Ashley Jacob

Position:
All-Around
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Lawrence Central
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.

2010 (Sr.): Competed on the vault vs. Texas Woman's and Illinois State and tallied a season high 9.725 . . . competed on the vault in four meets on the season . . . competed on the bars in five meets, including the Mid-American Conference Championships . . . Ball State's top performer on the bars at Central Michigan (9.725) . . . the 9.725 mark -- twice -- was the team's third best vault score on the season.

2009 (Jr.): Earned second letter . . . career high 9.8 on vault against Eastern Michigan . . . produced career high 9.775 on bars, and 9.425 on floor at Southeast Missouri State.

2008 (So.): Earned first lettter . . . career high 9.675 on vault at Michigan State Triangular . . . season high 9.75 on bars at Burnsley Invitational.

2007 (Fr.): Did not compete in any events.

Club/High School: Competed for Don Gibson, Tom Strange and Peter Zhao at DeVeau's School of Gymnastics . . . Level 10 competitor . . . two-time state champion on bars and vault . . . 2005 regional vault champion . . . third on bars, vault and all-around and fifth on beam at 2005 Level 10 Nationals . . . teammate of Olympian Samantha Peszek . . . four-year letterwinner for Coach Michelle Post in high school . . . set school record in every event . . . four-time all-conference and all-state . . . four individual state titles and 10 regional crowns . . . led team to four top seven state finishes . . . L.C.'s 2006 Female Athlete of the Year . . . National Honor Society and National Honor Roll . . . also earned four letters in golf.

Personal: Daughter of Gary and Karin Jacob . . . one sister, Allison . . . born May 24, 1988, in Indianapolis, Ind. . . . full name is Ashley Marie Jacob . . . owns a 3.721 cumulative grade-point average on Ball State's 4.0 scale . . . managed a 4.0 GPA last spring . . . majoring in elementary education/math . . . Dean's List. in 2007-08.

Ashley’s Favorites

Event: Bars
Color: Orange
Restaurant: El Rodeo
What You Don't Know: Enjoys scrapbooking
Nickname: A.J.

Quote: "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."