University of South Alabama Athletics

AT BAKER HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years in volleyball at Baker High School in Mobile, Ala...As a senior, 288 kills and averaged 2.5 kills per set - both second on the club....Also had 403 digs (3.4 per set), 74 aces and 42 total blocks...Earned all-area (MVP) tournament and all-region honors...Selected to the Press Register all-area first team during her senior season...As a junior, was named to the 6A Area 1 all-tournament team...Also lettered five years in softball, four years in basketball and one year in cross country for the Hornets...Was a member of the 2007 6A State Champions (softball) at BHS...Was the team’s top hitter in 2009...Selected to compete for the South Team at the 2009 Alabama All-Star event...Was a two-time all-county (2009 and 2010) player...Named to the Press Register Super 12 softball team.

PERSONAL: Joanna Yuri Calhoun...Nicknamed “JoJo”…Has one older sister...Born in Gautier, Miss...Hobbies include painting and drawing...Favorite movie is “Pride and Prejudice”...Favorite book is Catcher in the Rye...Favorite professional sports teams are the Los Angeles Lakers and the Atlanta Braves...Favorite athletes are Kobe Bryant and LeBron James....Favorite musical artists are Drake and Jack Johnson...List favorite foods as sushi, hummus and BBQ Ribs...Favorite classes are French, Art and Chemistry…Has volunteered for the past two years at the Mobile Museum of Art.