2019-2020 Women's Track and Field Roster
Crawford, Ashleigh
Ashleigh Crawford
- Position:
- Mid-Distance/Steeple
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Bioengineering
- Hometown:
- Tully, N.Y.
- High School:
- Tully
Bio
TRACK AND FIELD PERSONAL RECORDS
PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPION:
2018 Outdoor: 3,000m Steeplechase (10:31.48)
2020 INDOORS: Finished tenth overall in the 3,000m at the Patriot League Championships (10:11.19)... Finished 11th overall in the 800m at the Bucknell Tune Up (2:21.77)... Finished fourth overall in the mile at the Monmouth University Winter Collegiate Invitational (5:08.75)... Finished 17th overall in the 3,000m at the Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational (10:05.60)... Finished third overall in the mile at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Dual Meet (5:19.53)... Finished 27th overall in the mile at the Penn 8 Team Select (5:14.43)... Finished first overall in the 5,000m at the Angry Birds Challenge (18:50.06)... Finished first overall in the 4x800m relay at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals (9:26.19).
2019 OUTDOORS: Academic All-Patriot League honoree… finished third at Patriot League Championships in 3000m steeplechase (10:42.73)… also finished 16th in 5000m… finished 18th in steeplechase at ECAC Championships… ran the 3000m at the Penn Relays… claimed 10th place in steeplechase at Larry Ellis Invitational (10:47.65)…Finished 40th overall in the 1500m (4:35.69) and finished 42nd overall in the 800m (2:17.19) at the Bison Outdoor Classic… Finished first overall in the 3000m steeplechase at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Dual Meet (10:59.10)… finished sixth overall in the 800m at the Fred Harvey Invitational (2:17.26)… Finished 35th overall in the 3000m steeplechase at the Raleigh Relays (10:56.27)… Finished 11th overall in the 4x400m relay (4:17.57) and finished 14th overall in the 1500m (4:44.04) at the Penn Challenge… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 INDOORS: Finished fourth overall in the 3K at the Patriot League Championships (9:58.50)… Finished first overall in the 1000m at the Bucknell Tune Up, earning a personal record (2:56.43)… Finished 10th overall in the 3K at the Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational (9:48.57)… Finished second overall in the distance medley relay (12:06.12) and third overall in the mile (5:01.67) at the Navy Invitational… Finished second overall in the 3K at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Meet (10:18.00)… Finished second overall in the distance medley relay (12:25.02) and seventh overall in the 800m (2:21.60) at the Angry Birds Challenge… Finished first overall in the 4x800m relay at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals Meet (9:35.57).
2018 CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 101st overall at the NCAA Regional (23:06)… Finished 22nd overall and sixth on the team at the Patriot League Championship Meet (22:46.20) … Finished 140th overall and second on the team at the Penn State Open (22:13)… Finished 117th overall and third on the team at the Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh (22:21) … Finished second overall and second on the team at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual Meet (23:10.68)… Earned a personal best at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown Meet in the 5K (18:34.5)… Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2018 OUTDOORS: Qualified for the NCAA First Round in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:43.59) and finished 38th overall… Captured her first career Patriot League championship in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:31.48)…Also scored team points by finishing eighth (17:40.51) in the 5K at the PL Championships…Finished 16th in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:49.87) at the ECAC Championships…Season best 3,000m steeplechase (10:28.77) came with a sixth place finish at the Larry Ellis Invitational…Ran the 800m (2:16.91) at the Lehigh Games…Won the 5,000m (17:36.60) at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual Meet…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and the ECAC President’s Honor Roll.
2018 INDOORS: Finished sixth in the mile (5:04.39) and ran the 3,000m (10:07.93) at the Patriot League Championships…Ran a season-best mile (4:57.12) at the Villanova Invitational…Placed third in the 1,000m (3:05.57) at the Lehigh John Covert Classic…Earned a second place finish at the Dr. Sander Invitational Armory Challenge in the 3,000m (9:53.54).
2017 CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 90th overall (22:00.9) at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals, hosted by Lehigh…Came in 18th overall and third on the team at the Patriot League Championships (21:59.3)…Finished 94th overall at the Penn State National Open (22:09.7)…Placed third on the team and 137th of 369 overall in the Paul Short Run Gold Race (21:31.2)… Finished third on the team and 89th overall at the 5K Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (18:44.7)…Made her season debut by placing fifth overall at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet, helping the team to a perfect score (22:22.05)...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2017 OUTDOORS: Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll…Placed 12th in the steeplechase at the ECAC Championships (10:56.16)…Landed on the podium in third place in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Patriot League Championships with a new personal best of 10:46.76…Won the 1500m run at the Lehigh Games (4:42.23)…Came out victorious in the steeplechase at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (11:13.76) and was named Lehigh’s Track Athlete of the Meet…Finished 27th out of 61 in the 3,000m run at the Armory Track Invitational (10:07.88)…Set a new PR in the 5K at the Raleigh Relays (18:29.24).
2017 INDOORS: Placed eighth with a season-best time of 9:58.18 in the 3,000m run at the Patriot League Championships…Won the 3K at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (10:18.39)…Placed seventh in the mile at the Villanova Open with a season-best time of 5:09.69.
2016 CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 109th overall at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (22:41.9)...Helped Lehigh to a runner-up finish at the Patriot League Championships by finishing fifth on the team, 34th overall (22:46.9)...Took 151st place overall, fifth on the team at the Penn State Nationals (22:55.6)...Placed fifth on the team (193rd overall) in the Paul Short Run's Gold Race (21:57.8)...Tallied a fifth place finish overall at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet...Finished 11th overall, fourth on the team at the season-opening Lehigh Invitational (22:57.2)…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE LEHIGH: NYS Section 3 Scholar Athlete…Tully Valedictorian of the Class of 2016…2016 CNY STEM Scholar…Bausch + Lomb Honorary Science Award Winner…2015 Section 3 Sportsmanship Award Winner…National Honor Society…Tri-M Musical Honor Society…Cross Country - NYS Class D States: Team Champion in 2013 and 2014…Individually finished in third place in 2013, runner-up in 2014, and sixth place in 2015…NY All-State selection in 2012-2015…All-CNY 2012, 2014 and 2015…NYS Section 3 Team Champion 2012-2015…All-League and Patriot League Champions 2012-2015…NYS Federation Runner 2015…Track and Field - NYS Section 3 Championships: Team Champion 2014, 2015 and 2016…All-League selection in 2014, 2015 and 2016…Set school records in the 2,000m steeplechase, 4x800m relay, and distance medley relay…Individually at the 2015 NYS Championships, finished third in 2,000m steeplechase and sixth in 4x800m relay…At the 2016 NYS Championships, placed third in 2,000m steeplechase and fourth in 4x800m relay…At the 2016 NYS Federation, finished seventh in 2,000m steeplechase…Finished fourth in the Emerging Elite Distance Relay at the 2016 New Balance Outdoor Nationals.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Jody and Kelly Crawford…Has one brother, Joe.
GETTING TO NOW ASHLEIGH
Nickname: Ash
Why did you choose Lehigh? Lehigh is a school where I can explore many unique aspects of engineering and make academics a priority while also competing in the sport I love.
Major & Why: Engineering because of my interests in math and physics.
Favorite Food: Watermelon
Favorite Color: Blue
Hobbies: Reading, Running
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Runner’s World
Place I'd Like To Visit: Hawaii
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: To sing
Most admired person and why: My high school coach, Michelle Rauber, because she taught me the value of determination and perseverance.
Biggest sports accomplishment: In my senior year of high school, I was a member of Tully’s distance medley relay that placed fourth in the Emerging Elite race at New Balance Outdoor Nationals. Also, in 2013 and 2014, my cross country team won the Class D NYS Championships
If I Didn't Run Cross Country, I Would Play: Tennis
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Travel
PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPION:
2018 Outdoor: 3,000m Steeplechase (10:31.48)
2020 INDOORS: Finished tenth overall in the 3,000m at the Patriot League Championships (10:11.19)... Finished 11th overall in the 800m at the Bucknell Tune Up (2:21.77)... Finished fourth overall in the mile at the Monmouth University Winter Collegiate Invitational (5:08.75)... Finished 17th overall in the 3,000m at the Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational (10:05.60)... Finished third overall in the mile at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Dual Meet (5:19.53)... Finished 27th overall in the mile at the Penn 8 Team Select (5:14.43)... Finished first overall in the 5,000m at the Angry Birds Challenge (18:50.06)... Finished first overall in the 4x800m relay at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals (9:26.19).
2019 OUTDOORS: Academic All-Patriot League honoree… finished third at Patriot League Championships in 3000m steeplechase (10:42.73)… also finished 16th in 5000m… finished 18th in steeplechase at ECAC Championships… ran the 3000m at the Penn Relays… claimed 10th place in steeplechase at Larry Ellis Invitational (10:47.65)…Finished 40th overall in the 1500m (4:35.69) and finished 42nd overall in the 800m (2:17.19) at the Bison Outdoor Classic… Finished first overall in the 3000m steeplechase at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Dual Meet (10:59.10)… finished sixth overall in the 800m at the Fred Harvey Invitational (2:17.26)… Finished 35th overall in the 3000m steeplechase at the Raleigh Relays (10:56.27)… Finished 11th overall in the 4x400m relay (4:17.57) and finished 14th overall in the 1500m (4:44.04) at the Penn Challenge… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 INDOORS: Finished fourth overall in the 3K at the Patriot League Championships (9:58.50)… Finished first overall in the 1000m at the Bucknell Tune Up, earning a personal record (2:56.43)… Finished 10th overall in the 3K at the Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational (9:48.57)… Finished second overall in the distance medley relay (12:06.12) and third overall in the mile (5:01.67) at the Navy Invitational… Finished second overall in the 3K at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Meet (10:18.00)… Finished second overall in the distance medley relay (12:25.02) and seventh overall in the 800m (2:21.60) at the Angry Birds Challenge… Finished first overall in the 4x800m relay at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals Meet (9:35.57).
2018 CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 101st overall at the NCAA Regional (23:06)… Finished 22nd overall and sixth on the team at the Patriot League Championship Meet (22:46.20) … Finished 140th overall and second on the team at the Penn State Open (22:13)… Finished 117th overall and third on the team at the Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh (22:21) … Finished second overall and second on the team at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual Meet (23:10.68)… Earned a personal best at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown Meet in the 5K (18:34.5)… Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2018 OUTDOORS: Qualified for the NCAA First Round in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:43.59) and finished 38th overall… Captured her first career Patriot League championship in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:31.48)…Also scored team points by finishing eighth (17:40.51) in the 5K at the PL Championships…Finished 16th in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:49.87) at the ECAC Championships…Season best 3,000m steeplechase (10:28.77) came with a sixth place finish at the Larry Ellis Invitational…Ran the 800m (2:16.91) at the Lehigh Games…Won the 5,000m (17:36.60) at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual Meet…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and the ECAC President’s Honor Roll.
2018 INDOORS: Finished sixth in the mile (5:04.39) and ran the 3,000m (10:07.93) at the Patriot League Championships…Ran a season-best mile (4:57.12) at the Villanova Invitational…Placed third in the 1,000m (3:05.57) at the Lehigh John Covert Classic…Earned a second place finish at the Dr. Sander Invitational Armory Challenge in the 3,000m (9:53.54).
2017 CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 90th overall (22:00.9) at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals, hosted by Lehigh…Came in 18th overall and third on the team at the Patriot League Championships (21:59.3)…Finished 94th overall at the Penn State National Open (22:09.7)…Placed third on the team and 137th of 369 overall in the Paul Short Run Gold Race (21:31.2)… Finished third on the team and 89th overall at the 5K Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (18:44.7)…Made her season debut by placing fifth overall at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet, helping the team to a perfect score (22:22.05)...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2017 OUTDOORS: Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll…Placed 12th in the steeplechase at the ECAC Championships (10:56.16)…Landed on the podium in third place in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Patriot League Championships with a new personal best of 10:46.76…Won the 1500m run at the Lehigh Games (4:42.23)…Came out victorious in the steeplechase at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (11:13.76) and was named Lehigh’s Track Athlete of the Meet…Finished 27th out of 61 in the 3,000m run at the Armory Track Invitational (10:07.88)…Set a new PR in the 5K at the Raleigh Relays (18:29.24).
2017 INDOORS: Placed eighth with a season-best time of 9:58.18 in the 3,000m run at the Patriot League Championships…Won the 3K at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (10:18.39)…Placed seventh in the mile at the Villanova Open with a season-best time of 5:09.69.
2016 CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 109th overall at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (22:41.9)...Helped Lehigh to a runner-up finish at the Patriot League Championships by finishing fifth on the team, 34th overall (22:46.9)...Took 151st place overall, fifth on the team at the Penn State Nationals (22:55.6)...Placed fifth on the team (193rd overall) in the Paul Short Run's Gold Race (21:57.8)...Tallied a fifth place finish overall at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet...Finished 11th overall, fourth on the team at the season-opening Lehigh Invitational (22:57.2)…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE LEHIGH: NYS Section 3 Scholar Athlete…Tully Valedictorian of the Class of 2016…2016 CNY STEM Scholar…Bausch + Lomb Honorary Science Award Winner…2015 Section 3 Sportsmanship Award Winner…National Honor Society…Tri-M Musical Honor Society…Cross Country - NYS Class D States: Team Champion in 2013 and 2014…Individually finished in third place in 2013, runner-up in 2014, and sixth place in 2015…NY All-State selection in 2012-2015…All-CNY 2012, 2014 and 2015…NYS Section 3 Team Champion 2012-2015…All-League and Patriot League Champions 2012-2015…NYS Federation Runner 2015…Track and Field - NYS Section 3 Championships: Team Champion 2014, 2015 and 2016…All-League selection in 2014, 2015 and 2016…Set school records in the 2,000m steeplechase, 4x800m relay, and distance medley relay…Individually at the 2015 NYS Championships, finished third in 2,000m steeplechase and sixth in 4x800m relay…At the 2016 NYS Championships, placed third in 2,000m steeplechase and fourth in 4x800m relay…At the 2016 NYS Federation, finished seventh in 2,000m steeplechase…Finished fourth in the Emerging Elite Distance Relay at the 2016 New Balance Outdoor Nationals.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Jody and Kelly Crawford…Has one brother, Joe.
GETTING TO NOW ASHLEIGH
Nickname: Ash
Why did you choose Lehigh? Lehigh is a school where I can explore many unique aspects of engineering and make academics a priority while also competing in the sport I love.
Major & Why: Engineering because of my interests in math and physics.
Favorite Food: Watermelon
Favorite Color: Blue
Hobbies: Reading, Running
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Runner’s World
Place I'd Like To Visit: Hawaii
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: To sing
Most admired person and why: My high school coach, Michelle Rauber, because she taught me the value of determination and perseverance.
Biggest sports accomplishment: In my senior year of high school, I was a member of Tully’s distance medley relay that placed fourth in the Emerging Elite race at New Balance Outdoor Nationals. Also, in 2013 and 2014, my cross country team won the Class D NYS Championships
If I Didn't Run Cross Country, I Would Play: Tennis
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Travel
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