Ashley Merry

Hometown: Freeport, IL High School: Freeport Event: Distance

2005 -- Indoor - ran season-best mile (5:18.74) at Iowa State Classic... placed fourth in mile (5:19.71) at Hawkeye Open... Outdoor - ran collegiate-best 800 meters (2:24.50) at Musco Twilight VII... placed eighth in 1,500 meters at Jim Duncan Invite (4:52.70) and Messersmith Invite (4:58.20)... letterwinner... Cross Country - placed 47th (11:50) at Hawkeye Invite.

2004 -- Indoor - ran collegiate-best mile (5:16.40) at Iowa State Classic... Outdoor - ran collegiate-best 1,500 meters (4:50.89) at Long Beach State Invite.

2003 -- Track - redshirted... Cross Country - placed 92nd at NCAA regional (23:40).

2002 -- Cross Country - redshirted.

High School -- three-time first team all-conference in cross country... two-time all-state, co-captain and conference MVP, winning two conference and regional titles... three-time team MVP... honor roll student... National Honor Society member... coaches were Alan Greene and Dave Roloff.

Personal -- born August 19, 1984... daugher of Michael and Pam Merry... pre-medicine major.

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