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Ava Jolley
- Position:
- DIS
- Class:
- First Year
- High School:
- North Salem
- Hometown:
- North Salem, N.Y.
- School:
- Columbia College
- Major:
- Political Science
2021-22 (First-Year): (XC) Ran 14:44.6 in the 2.49M to finish ninth at the Stony Brook XC Invite (Sept. 4) in lone competition of the cross country season ... (ITF) Did not compete in any events ... (OTF) Did not compete in any events.
High School: Ran cross country and track at North Salem in North Salem, New York ... Finished second at the 2018 Cross Country Class C State Championships ... Took third at the 2019 Cross Country Class S State Championships ... Finished fourth at the NY State Federation Championships ... Recorded a podium finish at the 2019 (outdoor) and 2020 (indoor) State Championships in the 3,000m ... Member of the Cross Country League Champions (2017-19) ... Helped outdoor track squad take the 2021 League Championship ... Owns the school record in the 4x800m Relay and the DMR ... Earned All-League, All-County, All-State honors in cross country ... Earned All-League and All-County honors in outdoor track ... Cross Country and track team captain from 2019-21).
Personal: Born, Ava Morrisa Jolley, on May 23, 2003, in St. Simon's Island, Georgia ... Daughter of Ali Jackson-Jolley and Frank Jolley ... Has one sibling, Claire (15) ... Grandfather, Richard Jackson, was the first black mayor in New York State when he was elected mayor of Peekskill, New York in 1984 ... Helped found the North Salem for Racial Justice group, a student-alumni led movement to address racism in curriculum ... Received recruiting attention from fellow Ivy League program Cornell and Georgetown ... Went with Columbia "because of the core curriculum, the city and the campus, and the welcoming feeling the women I met on campus gave me" ... Will enroll in Columbia College ... Plans on majoring in political science.
Career Bests
2.49M (XC) - 14:44.6
Stony Brook XC Invite - Sept. 4, 2021
High School: Ran cross country and track at North Salem in North Salem, New York ... Finished second at the 2018 Cross Country Class C State Championships ... Took third at the 2019 Cross Country Class S State Championships ... Finished fourth at the NY State Federation Championships ... Recorded a podium finish at the 2019 (outdoor) and 2020 (indoor) State Championships in the 3,000m ... Member of the Cross Country League Champions (2017-19) ... Helped outdoor track squad take the 2021 League Championship ... Owns the school record in the 4x800m Relay and the DMR ... Earned All-League, All-County, All-State honors in cross country ... Earned All-League and All-County honors in outdoor track ... Cross Country and track team captain from 2019-21).
Personal: Born, Ava Morrisa Jolley, on May 23, 2003, in St. Simon's Island, Georgia ... Daughter of Ali Jackson-Jolley and Frank Jolley ... Has one sibling, Claire (15) ... Grandfather, Richard Jackson, was the first black mayor in New York State when he was elected mayor of Peekskill, New York in 1984 ... Helped found the North Salem for Racial Justice group, a student-alumni led movement to address racism in curriculum ... Received recruiting attention from fellow Ivy League program Cornell and Georgetown ... Went with Columbia "because of the core curriculum, the city and the campus, and the welcoming feeling the women I met on campus gave me" ... Will enroll in Columbia College ... Plans on majoring in political science.
Career Bests
2.49M (XC) - 14:44.6
Stony Brook XC Invite - Sept. 4, 2021
Interview: XC | Coach Ireland after Heps
Friday, October 31
Preview: XC NCAA Championships
Friday, November 18
Preview: 2022 XC Ivy League Heps
Thursday, October 27
Interview: XC | Tyler Berg Heps
Saturday, October 30
