2016-17 Track & Field Roster
Olivia Ashba
- Position:
- Sprints/Hurdles
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Edgewood
- Hometown:
- Ellettsville, Ind.
| Indoor Top Performances | Time or Mark (Date) |
| 200m Dash | 26.41 (2/4/17) |
| 300m Dash | 41.56 (12/5/15) |
| 400m Dash | 58.07 (2/11/17) |
| 600m Dash | 1:37.86 (12/3/16) |
| 60m Hurdles | 9.18 (12/7/13) |
| Outdoor Top Performances | Time or Mark (Date) |
| 100m Dash | 13.12 (4/11/15) |
| 100m Hurdles | 15.25 (4/11/14) |
| 400m Hurdles | 1:01.98 (4/30/16) |
2016 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Academic All-Mid-American Conference … competed in five meets … ran the second leg of the 4x400m relay which placed eighth at the MAC Outdoor Championships in 3:51.71, marking the first time Ball State has scored in the 4x400m relay since 2011 … placed 11th in the 400m hurdles (1:03.53) at the MAC Outdoor Championships, which is the best individual finish of her career at a league meet … placed fifth in the 400m hurdles at the Georgia Invitational with a career-fast time of 1:01.98, which was the 12th-best individual effort in the league this season … member of the first–place 4x400m relay at the Ball State Challenge.
2016 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Academic All-MAC … competed in all eight meets … ran the second leg for the 4x400m relay which finished sixth at the MAC Indoor Championships with a time of 3:46.13, which marked the best finish in a relay for Ball State since the 2008 distance medley relay capture the MAC title … turned in a career-fast time of 58.72 in the 400m dash at the Kentucky Invitational (Jan. 16) … Logged a season-fast time of 9.26 in the 60m hurdles at the Bowling Green Opener (Jan. 9).
2015 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Academic All-MAC … competed in seven meets … earned a season-fast 400m hurdles time of 1:02.77 at the Cardinals Invitational (April 17) to earn second place in the event at Ball State’s outdoor home meet … placed 16th in the 400m hurdles at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 14-16) with a time of 1:03.43 … also ran in the 11th-place 4x400m relay which earned a time of 3:55.13 at the league championship meet … earned a career-fast 100m dash time of 13.12 at the Hillsdale Invitational (April 11.).
2015 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Academic All-MAC … competed in eight meets … placed fourth in the 60m hurdles with a season-best time of 9.26 at the Wildcat Invitational (Jan. 31) … ranked second on the squad with a season-best 400m time of 58.92 at the Fred Wilt Invitational (Feb. 14) … earned a season-best 200m dash clocking of 26.84 at the Jerry England Alumni Open (Dec. 16), while also winning the 60m hurdles with a clocking of 9.35 … placed 18th in the 400m dash (59.90) and 19th in the 60m hurdles (9.57) at the MAC Championship (Feb. 27-28) … also ran in the 10th-place 4x400m relay which turned in a time of 3:59.58.
2014 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in eight meets … won the 100m hurdles at the Ball State Invitational (April 11) with a career-fast time of 15.25 … placed second in the 400m hurdles at the Dave Rankin Invitational (May 3) with a season-best clocking of 1:03.49 … placed 16th in the 400m hurdles at the MAC Championships (May 15-17) with a time of 1:04.53 … member of the first-place 4x100m relays at the Miami Invitational (April 4-5), with a time of 48.71, and Ball State Invitational, with a time of 48.35 … member of the 4x400m relay which placed first at the RedHawk Invitational (April 26) with a time of 3:53.72 … ran legs for the 10th-place 4 x 400m relay (3:51.83) and 11th-place 4x100m relay (48.38) at the MAC Championships.
2014 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in eight meets … opened her collegiate career with career-best effort of 9.18 in the 60m hurdles and a season-best time of 1:01.41 in the 400m dash at the Gerry England Open (Dec. 7) … placed 13th in the 200m dash at the Hillsdale “Wide-Track” Classic (Feb. 7) with a career-best time of 26.51 … won the 60m hurdles at the Indiana Wesleyan University Invitational (Jan. 18) by crossing the finish line in 9.42 … member of the 4x400m relays which placed first at the Jerry England Open, with a time of 4:08.86, and IWU Invitational, with a time of 4:06.81 … member of the 10th-place 4x400m relay (3:52.02) at the MAC Indoor Championships (March 1).
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in track & field and one in cross country at Edgewood High School … earned first team all-state honors in track & field as a senior, after picking up second team accolades as a junior … four-year all-conference honoree … captured 13 conference championships in track, while setting conference records in the 100m dash, 200m dash, 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles … four-year all-area selection, while earning Track Runner of the Year accolades from the Herald Times as a junior … finished her career with six school records; 100m dash (12.54), 200m dash (25.9), 400m dash (57.6), 100m hurdles (14.55), 300m hurdles (43.83) and pole vault (8’-6”) … placed second at the IHSAA Championships in the 300m hurdles as a senior with a time of 43.83 … placed fourth in the 100m hurdles at the IHSAA Championships as a junior with a time of 14.55, while placing 10th in the 200m dash at the state meet her sophomore season with a time of 25.9 … sectional champion in both the 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles as a senior, setting a sectional record in the 300m hurdles … also collected a regional title in the 100m hurdles with a regional-record performance … named all-conference in cross country as a senior after placing third in the conference … also earned four letters in soccer at Edgewood … team captain her final three seasons … named all-conference and all-area all four years.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Meg Ashba … has four brothers, Zech, Elijah, Josiah and Isaiah, and one sister, Brianna … full name is Olivia Christina Ashba … born May 14, 1995 in Bloomington, Ind. … maintains a 3.612 grade-point average as a psychology major.
