Jones won three world championships and set many Canadian and world records.[6]
At the 2003 Canada Winter Games, she received gold. The games were held in Bathurst-Campbellton, New Brunswick.[7] In 2004, she received the "Junior Female Athlete of the Year" award from the Canadian Archery Association (Archery Canada Tir à l'Arc).[8]
In 2006, she won the Tom Longboat Award as Canada's top Aboriginal female athlete.[6] Jones took top honours at the World Archery Festival held in Las Vegas, winning gold in February 2006.[6] As well, she won a gold medal at the world juniors in Mérida, Mexico in October of the same year.[6]
Jones was a female finalist for the 2010 Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association award.[9]
In 2010, she won two Archery Silver Medals for Canada in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India.[4] During her competition there, she played while having an inner ear infection.[5]
Commonwealth Games Results (Women's Individual Compound Bow)
- Jones won in the quarterfinals, 6–0, against Janette Howells (WAL).[10]
- She won in the semi-finals, 7–3, against Cassie McCall (AUS).[10]
- Nicky Hunt (ENG) beat Jones 4–6 in the finals.[10]
After the 2010 Commonwealth Games, due to a lack of funding, Jones could not continue her archery career.[11]
The cost of travel and no support or sponsorships made it difficult to continue in competitions.[11]
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