Became the first women’s athlete in BIG EAST history to be a four-time conference javelin champion … First woman from Villanova to be a four-time outdoor BIG EAST champion in the same individual event … School record holder in the javelin with a mark of 50.69 meters set on April 30, 2021 … At the time of her graduation held each of the nine furthest throws in school history with the javelin implement which was introduced beginning with the 1999 season … Her first school record (48.03m) came on March 25, 2019 when she broke a mark which had stood for nearly seven years … Went on to break her own record and extend the school standard on three separate occasions during the 2021 season … Four-time qualifier for the NCAA East Preliminary meet … Competed for the Wildcats from 2018-22 and was part of three consecutive outdoor BIG EAST team titles in 2018, 2019 and 2021 … Excelled in her academic pursuits in addition to her success in competition … Four-time selection to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team five times and was a member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll all 10 semesters of her collegiate career.
| SCHOOL RECORD |
| Javelin (1999-present) |
50.69 Meters |
April 30, 2021 |
Jacksonville, Fla. (UNF Invite) |
| PERSONAL BESTS |
| Shot Put |
9.44 Meters |
Philadelphia Big 5 Meet (4.3.2021) |
| Javelin |
50.69 Meters |
UNF Invite (4.30.2021) |
| CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS |
| 2022 OUTDOOR |
| BIG EAST Champion |
Javelin |
| All-BIG EAST |
Javelin |
| 2021 OUTDOOR |
| BIG EAST Champion |
Javelin |
| All-BIG EAST |
Javelin |
| BIG EAST Women's Field Athlete of the Week |
May 3 |
| 2019 OUTDOOR |
| BIG EAST Champion |
Javelin |
| All-BIG EAST |
Javelin |
| BIG EAST Women's Field Athlete of the Week |
March 25, April 1 |
| 2018 OUTDOOR |
| BIG EAST Champion |
Javelin |
| All-BIG EAST |
Javelin |
| BIG EAST Women's Field Athlete of the Week |
April 9, April 30 |
| ACADEMIC HONORS |
| USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (Track) |
2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22 |
| BIG EAST All-Academic Team |
2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 |
| Athletic Director's Honor Roll |
Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022 |
| CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS |
| 2022 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX) |
| Date |
Event |
Mark |
Place |
| May 13 |
Javelin |
47.79m |
1st |
| 2021 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE) |
| Date |
Event |
Mark |
Place |
| May 14 |
Javelin |
49.89m |
1st |
| 2019 OUTDOOR (NEW YORK, N.Y. | ICAHN STADIUM) |
| Date |
Event |
Mark |
Place |
| May 10 |
Javelin |
43.32m |
1st |
| 2018 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE) |
| Date |
Event |
Mark |
Place |
| May 11 |
Javelin |
45.28m |
1st |
2022: Won her fourth consecutive BIG EAST title in the javelin and qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary for the fourth time in her career … Competed at six meets during the season;
Texas Relays (3/25): Competed in the top section of the javelin in Texas and threw for a distance of 43.70 meters while finishing in 12
th place in her season debut;
Florida Relays (4/1): At the site where she originally set the school record in the javelin three years earlier, tallied a seventh place finish with a mark of 46.76 meters;
Virginia Challenge (4/22): Came in seventh with a distance of 45.38 meters;
Penn Relays (4/30): Tallied an eighth place finish in the championship section of the javelin and produced a throw of 46.43meters;
BIG EAST Championships (5/13): Became the first woman in BIG EAST history to win four career javelin titles … The first woman in Villanova history to win any individual event four times at the outdoor conference championships … Her winning performance featured a season-best throw of 47.79 meters.
2021: Broke her own school record in the javelin three different times during the season and surpassed 50 meters in competition for the first time in her career … Won her third straight BIG EAST individual title and also qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary meet for the third consecutive season … Competed six times during the season and threw the shot put once in addition to her signature event in the javelin;
Raleigh Relays (3/25): Opened the season at North Carolina State and finished third in the javelin with a mark of 48.98 meters … That extended her previous school record of 48.03 meters entering the year but was short-lived as the Villanova standard as she exceeded the distance twice later in the season;
Philadelphia Big 5 Meet (4/3): Competed in the shot put at Penn and finished in eighth place at the meet with a throw of 9.44 meters;
Virginia Challenge (4/16): Extended her season and personal best mark in the javelin to 49.01 meters with a third place finish at Virginia;
UNF Invite (4/30): Had a breakthrough performance in Jacksonville when she exceeded 50 meters in competition for the first time … Set the current school record with a throw of 50.69 meters and finished as the runner-up at the meet, which was held at the site that hosted the NCAA East Preliminary later in the year;
BIG EAST Championships (5/14): Became the third woman in BIG EAST history to be a three-time conference champion in the javelin, joining a four-time champion from DePaul and a three-time champion from Pittsburgh … Threw for a winning mark of 49.89 meters at the conference meet to successfully defend her two previous titles … Her 10 team points also helped the Wildcats win their third straight BIG EAST team title;
NCAA East Preliminary (5/27): Competed in the national first round of the javelin for the third straight season and came in 28
th out of 48 competitors with a mark of 46.23 meters … Her overall finish was seven spots higher than her previous best at the meet.
2019: Repeated as the BIG EAST champion in the javelin and qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary for the second straight year ... Broke the school record for the longest throw with the current implement which was introduced in 1999 ... Set the new mark with a personal best throw of 48.03 meters at the Florida Relays in her second competition of the season ... Competed at seven meets in all during the outdoor campaign;
Penn Challenge (3/23): Opened the season with a runner-up finish and a throw of 45.72 meters;
Florida Relays (3/29): Recorded personal best marks on two of her first three attempts, including a throw of 48.03 meters in her final throw of the preliminary round ... That broke the Villanova record of 46.19 meters of Julia Arduini from 2012 as the longest throw with the current implement ... One attempt earlier had thrown for 46.34 meters to eclipse her own previous personal best of 46.16 meters set as a freshman in 2018 ... Came in seventh out of 26 competitors in her section;
Mason Spring Invitational (4/13): Threw for 45.39 meters and tallied a fourth place finish;
Larry Ellis Invitational (4/20): Runner-up in the meet at Princeton with a mark of 45.15 meters;
Penn Relays (4/25): Qualified for the championship section of the javelin and recorded a ninth place finish ... Her throw of 46.08 meters was her second-best result of the season;
BIG EAST Championships (5/10): Captured her second straight BIG EAST title with a winning throw of 43.32 meters ... Became the Wildcats fourth two-time BIG EAST champion in the javelin and extended the team's streak of conference champions in the event to four straight years and five of the last six ... Helped Villanova win the team title at the BIG EAST meet and finish off its second straight conference "triple crown" with championships in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field;
NCAA East Preliminary (5/23): Competed in the national first round of the javelin and threw for a distance of 43.16 meters ... Came in 35th overall in her second apperance at the East regional meet.
2018: BIG EAST champion and NCAA East Preliminary qualifier in the javelin … Also notched a first place finish in the college section of the event at the Penn Relays … Competed in the javelin eight times during the season and notched four first-place finishes … Rose to fourth on the all-time Villanova performance list during the year Was twice named the BIG EAST Women’s Field Athlete of the Week;
Penn Challenge (3/24): Recorded a throw of 43.81 meters and tallied a first place finish in her collegiate debut;
Raleigh Relays (3/31): Came in fourth with a throw of 44.53 meters;
Colonial Relays (4/6): Runner-up in the championship section with a then-personal best mark of 44.90 meters … Was named the BIG EAST Women’s Field Athlete of the Week for her performance;
Temple Owls Invite (4/13): Finished first with a throw of 43.66 meters;
Larry Ellis Invitational (4/20): Came in third and recorded a mark of 42.96 meters;
Penn Relays (4/27): Won the college section of the javelin with a personal best throw of 46.16 meters … The mark moved her into fourth place on Villanova’s all-time performance list and earned her BIG EAST Field Athlete of the Week honors for the second time;
BIG EAST Championships (5/11): Won her first career conference title in her BIG EAST Championships debut … Tallied a winning throw of 45.28 meters;
NCAA East Preliminary (5/24): Made her debut at the East preliminary meet and came in 37
th overall in national first round competition with a throw of 43.39 meters.
Pittston Area High School: Earned a total of 16 varsity letters, including four each in soccer (goalie), basketball (guard), softball (shortstop) and track & field (throws) ... Team captain for all four teams ... Her 16 varsity letters, including four as a freshman, are both school and Wyoming Valley Conference records ... Won a total of nine district medals and one state medal during her career ... School record holder in the javelin (42.32 meters) ... Three-time New Balance Nationals qualifier ... Four-time PIAA district qualifier and three-time state qualifier ... State medalist in the javelin and was also a four-time District 2 Class AAA medalist ... Her team won the PIAA District 2 Class AAA championship in 2014 and was the Wyoming Valley Conference champion in both 2014 and 2017 ... As both a junior and a senior was named a
Citizens Voice and a
Times Leader Track & Field All-Star ... Also was named to the NPF Sports PIAA District 2 All-District Team in track & field, and was a two-time winner of the National Scholastic Emerging Athlete Award ... Was a 1,000-point scorer in basketball and scored a school-record 40 points in a game ... Her team was a District II/IV AAAA subregional champion her sophomore year, in addition to winning a PIAA district title and advancing to the PIAA state playoffs ... MaxPreps Player of the Year in basketball ... Consensus all-conference and all-district selection ... Winner of the 2017 Thomas M. Tigue Memorial Most Valuable Player Award ... Selected for the Dr. George P. Moses Senior All-Star Classic and the Pennsylvania-Maryland All-Star Game ... Four-time honorable mention all-conference selection in soccer ... Team was a conference and district champion, and advanced to the state playoffs her sophomore year ... Three-time second team all-conference selection in softball, and was an all-state honorable mention pick as a sophomore ... Winner of the Pittston Area Softball Coaches' Award that season ... Team was a two-time state silver medalist ... Achieved Honors with Distinction status academically all four years ... Member of the National Honor Society and the National Society of High School Scholars.
Personal: Born 8/15/98 in San Diego, Calif. ... One of four daughters of Andy and Tracy Ashby ... Has three sisters, Eastin, Madison and Ashton ... Comes from an athletic family, and father was a pitcher in the major leagues for 14 years with the Padres, Dodgers, Phillies, Braves and Rockies ... Sisters Eastin and Madison played college basketball at Emerson and Scranton, respectively ... Hobbies include playing basketball, swimming and surfing ... Chose to attend Villanova for its outstanding academic programs, its athletic history and the school's location ... Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ... Communication major and Education minor.
