2025 Cross Country Roster
Jones, Ashley
Ashley Jones
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Castle Pines, Colo.
- High School:
- Valor Christian
- Prev School:
- Tennessee | High Point
- Major:
- Kinesiology
Bio
Before CU
University of Tennessee (2023–25)
Cross Country
• Competed in five meets in both the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
• Led Tennessee at the 2023 NCAA Championships with a 42nd-place finish (20:07.1), helping the Lady Vols to sixth overall.
• Placed seventh at the 2023 NCAA South Region Championships (18:52.9).
• Finished 10th at the 2023 SEC Championships (20:00.9).
• Placed 12th at the XC23 Pre-Nationals (20:12.0).
• Took second at the 2023 Furman Invitational in her debut for UT (20:47.7).
• In 2024, led UT in all five races.
• Placed 64th at the 2024 NCAA Championships (20:20.1), leading Tennessee to 26th overall.
• Earned All-Region honors with an eighth-place finish at the 2024 South Region meet (20:12.6).
• Finished sixth at the 2024 SEC Championships (19:14.4).
• Placed 36th at 2024 Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (20:06.2).
• Took fifth at the 2024 Gans Creek Classic (20:00.6).
Indoor Track
• Ran a 3,000m PR of 9:16.95 at the 2025 Valentine Invitational (No. 9 all-time at UT).
• Scored 5 points at the 2024 SEC Indoor Championships with a 4th-place finish in the 5k (16:01.80).
• Placed 9th in the 3k at SEC Indoors (9:21.32).
• Opened Tennessee career with a 16:06.74 in the 5k at the 2024 Valentine Invite.
Outdoor Track
• Placed 16th in the 5,000m at the 2024 SEC Championships (16:27.21).
• Ran a lifetime-best 15:58.77 at the 2024 Wake Forest Invite (No. 7 in UT history).
• Clocked a 10,000m PR of 33:34.96 at the 2024 Raleigh Relays (No. 7 all-time at UT).
High Point University (2020–23)
Cross Country
• Placed 9th at the 2021 Big South Championships (18:06.7).
• Finished 4th at the 2022 Big South Championships (17:35.0).
• Earned All-Big South honors in both 2021 and 2022.
Track & Field
• Won the 5,000m at the 2022 Big South Outdoor Championships (16:30.24).
• Finished runner-up in the 10,000m at the same meet (35:50.16).
• Took bronze in the 5,000m at the 2022 Big South Indoor Championships (17:03.19).
High School
• Attended Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colo.
• Competed in cross country and track under coach Greg Coplen.
In the Classroom
• Majoring in kinesiology.
• 2024 CSC Academic All-District
• 2023–24 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Personal
• Born Nov. 24, 2001, in Pasadena, Calif.
• Hometown: Santa Clarita, Calif. / Castle Pines, Colo.
• Daughter of Damian and Michelle Jones
• Has two brothers, Quinton (25) and Landon (16), and a sister, Sydney (23), who played soccer at Belmont University as a goalkeeper
• Twin sister
• Loves the outdoors, cooking, baking, writing, reading, traveling, and coffee
• Volunteers with 1Tenn Ministries
• Chose Colorado for its historic distance program, coaching staff, environment, and training opportunities in Boulder
University of Tennessee (2023–25)
Cross Country
• Competed in five meets in both the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
• Led Tennessee at the 2023 NCAA Championships with a 42nd-place finish (20:07.1), helping the Lady Vols to sixth overall.
• Placed seventh at the 2023 NCAA South Region Championships (18:52.9).
• Finished 10th at the 2023 SEC Championships (20:00.9).
• Placed 12th at the XC23 Pre-Nationals (20:12.0).
• Took second at the 2023 Furman Invitational in her debut for UT (20:47.7).
• In 2024, led UT in all five races.
• Placed 64th at the 2024 NCAA Championships (20:20.1), leading Tennessee to 26th overall.
• Earned All-Region honors with an eighth-place finish at the 2024 South Region meet (20:12.6).
• Finished sixth at the 2024 SEC Championships (19:14.4).
• Placed 36th at 2024 Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (20:06.2).
• Took fifth at the 2024 Gans Creek Classic (20:00.6).
Indoor Track
• Ran a 3,000m PR of 9:16.95 at the 2025 Valentine Invitational (No. 9 all-time at UT).
• Scored 5 points at the 2024 SEC Indoor Championships with a 4th-place finish in the 5k (16:01.80).
• Placed 9th in the 3k at SEC Indoors (9:21.32).
• Opened Tennessee career with a 16:06.74 in the 5k at the 2024 Valentine Invite.
Outdoor Track
• Placed 16th in the 5,000m at the 2024 SEC Championships (16:27.21).
• Ran a lifetime-best 15:58.77 at the 2024 Wake Forest Invite (No. 7 in UT history).
• Clocked a 10,000m PR of 33:34.96 at the 2024 Raleigh Relays (No. 7 all-time at UT).
High Point University (2020–23)
Cross Country
• Placed 9th at the 2021 Big South Championships (18:06.7).
• Finished 4th at the 2022 Big South Championships (17:35.0).
• Earned All-Big South honors in both 2021 and 2022.
Track & Field
• Won the 5,000m at the 2022 Big South Outdoor Championships (16:30.24).
• Finished runner-up in the 10,000m at the same meet (35:50.16).
• Took bronze in the 5,000m at the 2022 Big South Indoor Championships (17:03.19).
High School
• Attended Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colo.
• Competed in cross country and track under coach Greg Coplen.
In the Classroom
• Majoring in kinesiology.
• 2024 CSC Academic All-District
• 2023–24 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Personal
• Born Nov. 24, 2001, in Pasadena, Calif.
• Hometown: Santa Clarita, Calif. / Castle Pines, Colo.
• Daughter of Damian and Michelle Jones
• Has two brothers, Quinton (25) and Landon (16), and a sister, Sydney (23), who played soccer at Belmont University as a goalkeeper
• Twin sister
• Loves the outdoors, cooking, baking, writing, reading, traveling, and coffee
• Volunteers with 1Tenn Ministries
• Chose Colorado for its historic distance program, coaching staff, environment, and training opportunities in Boulder
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