Melissa Jones
Melissa Jones
Height: 5-8
Year: So.
Hometown: Zionsville, IN
High School: Zionsville Community
Position: Distance
Major: Business
Parents: Larry & Karen

Freshman (2005-06):

During the indoor season, she recorded a fifth-place finish in the 5000-meter run at the UAA Championships (18:48.8) ... Posted a fourth-place showing in the 3000-meter run (11:00.5) at the Tennessee State Invitational ... Finished seventh at the UAA Outdoor Championships in the 5000 meters with a mark of 18:29.1

Career Best Marks (Indoor):

10:11.34 3000m Run 3/2/2007 UAA Indoor Championships
17:41.75 5000m Run 3/2/2007 UAA Indoor Championships
5:19.64 1 Mile Run 2/1/2008 Texas Roadhouse Carolina Classic

Honors (Indoor):

2007 All-UAA 3,000-meter run
5,000-meter run
2008 All-UAA 3,000-meter run
5,000-meter run
2009 All-UAA 3,000-meter run
5,000-meter run

Career Best Marks (Outdoor):

2:25.80 800m Run 3/28/2008 Emory Asics Classic
4:48.93 1500m Run 3/30/2007 Emory Classic
17:36.41 5000m Run 4/6/2007 Duke Asics Invitational
37:09.59 10000m Run 5/14/2009 Gregory Invitational

Honors (Outdoor):

2006 All-UAA 4x800-meter relay
2007 All-UAA 5,000-meter run
4x800-meter relay
2008 All-UAA 4x800-meter relay
2009       UAA Champion 5,000-meter run
10,000-meter run
All-UAA 5,000-meter run
10,000-meter run

Honors (Academic):

2009 USTFCCCA All-Academic  
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team

Prior to Emory:

Earned four varsity letters in track field for Zionsville Community High School ... Doug Showey was her coach ... Captured all-state acclaim and garnered sectional, regional and conference honors ... Served as team captain her senior year ... Was a member of the swimming team for four years.

Personal:

Born May 3, 1986 ... Member of the Emory cross country program and brought home All-America honors in 2006.