# 3
Kari Jones
Junior
Right Side/Setter
Hermiston, Oregon

Kari Jones will bring Division I experience to the Yellowjackets after playing two seasons at Portland State University. A 2000 graduate of Hermston High School in Oregon, Jones was named Portland State’s Most Inspirational Player in her freshman season after playing in 43 games for the Vikings. She averaged 0.81 kills per game as a true freshman and followed that with 1.55 kills and 0.45 blocks per game during her sophomore campaign. Jones redshirted last season, leaving her with two years of eligibility for the Yellowjackets. At Hermiston HS, Jones was a two-time Intermountain Conference Player of the Year after guiding the Bulldogs to back-to-back league championships. She earned first team all-state and all-region honors as a senior in 1999 and second team all-state recognition as a junior in 1998. An all-around athlete, Jones was also named to all-state honorable mention teams in basketball and track.