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Melissa Jones
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Hometown: |
Zionsville, IN |
High School: |
Zionsville Community |
Major: |
Undeclared |
Parents: |
Larry & Karen |
Birthdate: |
May 3, 1986 |
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Sophomore (2006): Became the first Emory women's cross country runner to earn All-Amercia honors since 2002 after posting a 24th-place finish at the NCAA Championships with a 6K time of 23:39 ... Was the second Emory runner to cross the line and fourth out of 177 contestants at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional (23:10) ... Earned all-region honors ... Ran a season-best 5k time of 19:19 at the Alabama Crimson Classic, good for 16th position overall out of 131 runners ... Third Emory runner to finish and came in 15th out of 162 competitors at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Invitational ... Competed in seven meets are finished among the top three Emory finishers in each competition
Freshman (2005): Earned all-region honors by finishing 19th out of 150 runners at the NCAA regional meet ... Ran a season-best time of 18:48 at the Auburn Invitational ... Finished in the top six for Emory at every .... Led all freshman in wins (671) and winning percentage (.605).
Career Statistics:
Year |
W |
L |
Pct. |
Best |
2005 |
671 |
438 |
.605 |
18:48 |
2006 |
1043 |
81 |
.927 |
19:19 |
Career |
1714 |
519 |
.767 |
18:48 |
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