Roni Jones-Perry

Veronica "Roni" Jones-Perry (born January 20, 1997) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for the United States national team since 2019. Professionally, she plays in Brazil for Sesc-RJ/Flamengo.

Roni Jones-Perry
Jones-Perry in 2020
Personal information
Full nameVeronica Jones-Perry
NicknameRoni
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1997-01-20) January 20, 1997
HometownWest Jordan, Utah, U.S.
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Spike330 cm (130 in)
Block289 cm (114 in)
College / UniversityBrigham Young University
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter/Opposite
Current clubBrazil Sesc-RJ/Flamengo
Career
YearsTeams
2015–2018United States BYU
2019–2020Italy Volley Millenium Brescia
2019–2020Poland Radomka Radom (pl)
2020–2021Poland Budowlani Łódź
2021–2022Poland ŁKS Commercecon Łódź
2022–presentBrazil Sesc-RJ/Flamengo
National team
2019–United States United States
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing the  United States
Indoor Volleyball
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Trujillo/Chiclayo
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Santo Domingo
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hermosillo
Pan-American Cup Final Six
Silver medal – second place2022 Santo Domingo
NORCECA Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place2019 Colorado Springs

She previously played professional volleyball for Italian Series A1 team Volley Millenium Brescia and Polish teams Radomka Radom, Budowlani Łódź and ŁKS Commercecon Łódź.

She played collegiately at the Brigham Young University, where she was an All-American in 2017 and 2018. She was named Utah's Female Athlete of the Year following her senior season.

Early life

Jones-Perry, a native of West Jordan, Utah, was involved in gymnastics early in her life, but was forced to quit the sport at age 11 due to her mother being laid off from her job.[1] She briefly took on softball, but eventually settled on volleyball after her mother's coworker suggested that "gymnasts make good volleyball players". She played volleyball for her high school team at Copper Hills High School and club. Her club coach suggested that she would not make it as the NCAA Division I level. Jones-Perry committed to getting more physically fit and increased her vertical by several inches. This paid off to having several schools interested in her, including BYU and University of Utah.[1]

Jones-Perry initially showed little interest in attending BYU as she is not a Mormon.[1] However, she ultimately opened up to a campus visit, and eventually committed to play for BYU.

Career

College

At BYU, Jones-Perry improved each season. Her freshman season in 2015 she had 171 kills and she was named to the conference's all-freshman team.

In 2017, her junior season, she had 569 kills and 655 total points, earning her AVCA Third Team All-American honors.[1] Her final season in 2018 she earned AVCA First Team All-American and West Coast Conference Player of the Year honors.[2] She helped BYU to a 2018 NCAA Final Four appearance. She had eight kills and nine digs in the loss to eventual national champion Stanford.[3] Jones-Perry finished the 2018 season fourth in the nation in kills per set and points per set and helped BYU win 27-straight matches.[4]

In April 2019, Jones-Perry was awarded as Utah's Collegiate Female Athlete of the Year by the Utah Sports Commission.[4]

Professional clubs

Jones-Perry has played professionally in Italy, Poland, and Brazil. Notable performances include scoring 38 points on 67 attacks Budowlani Łódź in a 3–1 defeat against Radomka Radom.[5]

Jones-Perry was named the Most Valuable Player of the Polish Super Cup after helping Budowlani Łódź win the championship. During the season, she was named MVP of the match 9 times and scored a total of 518 points.[6]

United States national team

Jones-Perry joined the national team in 2019. In the 2019 Pan-American Cup, helping U.S. win a gold medal at the competition for the third straight year. Her top performance of the event came against Trinidad & Tobago when she led the team with 14 points on 12 kills, a block and an ace.[7]

At the 2021 Pan-American Cup, Jones-Perry received "Best outside hitter" award after leading the team to a bronze medal. She had 13 kills and 2 blocks, which tied for a match-high 15 points amongst all players.[8]

Jones-Perry helped USA repeat as bronze medalists at the 2022 Pan-American Cup. She had 24 points on 20 kills and 4 aces in the bronze medal match victory against hosts Mexico.[9] In USA's early quarterfinal loss versus Colombia, Jones-Perry had 17 points on 15 kills and 2 blocks.[10]

In 2019, Jones-Perry won a gold medal with USA in the NORCECA Champions Cup (later re-branded as the "Pan American Cup Final Six") tournament. She had 11 kills on 26 attacks and two aces, 22 excellent receptions and nine digs in the championship match victory versus Dominican Republic.[11]

Jones-Perry won a silver medal with the team at the Pan-American Cup Final Six tournament.[12] Notable performances in the tournament included 13 points on 9 kills, one block, and three aces in a 3–0 win against Mexico.[13]

Awards and honors

Clubs
  • 2021–2022 TAURON Liga – Bronze Medal, with ŁKS Commercecon Łódź.
  • 2020–2021 Polish Super Cup – Champion, with Budowlani Łódź.
  • 2020–2021 Polish Cup – Silver Medal, with Budowlani Łódź.
  • 2020–2021 Grand Prix Polskiej Ligi Siatkówki – Bronze Medal, with Budowlani Łódź.

International

College
  • Utah Female Athlete of the Year (Presented by Utah Sports Commission, 2019)[4]
  • AVCA First Team All-American (2018)[4]
  • AVCA Pacific South Region Player of the Year (2018)[4]
  • West Coast Conference Player of the Year (2018)[4]
  • Honda Sports Award finalist in volleyball (2018)
  • AVCA Third Team All-American (2017)[14]
  • West Coast Conference All-Freshman Team (2015)

References
  1. "BYU volleyball: Roni Jones-Perry never thought she would be a star athlete. Now she is one for the No. 1 team". NCAA. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. "College volleyball: AVCA announces 2018 All-America teams". NCAA. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. "CCOUGARS' RUN ENDS IN FINAL FOUR". BYU Cougars. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  4. "JONES-PERRY, OLMSTEAD TAKE HOME STATE OF SPORT AWARDS". BYU Cougars. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  5. "POL W: Jones-Perry excels but Radomka break Budowlani's 3-month invincibility". World Of Volley. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  6. "POL W: Jones-Perry remains in Łódź but changes club colors". World Of Volley. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  7. "JONES-PERRY WINS PAN AMERICAN CUP WITH TEAM USA". BYU Cougars. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  8. "U.S. Women Beat Canada for Bronze at Pan Am Cup". USA volleyball. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  9. "U.S. Women Take Down Mexico for Pan Am Bronze". usavolleyball.org. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  10. "U.S. Women to Play for Pan Am Cup Bronze Medal". usavolleyball.org. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  11. "U.S. Women Win NORCECA Champions Cup". usavolleyball.org. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  12. "Silver Stars: U.S. Women Place 2nd at Pan Am Cup Final 6". usavolleyball.org. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  13. "U.S. Women Open PAC Final Six with Win Over Mexico". usavolleyball.org. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  14. "JONES-PERRY ANNOUNCED AS HONDA AWARD FINALIST". BYU Cougars. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
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