2017 Cross Country

Ashley Taylor

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Burlington, Ontario, Canada
  • High School Nelson High School

Biography

Ashley Taylor Careers Stats

Academic Notes: Studying exercise science here at NAU.

Personal Bests: 200m (25.67) | 400m (56.90) | 800m (2:15.55) | 400m hurdles (58.65)

2017: Competed at six meets during the indoor season … Set collegiate-best in the 800m run at indoor championships, finishing fourth with a 2:10.66 time … Competed at six more meets during the outdoor season for NAU … Member of the school and conference record-breaking 4x400m relay team that won the Big Sky title (3:39.52) … Turned in an All Big Sky performance in the 400mH with a second-place time of 58.98 … Qualified for NCAA West Prelims for the third time in her career.
 
2016: Competed in five indoor track & field meets for the Lumberjacks … Member of the 4x400m women’s relay team that won NAU’s Friday Night Duals, Mountain T’s and the NAU Invitational … Set PR’s in the 200m (25.37 – NAU Invitational) and 800m (2:15.55 – Big Sky Indoor Conference Championships) … Scored as a member of the women’s DMR group at indoor conference … Participated in seven more outdoor meets … Secured individual victories in the 400m hurdles at the UC Irvine Spring Break Invite and the Cal State Fullerton Five-Way … Nabbed her second-career Big Sky individual title in the 400mH at outdoor conference championships … Also a member of the conference-winning 4x400m relay team … Advanced to NCAA West Preliminaries, competing in the 400mH.

2015: Redshirted both the indoor and outdoor season.

2014: Had a very productive freshman campaign ... Competed in four meets during the indoor season ... Ran a season-best 26.33 in the 200m dash at the NAU Invitational ... Best performance in the 400m dash was a 56.9 at the NAU Last Chance Meet ... Competed at Big Sky Indoor Conference Championships, helping the women's 4x400m relay team to a fifth-place finish ... Focused primarily on the 400m hurdles during the outdoor season ... Career-best time came at Big Sky Outdoor Conference Championships where she was clocked at 58.65 on the way to her first Big Sky individual gold and a new NAU school record ... Competed at the NCAA West Preliminaries in the 400m hurdles, finishing 24th overall.

High School: Competed in track & field at Nelson High School ... Won three OFSIAA gold medals ... Was a member of Team Canada in 2011 and competed in the World Youth Championships in Lille, France.

Personal: Born to Richard and Linda Taylor on May 12, 1995 ... Chose NAU because of the coaching staff, the team and her love for the city of Flagstaff.