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Sacramento State

2026 Gymnastics Roster

Athena Jones

  • Height 5-2
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Clovis, Calif.
  • Club CCGI

Biography

2025 Season
  • Earned second team all-MPSF honors on beam and floor.
  • Competed on bars, beam and floor in all 13 meets.
  • Led the team with an NQS of 9.820 on floor and was second among Hornets with a 9.815 NQS on beam.
  • Ranked second on the team with averages of 9.715 on beam and 9.742 on floor.
  • Finished the year with an average of 9.488 on bars and an NQS of 9.710.
  • Set her career high with a 9.775 on bars in the first meet at Alaska Anchorage.
  • Had five routines of at least 9.700 on bars.
  • Also set her career high on beam at Alaska Anchorage with a 9.875.
  • That score was one of five or 9.8-plus on beam during the year.
  • Scored 9.900 on floor in the second meet at Alaska Anchorage to set her career best.
  • Had six scores of 9.800 or better and nine of at least 9.700 on floor.
  • Finished in first place on beam against San Jose State (Jan. 12) and at Alaska Anchorage (Feb. 21) and on floor against Cornell/Alaska Anchorage (Jan. 17) and at Alaska Anchorage (Feb. 23).
2024 Season
  • Was in the lineup on beam and floor in all 13 meets during her first season with the team.
  • Finished the year with an NQS of 9.815 on beam and an average of 9.665.
  • Scored 9.850 at San Jose State and at home against Iowa for her season best.
  • Tallied five scores of at least 9.800 during the year.
  • Ended the season by averaging 9.796 in the final six meets on beam.
  • Scored 9.900 on floor against Air Force for her high.
  • Averaged 9.742 with an NQS of 9.770.
Prior to Sacramento State
  • Trained at Central California Gymnastics Institute in Visalia, Calif., from 2021-23 and at V-Force Elite in Madera, Calif., from 2013-20.
  • Competed at Level 10 for her final four seasons.
  • Qualified fro the Development Program Level 10 nationals in 2023 where she tied for 10th place on beam.
  • Was a three-time regional and state Level 10 qualifier.
  • Finished in first place in all four events as well as the all-around at the Mt. Whitney Classic in 2023.
Personal
  • A 2023 graduate of Clovis North HS.
  • Parents are John and Nina Jones.
Career Highs
VT None
UB 9.725 vs. San Jose State (Jan. 12, 2025)
BM 9.850 (2x), last vs. San Jose State (Jan. 12, 2025)
FX 9.900 vs. Air Force (Feb. 23, 2024)
AA None

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

    5'2"
  • 2025Sophomore

    5'2"
  • 2026Junior

    5'2"

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