There are stories of great athletes who began playing their respective sport when they were just 8 years old, who have had their whole lives to learn the game and refine their skills.
This was not the case with Roni Jones-Perry.
Initially involved in gymnastics, Jones-Perry has developed into one of the best collegiate volleyball players in the nation. Everything that she has achieved in her volleyball career and in her life is due to the determination that she has to succeed.
“I remember that it was a joke on my gymnastics team that none of us would ever be good at any sport because it just wasn’t a thing; like we don’t do that,” shared Jones-Perry, who was named an AVCA Third-Team All-American at the end of the 2017 BYU women’s volleyball season.