Jo Koons joins Stanford for her first year with the program in 2015-16.
Koons is a 2015 graduate of Utah State where she was a four-year starter and graduated with a degree in heath and wellness. She spent time at each position on the field and played a majority of her innings at shortstop during her junior and senior seasons.
A captain her final two seasons, Koons graduated second in program history in single-season runs (36 in 2015) and second in walks (26 in 2014). She boasted a .480 career batting average and was selected to the all-section team four consecutive years. Koons helped her team earn its first section championship in 2011.
Koons was raised in Chico, California, and graduated from Chico High School in 2011.