2011 (Outdoor): Placed first in the 3000 metersteeplechase with a time of 12:00.74 at the Cactus Cup (3/19)placing her in seventh on the Islanders women’s top 10… placed first at the Texas State Invitational (4/15) in the3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 12:09.44.

 2011 (Indoor): Two top 10 performances atthe McNeese Cowboy Indoor Meet (1/14) … placed fifth in the800 meter run and seventh in the one-mile run … finished22nd at the Howie Ryan All-Comers (2/4) in the one-mile run.

High School: Ran for head coach Dave Fulkersonat 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 andfourth her junior and senior years … during her seniorseason she came in fourth place in the 1600-meter with a time of5:06 … named track MVP in 2008 and 2009 … named crosscountry MVP in 2008 and Rookie of the Year in 2005 … holdsthe individual school record in the 1600-meter, 3200-meter and the800-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 … majoris kinesiology - sport management.