University of Minnesota Athletics
2014 Women's Cross Country Roster
Ashlie Decker
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Dowling Catholic HS
- Hometown:
- Des Moines, Iowa
2014 · Redshirt Senior Season: Named team co-captain · ran seven races · placed 23rd overall and eighth on the team at the BYU Autumn Classic, finishing the three-mile course in 18:58.1 · finished as the seventh Gopher and 86th runner overall at the Griak Invitational in 22:52.1 · finished seventh for the Gophers and 10th overall at the SDSU Classic 5K in 18:17.4 · finished seventh on the team in 22:29 at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational · placed 67th at the Big Ten Championships in 21:42.5 as the sixth Gopher in 67th place overall · ran a career-best time of 21:38.8 at the NCAA Midwest Regional as the sixth Gopher in 93rd overall · finished sixth for the Gophers in 22:45.3 at the NCAA Championship, placing 239th overall in her NCAA debut · Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2013 · Senior Season: Redshirted the 2013 cross country season · named team co-captain.
2012 · Junior Season: Named team co-captain · the Gophers' fifth finisher (178th overall) at the NCAA Championships with a time of 21:21.3 · earned All-Midwest Region honors by finishing 20th (third on the team) at the region meet (21:23.12) · finished 35th (fourth on the team) at the Big Ten Championships (21:12.9) · posted her fastest time of the season at the Wisconsin adidas Invite (141st, 21:02) · finished 18th at the Griak Invitational · raced at seven meets overall · USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2011 · Sophomore Season: Competed in seven meets · second runner for Minnesota at the 2011 NCAA Championships, running 21:12 · earned a role on the Gophers' Midwest Regional squad, placing twelfth overall and second on the team with a time of 21:29.12 · raced the third-best time for the Gophers at the Big Ten Championships and placed 26th overall with a season-best time of 20:59 · ran a 21:24 at the Wisconsin Adidas 6K, finishing third on the team · placed fifth on the team and sixth overall with a 17:48.0 race at the SDSU Invite · ran Minnesota's second-best time at the Roy Griak Invitational with a 21:24.40 · earned second-place team and overall honors at the Oz Memorial, running 22:21.35 · USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2010 · Freshman Season: Minnesota's second finisher at the NCAA Championships · posted her best time of 20:52.6 at the Big Ten Championships, where she finished 29th overall and fourth among Gophers · named the team's Freshman of the Year · letterwinner.
High School: A 2010 graduate of Dowling Catholic High School · high school coach was Fr. Jim Kirby · 2008 Iowa Class 4A cross country state champion · helped her 4x800m relay team to a state title in 2010 · earned all-state honors in both cross country and track all four years of high school · finished fourth at the 2009 Nike Cross Nationals (17:55.80) · finished ninth at the 2009 Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals (17:44) · also a two-time letterwinner in softball · Presidential Honor Roll award recipient · National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born October 20, 1991 · major is business and marketing education · daughter of Jerry and Mac Decker · has two older siblings, Ryan and Lynndi, and a younger brother, Cole · Cole runs at Central College in Iowa · enjoys watching "Modern Family," grilling out, and painting.
