Reuben Jones

Biography

Reuben Jones began at Princeton as an assistant women’s track & field coach in August 2016. He was promoted to Associate Head Coach in January 2026. Since joining the tigers, Coach Jones has been recognized nationally as a leader in multi-event training theory. He is best known for simplifying complex concepts on movement and identifying skills and features that speed and power events have in common. In his time at Princeton, Jones has coached: 19 Ivy League Champions 36 All-Ivy honorees Seven NCAA finalists and one U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier Eight indoor Princeton records Seven outdoor Princeton records Three Ivy League records Five Heptagonal Most Outstanding Field Performers of the Meet Four Heptagonal Championship records The 2024-2025 campaign was a memorable season, as the Tigers won the Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor and Outdoor championships as part of the program’s third all-time Triple Crown and first since 2011. At the 2025 Heptagonal Indoor Championships, the women’s sprints, hurdles and jumps totaled four All-Ivy Honors and Georgina Scoot was selected Most Outstanding Field Performer of the Meet. Jones led his group to a similar success at the 2025 Outdoor Heptagonal Championships, setting two Heps Records and earning five additional All-Ivy honors. With Jones’ assistance, Scoot earned second-team All-American status for the first time in the long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, where she also qualified for the triple jump for the second time in her care