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2021 marks PressBox’s fifth annual Best Of edition celebrating the top people, performances and moments of the year.

Best College Athletes: Rainelle Jones

If you are an outside or opposite hitter on the Big Ten volleyball circuit, chances are Maryland was one of the toughest opponents you had to face in the spring and fall of 2021.

Why? Because the Terps had middle blocker Rainelle Jones.

The 6-foot-3 Jones led Division I volleyball in blocks per set in the fall at 1.73 and earned first-team All-Big Ten honors. What the Oxon Hill, Md., native liked the most, though, is the strides Maryland made as a team this fall. The Terps finished 19-13.

“What we do best is we really hold each other accountable and challenge each other,” Jones said.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Maryland Athletics

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