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142 When Jones was young he told himself he was going to participate in a sport in college, but he didn't know what sport. "Ever since I got in college, the only thing I'm exceptionally passionate about is the sport of track and distance running." Jones said. at feeds into his long-term goal of becoming a running coach. Jones is an undergraduate student and will complete 30 hours here by the time he receives a communications degree from Iowa in May. He will then decide if he wants to continue running or begin coaching. Many factors go into being a good coach, said Jones, who continually questions the reasoning behind doing certain workouts. He said his inquisitiveness might drive Hasenbank mad, but he is trying to stockpile knowledge for when he coaches. Listening to Jones, he appears on a fast track to a successful career. "We have a lot of talent on the team and I don't think people realize how talented our distance team is," Jones said. "I don't care what the university was known for in the past; even though I am a transfer, you can be a great distance runner at Iowa. If you stick to the plan and believe in yourself, you can do great things at Iowa. "If I can influence one person to believe in themselves and work hard and run to the best of their ability, then it will be worth the stay."