Riverside junior distance runner and the no. 2 in South Carolina MileSplit 2023 cross country rankings Ty Jones made a season announcement Sunday on social media.
The Warrior mentioned on his social he was diagnosed with achilles tendinitis two weeks ago. Read his full message to the running community below.
"I have decided to end my Junior Cross Country season.•I got diagnosed with Achilles Tendinitis around 2 weeks ago and have not seen enough improvement to continue my season and not make the injury worse.•Looking back on the season I believe that I was able to surprise myself and many others with the way I was able to win multiple races for the first time and put my name out there with some of the best in the state and the nation.•Thank you to everyone who made this season so special for me. To Coach Esther and Coach Long, thank you for leading the way for me this season and guiding a path for me to make me successful in the best way possible. To teammates and competitors, thank you for bringing the best out of me at practice and on the race course. It wouldn't have been the same with out any of you.•Thank you to everyone in the process. Onto track season." - Ty Jones
