Beach Volleyball

FRESHMAN (2017): Is in her first season with Bronco beach volleyball in 2017.

PRIOR TO SCU: Played indoor and beach volleyball at Xavier College Preparatory in Phoenix … played indoor for coaches Lamar-Renee Bryant and Tony Oldani … played beach for coaches Tim McHale and Matt Rogers … starting setter and co-captain as a junior and senior … AZ Division I All-Section First Team, All-Division Second Team, All-State Honorable mentions as a junior in 2014 … Gators were 2015 AIA State 5A runners-up, 2014 semifinalists … finished the 2015 season at 34-8 … ranked 28th in the nation and 3rd in the state by MaxPreps in 2015 … team went 106-19 in her three seasons … finished in 1st place at the Nike Tournament of Champions in 2013-14 … USAV High Performance Women’s Jr. Indoor Volleyball National Training Team Alternate in 2015 … won a Gold Medal at the USAV Beach High Performance Championships in 2013 … won Arizona State D1 Sand Volleyball Championship as a freshman in 2012 … went 14-0 and did not lose a set that season on the sand … club teams: Revolution 18 Premier in 2015, Spiral 17 Under Armour in 2014, Arizona Storm 16 Thunder in 2013.

PERSONAL: Born in Scottsdale, Ariz. … parents are Mark and Sheryl Jones … has an older brother, Alec … Xavier College Prep. 1st Academic Honors for GPA of 3.6-4.0 from 2012-2015 … National Honor Society Member 2013-2015 … National Charity League Volunteer 2010-2016 … participated in Xavier College Preparatory National History club, Music club, and Athletics Pep club … was a member of the Bethany Bible Church Youth Ministries from 2012-2016 … career goals include owning and managing her own business … grandfather, Bill Jones, played college baseball and played professionally in the minor leagues for the Chicago Cubs organization … uncle, Kevin Jones, played college golf and played on the PGA tour after graduating from college … hobbies include music, traveling, and hiking.

WHY JONES CHOSE SANTA CLARA: “I chose Santa Clara because it is everything I had hoped for in a college. It’s a small, private, Jesuit university with excellent academics, a strong Division I Volleyball program, a beautiful campus, great weather and a fantastic location in California. When I visited Santa Clara for the first time, I felt perfectly at home with the students on campus. Most importantly, I chose Santa Clara because of the coaches and girls in the volleyball program. I was extremely impressed with the coaches, and all the girls on the team were kind and welcoming. I love the fact that the players and coaches have a great relationship with each other and everyone works together to achieve their goals.  I also appreciate that the coaches really care about each and every player and are always looking for ways to help the team improve. I am so excited to have the privilege to spend the next four years being a part of such an incredible team and school.”

HEAD COACH JON WALLACE ON JONES: "Callie comes from a great high school winning tradition. She has a great skill set, and will step into our gym and make it better immediately."