Ashley Gaston

Class:
Senior
High School:
East St. Louis Sr.
Hometown:
Centerville, Ill.

2013-14
Outdoor National Qualifier, Discus, Shot Put
NCAA Outdoor Regional Qualifier, Discus, Shot Put
MVC Outdoor Champion, Discus
All-MVC, Discus, Hammer Throw, Shot Put (Outdoor)
Honorable Mention All-American, Shot Put, Discus
Sixth All-Time at SIU for Shot Put (Outdoor)
Fifth All-Time at SIU for Shot Put (Indoor)
Third All-Time at SIU for Discus (Outdoor)
Outdoor National Qualifier in discus and shot put...NCAA Outdoor Regional Qualifier in discus and shot put...MVC Outdoor Champion, Discus...All-MVC, Discus, Hammer Throw, Shot Put (Outdoor)...Honorable Mention All-American, Shot Put, Discus...Took first place in discus at the MVC Outdoor Championships with a 53.95m mark...Finished in second place in hammer throw and shot put at the MVC Outdoor Championships with 57.06m and 15.68m marks, respectively...Placed 12th of 47 in shot put at the NCAA West Region Prelims with a 15.85m mark...Finished 11th of 47 in discus at the NCAA West Region Prelims with a 52.68m mark...Threw 46.53m to finish 22nd in discus at the NCAA Outdoor Championships...Placed 21st in shot put at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a 15.29m mark...Finished fourth in weight throw at the MVC Indoor Championships with a 19.42m mark...Placed ninth in shot put at the MVC Indoor Championships with a 14.24m mark...Ranks sixth all-time at SIU for indoor shot put...Ranks fifth all-time at SIU for outdoor shot put...Ranks third all-time at SIU for outdoor discus...Held SIU's second-highest mark in shot put with a 15.49m mark...Took first place in shot put at the Notre Dame Invitational and SIU Invitational with 15.78m and 15.57m marks, respectively...Held SIU's highest marks of the season in discus, shot put and hammer throw...Earned three first-place discus finishes throughout the outdoor season...Competed in shot put and weight throw in nine indoor meets...Competed in discus, shot put and hammer throw in nine outdoor meets.

2012-13
Fourth All-Time at SIU for Discus
Fifth All-Time at SIU for Shot Put (Indoor)
Sixth All-Time at SIU for Shot Put (Outdoor)
NCAA Regional Qualifier in the shot put (45th place) and discus (15th place)...Held team-best in the discus (50.94m)...Scored in every throwing event at both the MVC Indoor and Outdoor Championships; Indoor: shot put (fourth), weight throw (seventh) Outdoor: discus (fourth), shot put (fifth), hammer throw (seventh)...Won the shot put at the GVSU Big Meet out of 53 competitors...Also won the discus at the Saluki Outdoor Open...Posted 22 top-third finishes across both seasons...Set personal bests in the indoor shot put (15.79m), outdoor shot put (15.71m), discus (50.94m), hammer throw (51.84m) and weight throw (17.85m)

2011-12
NCAA Regional Qualifier in outdoor season...Competed in four events in 15 meets combined in the indoor and outdoor season...In outdoor, she finished in the top three seven times, including four second-place finishes.

High School
Four year state qualifier...Placed second at state meet senior year in shot put...Named all-area performer in shot put and discus senior year.

Personal
Born on January 1, 1993 in Centerville, Illinois...Daughter of Valerie Gaston...Has one brother and one sister...Majoring in sports management.