Bio

Chenelle Jones begins his first season as defensive coordinator at Garden City Community College. 

Jones was recently inducted into the Richmond Public Schools Athletic Hall of Fame on January 20, 2018. As a Huguenot High School student-athlete, Chenelle was named the Richmond Quarterback Club's 1990 Player of the Year. He continued his education at Western New Mexico University. There he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership. During his time at WNMU, Jones was an All-American Defensive Back and National DII Statistical Champion (Interceptions).

Jones has coached over twenty-three years at the college level and four years at the high school level. He began his career at Dodge City Community College in Dodge City, Kansas. During that time, he coached and mentored some of the top defensive backs in the Jayhawk Community College Conference. Following his time in Kansas, Jones was asked to serve as the Assistant Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator at Arizona Western College in Yuma, AZ. Chenelle coached three seasons at AWC and helped revive a program that was previously known for its winning tradition. Within a year, the Matadors football program was back to winning and finished ranked 9th in the final NJCAA football poll (2000). 

In 2003, Jones's next destination was Western New Mexico University. He returned to Silver City and WNMU as the Asst. Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator for the Mustang football program. He coached the Mustang’s defense to the top of the RMAC (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) defensive statistical categories. In 2007, he was given an opportunity to serve as the Head Football Coach at Safford High School in Safford, AZ. He led the Bulldog’s football program for two seasons (2007-08).  In 2008, he finished the season ranked 8th in the state coaching the only 3A player in Arizona to sign a Division I football scholarship. 

The next stop was Eastern Arizona College and another opportunity to build a winning program. During his stint at EAC, Jones recruited and coached some of the top football players in the country. While at EAC, he coached in the Salt City Bowl and The Top of the Mountain Bowl.  Coach Jones moved to Mesa Community College in 2013 as the Asst. Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator / Recruiting Coordinator. During his most recent college tenure, MCC has participated in the WSFL Championship Game (2015), 3 NJCAA Bowl Games (2013, 2016, 2017) and finished ranked 5th in the final NJCAA football poll (2016). Since the end of the WSFL (Western States Football League) in 2018, Chenelle has served in Athletic Administration at MCC while volunteering his expertise at Mesa area high schools.