Ashley Heys

Height:
5-8
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
High School:
Saugus HS
Hometown:
Saugus, CA

2018-19 -- Track: Ran the 3,000 meters at the UC Santa Barbara Dual on April 27, taking eighth place at the Blue-Green Rivalry with a time of 10:29.18. Cross Country: Entered one meet during the fall, the Covert Classic hosted by Cal State Fullerton on Sept. 1; came in 89th overall at the Orange County invitational, covering 5k Carbon Canyon Park in 19:46.

2017-18 -- Track: Competed in three distances: the 1,500 meters, 3,000m & 5,000m ... her season-best 3,000m performance, 10:26.32, took sixth place at the UCSB dual April 28 ... earned a PR in the 1,500: 4:51.77 at the 36th annual Cal Poly #ShareSLO Invitational on March 24 ... posted a 5,000 effort of 18:24.25 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival March 30. Cross Country: Helped the Mustangs earn a 22-37 win at the Gauchos’ Lagoon Open on Sept. 2, when she recorded a 31st-place 5k of 19:54.9 ... also came in 13th at the Fresno XC Invite on Sept. 9 (18:41.0).

2016-17 -- Track: Had a top 3,000-meter performance of 10:15.28 to earn second place at the Bulldog Invitational in Clovis on April 22 ... also took ninth place at the Cal Opener in Berkeley on March 4, with a time of 10:29.39 ... during the indoor season, ran a best mile of 5:05.87 at the Husky Classic in Seattle on Feb. 11. Cross Country: Ran unattached in three meets during her first fall at Cal Poly ... opened the season with a 12th-place 5k of 18:21.52 at the Lagoon Open on Sept. 3 ... then came in 29th place at the Stanford Invitational on Oct. 1, with a 6k time of 21:41.5 ... closed with a fourth-place 5k of 19:21.7 at the Cal Poly Invite at Fairbanks Memorial Course in San Luis Obispo on Oct. 15.

Prep -- As a senior at Saugus High School, finished 76th overall at the 2015 CIF State Cross Country Championship Meet, with a 5k time of 18 minutes, 18.4 seconds at Woodward Park in Fresno, helping to lead the Centurions from the Foothill League to the team title in the Division 2 classification ... in track, posted a 1,600-meter time of 4:59.96 in 2016 (good for third place at the Azusa Meet of Champions), as well as a 3,200m PR of 10:49.51 (taking ninth at the Southern Section Division 2 finals) ... was an honor roll student and belonged to the campus Reddo Club ... chose Cal Poly because she “loved the friendliness and vibe around campus from the students and staff.”

Personal -- Majors in Biology and aspires to be a nurse practitioner.