Chelsea Jones

Height:
5-8
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Spokane, Wash.
Prev School:
Seattle University

"Chelsea is a true center back with great leadership ability. She is strong, reads the game very well and is very technical. She is the whole package in the back and we expect her to come in and compete for playing time immediately."

Head Coach
Brooks Monaghan

Prior to Memphis - Enrolls at the University of Memphis as an academic sophomore ... Still maintains full athletic eligibility due to redshirting the 2008 season at Seattle University ... Prior to enrolling and redshirting the 2008 season at Seattle University, was a four year letterwinner for women's soccer at Mount Spokane High School and captained her team to the 2007 state quarterfinal game ... Her Mount Spokane High School squad also earned city league co-champions in 2004 ... Individual honors included 3A All-State second team in 2007 and All-Greater Spokane League team member in 2006 and 2007 ... At the club level, served as captain of the Spokane Shadow ... Guided club to a pair of state titles, as well as three additional appearances in the state championship game ... Was also a member of the Washington `90 Olympic Development Program (ODP) from 2004-08 and in 2005, was chosen for the Super Y ODP National Team.

Personal - Daughter of Bill and Deanna Jones ... Has one sibling, Rachel ... Graduated as Valedictorian ... Member of National Honor Society ... Honor Roll all four years ... Won the GSL fall student-athlete award for high school ... Interests are reading, playing other sports, boating, camping, traveling and going to parks.