2023-24 Acrobatics & Tumbling Roster
Biography
FMU: First-year athlete at FMU for A&T....Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference Team (T&F) 2026, (T&F) 2025.....Earned Frankie Award for Ray E. Thames Memorial Raise the Roof Award 2024-25....Track & Field Team MVP for 2024....Ran cross country in the fall of 2023 and 2024....Younger sister of MacKinley Perry....Local product....Part of the Honors College....Darla Moore Scholar....Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference Team (XC) 2024....Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award 2025....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2023 (fall), 2024 (spring, fall), 2025 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2023 (fall), 2024 (spring, fall), 2025 (spring).
PERSONAL:
- Born in Charleston, SC
- Graduate of West Florence High School, where she ran for coach Richard Wideman
- 2023 Female Athlete of the Year for FSD1 and West Florence
- Placed 7th in the 400m hurdles and 3rd in the 4x400m relay at the AAAA state track and field meet
- 4-sport athlete (cross country, track, volleyball, basketball)
- 2023 first-team All-Region for track
- 2-time first-team All-Region selection in volleyball
- 2022 Region 6-AAAA Defensive Player of the Year
- 1000 career digs
- 2022-23 honorable mention All-Region for basketball
- Earned seven Academic Awards covering three sports
- 2022-23 team captain for basketball, volleyball, and track
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Nickname is Jo
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
- As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Surgeon
- How you got your nickname: JoJo’s Circus
- Favorite Fictional Character: Belle from Beauty and the Beast
- Favorite Athletes: Aliyah Boston and Sydney McLaughlin
- Favorite Sports Team: FMU and South Carolina Gamecock Football
- Favorite Movie or TV Show: Grease
- Favorite Foods: Steak with mashed potatoes and Mac n’ cheese with gravy
- Favorite Vacation Spot: The mountains
- Favorite Musical Artist: Contemporary Christian and Country
- Favorite Thing About FMU: The feeling of home you get the second you step on campus
- Favorite Off-Field Activity: Watching Paw Patrol with my 6 English bulldogs
- Goals for Upcoming Season: To contribute best to the team and run my best times
- Why you first chose your sport: My sister asked me to try it and I ended up falling in love with running
- Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Finding the push to keep running when your body is telling you to stop
- Interesting Notes: I was the 2023 Female Athlete of the Year for FSD1 and West Florence; placed 7th in the 400m hurdles and 3rd in the 4x400m relay at the state meet
- Brush With Greatness: I met Aliyah Boston and got a picture with her
