Emory
 

 
 

Melissa Jones

Head Shot Hometown: Zionsville, IN
High School: Zionsville Community
Major: Undeclared
Parents: Larry & Karen
Birthdate: May 3, 1986
   
   
   

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