the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials. On Thursday, Jones placed second in her heat in the women's 400-meter hurdles, advancing her to tonight's 400-meter hurdles final. She had a time of 53.66, according to the"I am always telling the kids, 'Make the reps count. Don't count the reps,' that kind of stuff. How to get through injuries, how to fight through pain, how to know when you're injured or when it's just painful .