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Demeeka Jones Class: Senior Hometown: Lufkin, Texas High School: Lufkin Position: Sprints/Hurdles

• 2009 All-Big 12 Outdoor Conference (100 hurdles)

Personal: Daughter of Curtis Jones and Mary Shorter ... Pre-HSS Major ... Has three siblings -- DeMargues and DeMetruss Jones and Zaffrey Moore ... DeMarques played college football at Southeastern Oklahoma State while DeMetruss played volleyball at Wiley College ... Related to former Houston Comet Monica Lamb, founder of the Monica Lamb Wellness Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting health, wellness and fitness from a holistic approach for women and children ... ... Named to the 2009 Academic All-Big 12Second Team.

2010: (Indoor) Took third in the 60-meter hurdles at the Arkansas Invitational with a time of 8.96 after running 8.85 in the event's prelims ... Improved her time to 8.77 in the event, finishing ninth at the Texas A&M Invitational ... Finished fifth in the 60 hurdles at the Razorback Invitational with a time of 8.82 ... Won the 60-meter hurdles at the Oklahoma Christian Invitational II with a time of 8.78 ... Picked up a title for the second straight week with a win in the 60-meter hurdles at the Oklahoma Christian Invitational III with a time of 8.77 after running 8.69 in the prelims ... Finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.68 at the Sooner Open. (Outdoor) Took eighth in the 100-meter hurdles (14.27) and 17th in the 100-meter dash (12.44) at the Arizona State Invitational ... Improved 100 hurdles time to 14.15 en route to finishing sixth at the John Jacobs Invitational ... Lowered 100 hurdles time to 14.00 at the Sooner Invitational ... Continued to lower 100 hurdles time as she finished second at the Sooner Open with a time of 13.83 ... Took 14th in the 100 hurdles at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 14.22.

2009: (Indoor) Ran a season best time of 8.70 in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles at the Sooner Open II and finished fourth in the finals with a time of 8.74 ... Claimed a title in the 60-meter hurdles at the Sooner Open I with a time of 8.88 ... Crossed the line in a time of 7.85 for a season-best time in the 60-meter dash at the J.D. Martin Duals. (Outdoor) Finished third in the 100-meter hurdles at the John Jacobs Invitational with a personal-best time of 13.87 ... Ran the third leg of the 4x400 that claimed the event's title at the John McDonnell Invitational with a time of 3:48.92 ... Ran a regional qualifying time and PR of 13.86 in the 100-meter hurdles at the Sooner Invitational, finishing fourth ... Earned All-Big 12 honors with a seventh-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Championships, clocking a time of 13.92.

2008: (Indoor) Finished 15th in the 200-meter dash (25.26), her fastest time of the season, at the Arkansas Invitational ... Took third in the 60-meter hurdles at the same event, posting a season's best 8.63 ... The time ranks fifth in the all-time OU indoor record books ... Posted third-fastest qualifying time of 8.08 to advance to the 55-meter hurdles finals at the Texas Tech Invitational. (Outdoor) Received a medical redshirt, perserving freshman season.

High School: As a senior, placed fourth (14.42) in the 100-meter hurdles at the state meet ... Was second (14.18) at the regional meet ... Season best of 14.18 ranked No. 8 in Texas in 2007 ... State runner-up (13.96) in 100 hurdles as a junior in 2006 ... Fourth (43.09) in 300 hurdles ... Season best of 13.96 in 100 hurdles and 43.09 in 300 hurdles ranked fifth and seventh, respectively, in Texas in 2006 ... Was second in both the 100 hurdles (14.62) and 300 hurdles (44.00) at the 2006 regional ... Placed fourth in state in the 300 hurdles (43.81) as a sophomore... Took second in 300 hurdles (44.72) and fourth in 100 hurdles (14.74) at 2005 regional.