Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  Returning letterwinner....Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference Team (T&F) 2025.....Earned Frankie Award for Ray E. Thames Memorial Raise the Roof Award 2024-25....Team MVP 2024....Ran cross country in the fall of 2023 and 2024....Part of the Honors College....Darla Moore Scholar.....Member of The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS)....Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference Team (XC) 2024....Student-Athlete Advisory Committee 2025-26....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: Sydney McLaughlin and Tara Woodhall-Davis
• 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:  Brandon Lake and Morgan Wallen
• 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 better myself for the good of my team and place higher than last year at conference
• 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; I placed at the Conference Carolinas Championship for the first time in school history with the 4x400 meter relay; was the FMU 2024 T&F MVP; I have six English bulldogs
• Brush With Greatness: I met Aliyah Boston and got a picture with her