2024 (Senior Year): Named to the MEAC All-Academic Team … Named to NSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Spring 2024 and Fall 2024… Appeared in 47 sets throughout 16 matches played … Totaled 19 digs and six service aces … Recorded four digs on two occasions: against Lamar on Aug. 30 and South Carolina State on Oct. 27 … Posted two service aces on two occasions: vs. Delaware State on Nov. 3 and Maryland Eastern Shore on Nov. 1.
2023 (Junior Year): Appeared in 24 sets throughout 13 matches … Totaled 11 assists, eight digs, and two service aces … Tallied season-high three assists against Old Dominion on Aug. 26 …Recorded two service aces against UNC Wilmington on Sept. 9.
2022 (Sophomore Year): Appeared in three matches playing three sets for the Spartans ... Recorded 11 assists, two digs and a service ace.
2021 (Freshman Year): Member of the AD's Honor Roll in the fall ... Played in seven sets over six matches on the season ... Finished the season with 11 assists (1.57 per set) and two digs (0.29 per set).
High School: Competed on the varsity team at Millikan her first three years … As a junior in 2019, was named second-team All-Moore League after compiling 685 assists, 287 digs and 89 service aces … Member of the 2019 USA Volleyball Youth National A2 training program … Won the team’s Setter of the Year, Coach’s and Captain’s Awards … Did not compete as a senior in 2020 due to COVID-19 … Instead, trained at the Champion Performance Advantage Facility with Misty May-Trainor … Was named honorable mention All-Moore League as a sophomore in 2018 with 556 assists, 254 digs and 68 aces … Again won the team’s Setter, Coach’s and Captain’s Awards … JVA (Junior Volleyball Association) Ultra Ankle Watch List in 2018 and 2019 … Competed on both the JV and varsity teams as a freshman in 2017 … Totaled 427 assists, 216 digs and 58 aces … Earned a spot on the 3rd Degree Girls All-Tournament Team that year … Named the Millikan Girls Volleyball Most Promising Freshman … Maintained a 4.0 GPA … Principal’s Highest Honor Roll every semester … A Rams Scholar-Athlete Award winner all four years … Member of Millikan’s QUEST advanced academic program … A California Scholarship Federation honoree … As a senior, was a Wendy’s Heisman Student-Athlete Award and AP Scholar Award winner.
Club: Competed for Dream in Gold Volleyball Club from 2019-20, a program led by former Olympian Misty May-Trainor … Competed for Club South Bay from 2014-19 … Helped lead Club South Bay in 2019 to the 46th AAU Junior National Volleyball Championship for the U-16 division … Won the silver medal at the 2018 Lone Star Classic Tournament for the U-15 division … Named a 2019 AAU Volleyball Academic All-American … Also played for the Nfinity Volleyball Club from 2012-13.
Personal: Full name is Calyce Emil Jones … Born on Dec. 14, 2002 … Daughter of Mel Jones Jr. and Denetia Jones … Has one younger brother, Daniel … Father played basketball at the University of Nevada and then CSU Bakersfield, winning the NCAA Division II National Championship in 1993 and ’94 with Bakersfield … Great uncle Jeffrey Pierre went to Norfolk State … Majoring in exercise science with a concentration in health wellness and rehabilitation … Wants to become a physical therapist specializing in athletic rehabilitation … Member of the NSU Honors College … An NSU Presidential Scholar … Enjoys drawing and sketching, thrifting, listening to music, going to the beach and hanging out with friends and family.
