Jermaine Jones is in his third season at Purdue in 2020-21 and coaches the Boilermaker throwers.
In his first two years back in the Boilermaker State, Jones’ throwers have earned an All-America honor and won a Big Ten championship along with a runner-up and two third-place finishes at the Big Ten meet.
Jones helped guide Jalil Brewer to a Big Ten title and All-America accolades in the shot put in 2019. Brewer earned runner-up honors at the Big Ten indoor meet before he placed 16th overall in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championship and collected All-America recognition. Brewer followed it up with a Big Ten championship in the event outdoors for his second All-Big Ten honor of the year. Both of Brewer’s Big Ten performances in 2019 ranked No. 3 all-time in program history.
Also in 2019, Jones coached Sarah Loesch to a pair of Big Ten third-place finishes, in the weight throw indoors and hammer throw outdoors. Jones also saw walk-on Mike Weller place fourth in the javelin at the 2019 outdoor conference championship event.
Jones returns to the Boilermaker State after prior stints both as a student-athlete and coach in the state. He competed on the track & field and football teams at Anderson University, pioneered the University of Saint Francis track & field program in Fort Wayne, coached at Ball State for three years and served as the head coach for one season, and spent seven seasons at Indiana University.
Prior to coming to Purdue, Jones was a member of the coaching staffs at Wake Forest and Towson. With the Demon Deacons in 2018, he mentored five NCAA Regional qualifiers. At Towson, Jones saw his student-athletes break a pair of school records and qualify for a trip to NCAA Regionals, which marked just the fifth NCAA Regional qualification in program history.
In seven seasons with the Hoosiers, Jones guided his student-athletes to 13 All-America honors, 14 NCAA Championship qualifications and nine Big Ten titles. His coaching accomplishments included the 2010 Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Athlete of the Year and a 2012 Olympic Trials qualifier who won four individual Big Ten titles and set the Big Ten outdoor championship meet record in 2010.
Before joining the staff at Indiana, Jones served as an assistant coach for cross country and track & field at the University of Richmond, where he developed a strength and conditioning program and served as the primary contact for recruiting. Jones coached the 2007 Atlantic-10 rookie of the year as well as multiple Atlantic-10 champions.
Jones spent three seasons at Ball State, including one as the Cardinals’ head coach, and helped create the track and field and cross country programs at Saint Francis, where he spent three seasons with the Cougars.
A 1997 graduate of Anderson University, Jones earned his bachelor's degree in physical education. While at Anderson, Jones was a member of the football and track & field teams. A two-year football team captain, he was named to the Senior All-Star Classic Game. Jones was an all-conference selection and national qualifier for discus. He was an All-American honoree for track & field and was a two-time conference MVP.
In his first two years back in the Boilermaker State, Jones’ throwers have earned an All-America honor and won a Big Ten championship along with a runner-up and two third-place finishes at the Big Ten meet.
Jones helped guide Jalil Brewer to a Big Ten title and All-America accolades in the shot put in 2019. Brewer earned runner-up honors at the Big Ten indoor meet before he placed 16th overall in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championship and collected All-America recognition. Brewer followed it up with a Big Ten championship in the event outdoors for his second All-Big Ten honor of the year. Both of Brewer’s Big Ten performances in 2019 ranked No. 3 all-time in program history.
Also in 2019, Jones coached Sarah Loesch to a pair of Big Ten third-place finishes, in the weight throw indoors and hammer throw outdoors. Jones also saw walk-on Mike Weller place fourth in the javelin at the 2019 outdoor conference championship event.
Jones returns to the Boilermaker State after prior stints both as a student-athlete and coach in the state. He competed on the track & field and football teams at Anderson University, pioneered the University of Saint Francis track & field program in Fort Wayne, coached at Ball State for three years and served as the head coach for one season, and spent seven seasons at Indiana University.
Prior to coming to Purdue, Jones was a member of the coaching staffs at Wake Forest and Towson. With the Demon Deacons in 2018, he mentored five NCAA Regional qualifiers. At Towson, Jones saw his student-athletes break a pair of school records and qualify for a trip to NCAA Regionals, which marked just the fifth NCAA Regional qualification in program history.
In seven seasons with the Hoosiers, Jones guided his student-athletes to 13 All-America honors, 14 NCAA Championship qualifications and nine Big Ten titles. His coaching accomplishments included the 2010 Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Athlete of the Year and a 2012 Olympic Trials qualifier who won four individual Big Ten titles and set the Big Ten outdoor championship meet record in 2010.
Before joining the staff at Indiana, Jones served as an assistant coach for cross country and track & field at the University of Richmond, where he developed a strength and conditioning program and served as the primary contact for recruiting. Jones coached the 2007 Atlantic-10 rookie of the year as well as multiple Atlantic-10 champions.
Jones spent three seasons at Ball State, including one as the Cardinals’ head coach, and helped create the track and field and cross country programs at Saint Francis, where he spent three seasons with the Cougars.
A 1997 graduate of Anderson University, Jones earned his bachelor's degree in physical education. While at Anderson, Jones was a member of the football and track & field teams. A two-year football team captain, he was named to the Senior All-Star Classic Game. Jones was an all-conference selection and national qualifier for discus. He was an All-American honoree for track & field and was a two-time conference MVP.