Laura Jones Hahn-Conti (2018) - Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame - Texas A&M Athletics

Laura Jones Hahn-Conti

Induction:
2018
Class:
2006

Laura Jones Hahn-Conti, one of the most dominant players in Texas A&M volleyball history, was every opponent's nightmare throughout her stellar four-year career. The outside hitter, who capped her remarkable career by being selected to the 12-member 2005 All-America first team by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), still holds more than 40 school career, season and single-match records set from 2002-05. Jones played in every match during her career, and she remains the only player to have led the Aggies in total kills and kills per set in four consecutive seasons. As a senior, the Arlington, Texas, native led the nation with a Big 12 Conference and school-record 6.09 kills per set and also shattered the school and conference records with 700 total kills. Furthermore, Jones, who remains only the third player in A&M history to receive AVCA All-American first-team honors, obliterated the A&M career record with 2,064 total kills, nearly 300 more kills than the previous record holder. Jones made an immediate impact upon her arrival in Aggieland in 2002. She was the first Aggie to be named AVCA Central Region Freshman of the Year and she made her first of three appearances on the All-Central Region Team. Jones also was selected to the All-Big 12 first team and was named the league's Freshman of the Year. Jones received Big 12 and All-Central Region honorable mention honors as a sophomore, and as a junior she was named to the AVCA All-America second team, the AVCA All-Central Region Team and the All-Big 12 first team. In addition, Jones became the first player in A&M history to be named the AVCA National Player of the Week. As a senior, Jones led the Maroon and White in kills in 29 of 30 matches, and she was the only player in the Big 12 to tally 30 or more kills in a match during the 2005 season. She accomplished that feat eight times, including a still-standing school-record 38 kills in the regular-season finale at No. 10 Missouri. Jones help lead the Aggies to the NCAA Tournament every year of her career, including a Sweet 16 appearance and a No. 16 final raking in 2003.