Makenna Jones

Photo by: Jacob Reiner/Bowling Green Athletics

Makenna Jones at Dolores Black Falcon Invitational 040525

Photo by: Kate Laney, BGSU Athletics

Dolores Black Falcon Invitational First Place Trophy Picture

Photo by: Daniel Carlson, BGSU Athletics

Makenna Jones at Loyola Parkinson Invitational

Height:
5-1
Class:
Senior
High School:
National Trail HS
Hometown:
Lewisburg, Ohio

Bowling Green

2023-2024 | Senior

Earned WCGA All-American Scholar Team Accolades
Named Academic All-MAC
Appeared in 10 tournaments for the Falcons
Recorded her Falcon debut at the Shirley Spork EMU Invitational with a 79.67 stroke average
Tallied a career-best 230 stroke count in the UTRGV Vaquero Invitational, where the BGSU finished third overall
Competed in the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate finishing tied for 17th and BGSU finished first overall
Recorded a season-low 74 stroke count in the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio

Spent three years at Cincinnati (2020-23)
Competed in four events with an 80.91 stroke average over 11 rounds in 2022-23
Best showing of the 2022-23 season came at the Babs Steffens Invitational (March 27-28) where she recorded season bests in score (234) and finish (33rd)
Competed in six events in 2021-22 and finished with a stroke average of 82.56
Posted a season-best score of 238 at both the Rocket Classic and Babs Steffens Invitational in 2021-22
Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelors of business administration
SAAC Member
Dean's List all six semesters
American Athletic All-Academic team in 2021,2022 and 2023
Inducted into UC Athletics Legion of Excellence
WGCA All-American Scholar 2022

National Trail High School

New Paris, Ohio

State tournament qualifier all four years of high school
Won two sectional championship and two district championships as well as placed runner-up in both championships the remaining two years
Played at renowned courses such as Pinehurst and PGA National and qualified and played in the Optimist International Junior Golf Championship three times
Was the Cross Country Conference Player of the Year four-straight years and was also a four-time conference medalist
Held every individual record high school
Four-time OHSSA state qualifier
Two-time sectional champion
Two-time district champion
High school valedictorian
Member of the National Honor Society
Class Treasurer and part of FFA
Like BGSU, High school colors were orange and brown

Personal

Daughter of Missy and Brian Jones
Has an older brother, Bryten
Father, Brian, played baseball at Wright State

Year Rounds Strokes Average Low
2023-24 26 2,079 79.96 74
Career 26 2,070 79.96 74

CAREER FINISHES

2024-25
Sept. 2 - A-Ga-Ming Invitational - 77-75-77-229(+13)
Sept. 10 - Powercat Invitational - 81-80-78-239(+23)
Oct. 1 - Diane Thomason Invitational - 81-77-81-239(+23)
Oct. 8 - Loyola Parkinson Family Invitational - 77-81-76-234(+18)

2023-24
Oct. 3 - Shirley Spork EMU Invitational - 75-80-84 - 239 (+23)
Oct. 10 - Loyola Parkinson Family Invitational - 76-87-78 - 241 (+25)
Oct. 24 - Terrier Intercollegiate - 84-82-86 - 252 (+39)
Feb 14- BGSU Women’s Intercollegiate- 86-80-79-245 (+32)
Feb 25- WMU Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational- 80-80-78-238 (+22)
Mar. 05- UTRGV Vaquero Invitational-75-79-76-230 (+17)
Mar. 19- Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate-76-78-84-238 (+15)
Apr. 7- Dolores Black Falcon Invitational-74-78-152 (+9)
Apr. 13- Battle of I-75- Lost 1-2 against Toledo’s Angel Hii
Apr. 23- MAC Championship- 76-84-81-241 (+25)