Ciera Jones Class: Junior Hometown: Vienna, Va. High School: James Madison HS Height: 5-8 Position: UT B/T: R/R

2008: CAA All-Rookie team selection ... Started all 46 games in which she played as one of the team's most versatile defensive players ... saw time in the outfield and at every infield position except first base ... batted .287 with a team-best three triples, and recorded 23 RBIs, eight doubles and two home runs ... tallied 10 games with multiple hits and six games with two or more RBIs ... was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs against Princeton (Mar. 2) ... drove in two runs with first collegiate home run against Boston University (Mar. 11) ... was 2-for-3 with an RBI against Towson (Mar. 22) ... was 2-for-3 and scored three times in first game of doubleheader against Coppin State (Apr. 2) ... had best single-game offensive performance on the team when she went 5-for-5 with five RBIs, including two doubles and a home run, in first game of twinbill at Mount St. Mary's (Apr. 9) ... had two hits against Georgetown (Apr. 16) ... was 2-for-3 with a double and a triple against Delaware (Apr. 20) ... went 2-for-3 including a triple and an RBI against N.C. Central (Apr. 22).

Prep: Graduated from James Madison High School ... was a four-year member of the Warhawks softball team, earning three letters ... was named to the Washington Post All-Met second team, along with All-Northern Region and All-Liberty District squads her senior year ... earned region and district honors her freshman and sophomore years as well ... named catcher of the year in 2004, her junior year in which she was also captain ... also played three years of field hockey and two seasons of basketball ... was named to the field hockey All-District second team in 2004 ... played for the Vienna Stars, Team New Jersey, and Shamrocks club softball teams.

Personal: Parents are Del and Dianna Jones ... has one brother, Doug (18) ... enjoys hiking, tie-dying, rollerblading, biking, reading and video games ... chose Mason over South Carolina, UNC, Lehigh and Colgate ... majoring in biology.