2009 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Ashley Potter
- Position:
- Jumps
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Thurston
- Hometown:
- Springfield, Ore.
2008-09: Outdoors - U.S. Junior Championships qualifier. Triple jump specialist competed five times at Hayward Field. Season-best leap of 39-5.25/12.02m came in a runner-up finish at the Oregon Twilight. Followed that with her first U.S. Junior appearance. Indoors - Competed in the triple jump three times. Season Bests: Outdoors - Triple Jump - 39-5.25/12.02m (PR), Oregon Twilight, Eugene, Ore. (5/9/09). Indoors - 37-11.5/11.57m, UW Indoor Invitational, Seattle, Wash. (1/31/09).
Prep: Four-time state champion in both the hurdles and jumps for Thurston High School. As a junior, won State 5A titles in the 100 meter hurdles (15.17), 300 meter hurdles (45.85), long jump (17-5.25) and triple jump (38-10.5) to help lead the Colts to a third-place team finish. Was a top-four finisher in the state in both the triple jump and the long jump as a senior, when she was second in the triple jump (36-2.5) and fourth in the long jump (17-0.5), as Thurston repeated its third-place finish. Also a state qualifier in the high jump. Two-time Midwestern League champion in the triple jump. Ranked No. 1 in the state and fifth nationally in the triple jump as a junior with a best of 38-10.5, and fifth in Oregon in the long jump (18-1). High School Bests: 100 Hurdles - 14.78 (2007); 300 Hurdles - 45.85 (2007); High Jump - 5-2 (2008); Long Jump - 18-1 (2007); Triple Jump - 38-10.5 (2007).
Personal: Undecided on a major. Class valedictorian.
Personal Bests
Long Jump - 18-1,
Thurston HS vs. North Eugene HS Dual
Springfield, Ore., 5/1/07
Triple Jump - 39-5.25/12.02m,
Oregon Twilight,
Eugene, Ore., 5/9/09
