High School: Ran for head coach Dave Fulkerson at Boerne-Samuel V. Champion High School in Boerne, Texas … advanced to the cross country state meet all four years ... finished runner-up her freshman year, third her sophomore year and fourth her junior and senior years … during her senior season she came in fourth place in the 1600-meter with a time of 5:06 … named track MVP in 2008 and 2009 … named cross country MVP in 2008 and Rookie of the Year in 2005 … holds the individual school record in the 1600-meter, 3200-meter and the 800-meter … lettered in soccer in 2006 and 2007.

Personal: Born Melissa Jones on Aug. 2, 1991, in San Antonio, Texas … parents are Michael and Lee Jones … has two older siblings, Michelle and Emily … major is kinesiology - sport management.