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2012-13 Track & Field

Ashlei Alexander

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Flushing H.S.
  • Hometown:
    Queens, N.Y.

Summary

Biography

2011-12 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Continuedher breakthrough junior season, setting two school records andearning All-Big South honors … Placed second in the shot putat 2012 Big South Outdoor Championships, achieving the bestdistance in GWU history at 14.41 m, earning All-Conference honorsin the event … Also placed second at the WinthropInvitational in breaking another school record, tossing 51.49 m inthe hammer throw … Took first place in the shot put at theWinthrop Invitational with a distance of 13.34 m … Finishedseventh in the hammer throw at 2012 Big South Championships with adistance of 49.32 m … Competed in the shot put (13.30 m,17th) and the hammer throw (47.68 m, 19th) at the FloridaRelays.

2011-12 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Had abreakout junior campaign that included breaking a school record inthe Weight Throw at the Appalachian State Pre-Conference meet,shattering her previous best with a distance of 17.07 m ... Earnedher a 1st place finish ... All-Conference performer ... Took secondplace in the Shot Put at 2011-12 Big South Conference IndoorChampionships, tossing 14.08m for another school record ...Finished fifth in the Weight Throw at Big South Conference IndoorChampionships, recording a distance of 16.86 m in the event ...Competed at the Dick Taylor Invitational, earning a third placefinish (12.72 m) in the Shot Put ... Finished fifth (13.05 m) inthe Shot Put at the Niswonger Invitational ... Took ninth (13.08 m)in the Shot Put at the Tiger Paw Invitational.

2011 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Earnedall-conference honors in both the shot put and hammer throw eventsat the 2011 Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships ...Took first-place in the shot put with a school record mark of 13.88meters at the 2011 Big South Championship meet ... Recorded asecond-place finish in the hammer throw event with a personal bestmark of 49.97 meters at the conference championships ... Tookfirst-place overall in the hammer throw with a mark of 48.46 metersand in the shot put event with a distance of 12.66 meters at theAsics/Winthrop Invitational ... Also picked up a first-place finishin the shot put with a toss of 12.65 meters at the Terrier Relaysand at the Carolina's Cup with a mark of 12.79 meters ... Placedsecond in the shot put at the 49er Classic with a throw of 13.54meters ... Recorded a fourth-place finish in the hammer throw witha mark of 42.14 meters at the Carolina's Cup ... Tallied a10th-place finish in the shot put with a mark of 13.52 meters atthe Billy Hayes Invitational ... Placed 11th overall at the 2011Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the discusthrow with a personal best mark of 36.06 meters.

2010-11 Indoor atGardner-Webb: Capped off a fantastic indoorseason at the 2010-11 Big South Conference Indoor Championships,winning a conference championship in the shot put with a distanceof 13.41 meters, a GWU school record ... Recorded another top-fivefinish at the 2010-11 Big South Conference Indoor Championships,placing fifth in the weight throw with a GWU school record mark of16.19 meters ... Was top-three in two events at the Liberty Open,finishing second in the shot put (12.57m) and third in the weightthrow (15.30 m) ...  Placed second in the shot put (12.90 m)and seventh in the weight throw (15.34 m) at Clemson's Tiger PawInvitational ... Finished fifth in the shot put and ninth in theweight throw at the Niswonger Invitational, throwing for a distanceof 12.93 meters and 15.27 meters, respectively ... Finished fourthin the shot put at the Appalachian Opener with a distance of 12.75meters ...  Placed sixth in the shot put (12.89 m) and seventh(14.93 m) at the Appalachian Collegiate Indoor.

2010 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Turned in afourth-place finish in the shot put event at the 2010 Big SouthChampionships with a mark of 12.62 meters (41'5") ... Finishedseventh in the hammer throw at the 2010 Big South Championshipswith a personal best mark of 45.32 meters ... Also took 15th-placeat the 2010 Big South Championships in the discus throw with apersonal best throw of 33.36 meters ... Picked up a second-placefinish in the shot put with a toss of 12.26 meters (40'2.75") atthe Asics Winthrop Invitational ... Also finished seventh in thehammer throw event with a distance of 43.07 meters at the AsicsWinthrop Invitational ... Took fourth-place overall in the hammerthrow with a toss of 39.72 meters at the Inaugural Carolinas Cup... Finished fifth in the hammer throw (38.25 meters) and seventhin the shot put (12.31 meters) at the 2010 Aggie Relays ... Alsofinished in 15th-place overall in the discus throw at the 2010Aggie Relays with a mark of 32.39 meters ... Took sixth in the shotput with a season-best mark of 12.72 meters at the Charlotte 49erClassic.

2009-10 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Earnedall-conference honors with a second-place finish in the shot putevent with a personal best mark of 12.86 meters (42'2.25") at the2010 Big South Indoor Championships ... Placed second overall atthe Appalachian Open in the shot put with a toss of 12.61 meters... Picked up a third-place finish in the shot put at theAppalachian Invitational with a mark of 12.86 meters (42'2.25") ...Took 11th-place in the shot put with a distance of 12.31 meters atthe Tiger Paw Invitational ... Turned in a mark of 11.02 meters (36'2") in the shot put at the Niswonger Invitational.

Before Gardner-Webb: Attended and letteredat Flushing High School ... Was the PSAC Indoor City and BouroughChampion and a state finalist as a senior and a sophomore ... Setthe PSAC All-Time Record during both the indoor and outdoor seasonsas a junior ... Was also a state finalist her junior season ... Wasa USTAF Indoor and Outdoor Champion as a freshman ... Also competedfor the Metropolis Track Club where she was an AAU All-American, aUSTAF Finalist, an NSIC All-American and an AAU National ClubChampion ... Was a former record holder at the AAU and JuniorOlympic Finals ... Was named to the College Advisor Academic HonorRoll.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Freshman

    Throws
  • 2010-11Sophomore

    Throws
    5'11"
  • 2011-12Junior

    Throws
    5'11"
  • 2012-13Senior

    Throws
    5'11"