Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Ernie Jones

Track and Field / Football
Mechanical Engineering, 1973
Inducted in 2007

Career Highlights
* Helped lead the track and field team to a perfect season in 1973
* Established a school record in the triple jump (46' 11 3/4") that still ranks second all-time
* Set a school record in the pole vault with a leap of 14' 3 1/2"
* High Point Scorer, Most Valuable in Field Events and team captain, 1973
* Team High Point Scorer and Most Valuable in Field Events, 1972
* Ruel Fox Burns Blanket winner as college's top athlete, 1973