Shilese Jones

In February Jones was named to the team to compete at the 2019 City of Jesolo Trophy alongside Sunisa Lee, Emma Malabuyo, and Gabby Perea. While there she contributed scores on vault, beam, and floor that helped the team win gold.

In June, after the conclusion of the American Classic, Jones was named as one of the eight athletes being considered for the team to compete at the 2019 Pan American Games along with Sloane Blakely, Kara Eaker, Aleah Finnegan, Morgan Hurd, Sunisa Lee, Riley McCusker, and Leanne Wong.

At the 2019 GK US Classic, Jones placed ninth in the all-around. She also placed third on vault behind Jade Carey and Aleah Finnegan, eleventh on uneven bars, fourteenth on balance beam, and tenth on floor exercise. After the competition she was named as the alternate for the Pan American Games.

Jones turned senior in 2018. She competed at the American Classic where she placed first in the all-around, on vault, and on floor exercise, placed fourth on uneven bars, and twelfth on balance beam. Later in the summer she competed at the 2018 U.S. Classic where she placed fourth in the all-around behind Simone Biles, Riley McCusker, and Morgan Hurd, sixth on uneven bars, eleventh on balance beam, and fifth on floor exercise.

In October Jones participated in the Worlds Team Selection Camp. During the competition she placed eighth in the all-around, second on vault behind Biles, fifth on uneven bars, ninth on balance beam, and eighth on floor exercise. The following day she was not named to the team to compete at the 2018 World Championships.

Jones competed at the 2017 U.S. Classic where she placed seventh in the all-around. She was scheduled to compete at the 2017 National Championships but had to withdraw due to injury.

Jones competed at the 2016 U.S. Classic in July where she finished nineteenth in the all-around and seventh on vault. In August she competed at the 2016 National Championships where she finished seventh in the all-around but won bronze on vault behind Chae Campbell and Madeleine Johnston and on floor exercise behind Maile O'Keefe and Riley McCusker.

In July 2015 Jones competed at the U.S. Classic where she finished sixth in the all-around, on vault, and on floor exercise. The following month she competed at the 2015 National Championships where she placed tenth in the all-around ninth on vault, fourteenth on uneven bars and floor exercise, and tenth on balance beam.

Jones qualified to junior elite in 2014. She made her elite debut at the American Classic where she finished 29th in the all-around but fourth on vault. She later competed at the U.S. Classic where she placed fourteenth in the all-around, seventh on vault, ninth on floor exercise, and twenty-third on uneven bars and balance beam. At the 2014 National Championships Jones placed twentieth in the all-around.

Shilese Jones (born July 26, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast. She is a member of the United States' women's national gymnastics team and was a member of the team that won gold at the 2018 Pan American Championships.