Sommer
Jones

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'7"

Age

Hometown

Las Vegas, NV

Quick Facts

Started Taekwondo in 2007
Favorite Taekwondo Athlete: Jade Jones
Favorite Non-Taekwondo Athlete: Chloe Kim
Who is your biggest inspiration?: My Mom
Favorite Foods & Drinks Pizza & Iced Tea
Favorite Book(s): "And Then There Were None & Everything, Everything"
Favorite TV Show(s): Friends, Stranger Things, and Riverdale
Favorite Movie(s) To All the Boys I've Loved Before & Guardians of the Galaxy
Favorite Band(s)/Singer(s) Billie Eilish, Russ, and Twenty One Pilots
Favorite/Inspirational Quotes: "Day by day, in every way, I'm getting better and better." - Emil Coue
What is your proudest moment in Taekwondo to date?: My proudest moment was receiving silver at President's Cup 2016 in Portland, Oregon. That was the first major tournament I had metaled at, winning 3 matches and having to end the final early due to my broken toe.

Career Highlights

2018 USA Taekwondo All-American
2018 - SoCal AAU - Sparring - Black Belt - -53kg - Gold
2018 - Washington State Champ. - Sparring - Black Belt - -53kg - Gold
2017 - Las Vegas Open - Sparring - Black Belt - -52kg & -53kg - Gold
2017 - Canada Open - Sparring - Black Belt - -52 kg - Gold
2016 - US Open - Sparring - Black Belt - -52 kg - Bronze
2016 - PanAm President's Cup - Sparring - Black Belt - -52 kg - Silver

Did You Know?: I love to go shooting with my family, one of the perks of living in a desert is we can go out in the middle of nowhere and shoot the targets we bring.