Jonecia Gates Class: Junior Hometown: Richmond, Va. High School: Open Height: 5-6½ Event: Heptathlon/Hurdles/XC Eligibility: XC/In/Out

PRs: 200 (in - 26.93); 300 (in - 42.45); 400 (in - 1:00.48); 55H (11.35); 100H (16.50); 400H (out - 1:05.20); HJ (out - 1.40m); LJ (in - 5.02m, out - 4.58m); TJ (out - 10.83m); Javelin (out - 19.55m); Shot Put (in - 9.69m); Heptathlon (3,846)

2007 Cross Country: Top time of the season came at the Cavalier Open, where she finished the 5k race in 26:27.59 to place 44th.

2007 Outdoor: Showed her versatility, competing in the hurdles, jumps, throws and relays during the season... Finished with the team's top-three times in the 400-meter hurdles, with her top time coming at the Pepsi Florida Relays, where she finished in 1:07.83... Also finished with the team's top marks in the high jump (1.40m) and shot put (9.23m)... Competed in the heptathlon at the CAA Championships, scoring 3,846 points... Ran on the sprint medley relay team with Ryann Hendricks, Tiara Swindell and Stephanie Gunter that finished with a time of 4:11.78 at the LSU Tiger Relays... Competed in the distance medley relay at the Penn Relays with Candace Carter, Aubrey Alexander and Ally Romanow, finishing in 13:28.19.

2007 Indoor: Posted the team's top mark in the shot put with a distance of 9.18 meters at the Patriot Games... Ran the second-best time on the team in the 55-meter hurdles, finishing in 11.35 seconds at the Virginia Tech Invitational... Finished with the third-fastest time on the team in the 300-meter dash (42.45).

2006 Cross Country: Ran at two meets during the season... Finished 69th with a time of 30:51.00 at the JMU Invitational.

2006 Outdoor: Competed primarily in the 400-meter hurdles, with her top time coming at the Mason Spring Open Invitational, where she finished third, crossing the finish line in 1:05.20... Teamed with Melissa Ferry, Brittanie Williams and Stephanie Gunter to finish third in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:59.23.

2006 Indoor: Competed primarily in the 400-meter dash, posting her best time of the season at the Winter Open Invitational, crossing the finish line in 1:00.48... Teamed with Misti Turner, Brittanie Williams and Murielle Ahoure to finish second in the 4x400-meter relay at the Patriot Games with a time of 4:04.43.

Prep: Competed in track & field for three years and ran cross country two years for Open High School... National Honor Roll student... Listed in Who's Who Among African American Students.

Personal: Full name is Jonecia Mari Gates... Born July 24, 1987... Mother is Felicia Randolph... Siblings are John, Camiren, Deureno, Jannari and Chaedren... Hobbies include knitting... Graduated from Open High School in 2005... Also recruited by Christopher Newport University and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington... Majoring in accounting.