2022-23 Women's Track & Field Roster

Ashley Preston

  • Academic Year Graduate Student
  • Position Pole Vault
  • Hometown Franklinville, N.J.
  • Highschool Delsea

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Competed in the pole vault for Villanova from 2019-23 and is one of the top athletes in school history in the event ... At the time of her graduation was one of four Wildcats to clear four meters or higher ... Her PR of 4.06 meters set outdoors in 2021 tied her for third on the all-time Villanova performance list as of the end of the 2023 season ... Held three of the 10 best marks indoors and four of the 10 best marks outdoors in school history when she graduated ... Four-time BIG EAST champion in the pole vault and finished first or second in all eight of her BIG EAST Championships performances ... Only athlete in school history to be an eight-time All-BIG EAST performer in any field event ... Swept the BIG EAST titles indoors and outdoors as a freshman in 2019 while adding a second indoor title in 2020 and capping her collegiate career by winning the 2023 outdoor gold medal ... Three-time qualifier for the NCAA East Preliminary meet outdoors ... Won the college section of the pole vault at the Penn Relays as a freshman in 2019 and eventually placed as high as fifth in the championship section at the 2023 Penn Relays ... Was part of four BIG EAST team titles with the Wildcats, including the 2019 indoor and outdoor championships as well as the 2020 indoor and 2021 outdoor BIG EAST crowns ... Named to the national USTFCCCA All-Academic Team in 2023 ... Three-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and six-time member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
 
 
PERSONAL BEST
Pole Vault 4.06 Meters Quaker Invite (4.17.2021)
 
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2023 OUTDOOR
BIG EAST Champion Pole Vault
All-BIG EAST  Pole Vault
BIG EAST Women's Field Athlete of the Week May 8
2023 INDOOR
All-BIG EAST Pole Vault
2022 OUTDOOR
All-BIG EAST Pole Vault
2022 INDOOR
All-BIG EAST Pole Vault
2021 OUTDOOR
All-BIG EAST Pole Vault
BIG EAST Women's Field Athlete of the Week April 19
2020 INDOOR
BIG EAST Champion Pole Vault
All-BIG EAST Pole Vault
2019 OUTDOOR
BIG EAST Champion Pole Vault
All-BIG EAST Pole Vault
2019 INDOOR
BIG EAST Champion Pole Vault
All-BIG EAST Pole Vault
ACADEMIC HONORS
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (Track) 2023
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022
 
 
CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS
2023 OUTDOOR (VILLANOVA, PA. | VILLANOVA STADIUM)
Date Event Mark Place
May 12 Pole Vault 3.87m 1st
2023 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Mark Place
February 24 Pole Vault 3.75m 2nd
2022 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX)
Date Event Mark Place
May 13 Pole Vault 3.95m 2nd
2022 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Mark Place
February 25 Pole Vault 3.85m tie-2nd
2021 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Mark Place
May 14 Pole Vault 3.92m 2nd
2020 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Mark Place
March 1 Pole Vault 4.05m 1st
2019 OUTDOOR (NEW YORK, N.Y. | ICAHN STADIUM)
Date Event Mark Place
May 10 Pole Vault 4.02m 1st
2019 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Mark Place
February 22 Pole Vault 3.85m 1st
 
 
BEFORE VILLANOVA

Delsea Regional High School: Earned four varsity letters each in indoor track & field and outdoor track & field … Owns a personal best height of 3.85 meters in the pole vault … School record holder … Also set the Gloucester County indoor record and tied the indoor New Jersey Meet of Champions meet record … Outdoor state champion and Penn Relays runner-up as a senior … Three-time indoor sectional champion and was the outdoor sectional champion her senior year … Was named to the All-South Jersey Team both indoors and outdoors as a senior … Won a Group II state title in the pole vault relay as a senior … Named the South Jersey Times Girls Indoor Track Athlete of the Year her senior year and was chosen as her high school team’s Most Valuable Athlete … Inducted to the National Honor Society … Three-time Atheneum League honoree academically.
 
Personal: Born 6/10/00 in Philadelphia, Pa. … One of three children of Richard Preston, Jr. and Simone Preston … Siblings are Jamil Humphrey and Lia Preston … Hobbies include enjoying the outdoors and staying active … Chose to attend Villanova for its outstanding academic and athletic programs as well as for the friendly atmosphere on campus … Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ... Psychology major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Pole Vault

  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Pole Vault

  • 2020-21Junior

    Pole Vault

  • 2021-22Senior

    Pole Vault

  • 2022-23Graduate Student

    Pole Vault