Ashley Younce Bio - Oregon State University Athletics

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY: (2005-2006) Enters second year in her varsity running career at Oregon State ... now in her fourth year at OSU. (2004-2005) Named to the Pac-10 All-Academic Second Team in both cross country and track ... ranked sixth in school history in the 5,000 meters and fourth in the 10,000 meters ... placed in the top ten in all of her 1,500 meters races in track ... in track, personal best in 1,500 meters 4:51.5, 3,000 meters 10:20.97, 5,000 meters 17:19.8, 10,000 meters 37:37.43, which she ran at the Pac-10 Outdoor Championships to finish ninth overall ... in cross country, placed 32nd overall at the NCAA West Regional, finished second at the Eastern Washington Invitational, finished third at the Pier Park Invitational; personal best in 6,000 meters 21:36, 5,000 meters 17:29.

SUNSET HIGH: Lettered three years in track and field and four years in cross country for coach Ken Bell ... in track and field, league champion in 3,000 as a junior; all-league first team as a junior, 3-time all-league second team ... in cross country, all-league first team as a junior; 2-time all-league second team; 3-time team Most Valuable Runner ... Senior Athlete of the Year; Jerry Flug Award ... National Honor Society; student body secretary; Leadership Class; Link Crew; Scholar-Athlete Award; Sean Matsuda Memorial Scholarship; DARE role model; DECA.

PERSONAL: Majoring in accounting; would like to become a certified public accountant ... born in Portland, Ore. ... parents are Bill and Cheri ... father is a commercial real estate broker, mother is a retired high school teacher ... has one sister Christine (25) ... great-grandfather Earl Younce played football, baseball at OSU; great-uncle Len Younce was an All-Coast football lineman at OSU, played for New York Giants ... enjoys running, cooking, shopping, skiing, time with friends and family, "crafty things" ... OSU Student-Alumni Association; Alpha Chi Omega sorority; Alpha Lambda Delta honorary for first-year students ... biggest athletic thrill was high school cross country team winning state her senior year ... favorite athlete is Clyde Drexler; favorite movie is Father Of The Bride; favorite book is Once A Runner; favorite vehicle is red Hummer H2; favorite restaurants are Red Robin, McMenamin's ... chose OSU because of her family legacy at the school, its proximity to home, "great college town experience and good academics."