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2016 Women's Cross Country Roster

Sun Belt Conference
Brad Puckett

Ashley Heitling

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Mount Dora HS
  • Hometown Mount Dora, Fla.

Biography

2016-17: Outdoor —  Did not compete. Indoor — Finished 11th at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships in the women's 3,000m crossing the line at 10:30.13 ... Placed fourth in the women's 3,000-meter run (10:09.35) at the South Alabama Invitational. XC — Raced to a sixth place finish at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the 5k (17:53) to qualify for NCAA South Regional where she placed 44th … Recorded a top-30 performance at the Alabama Crimson Classic and finished the Louisville Classic in 17:59, her second best time of the season.

2015-16: Outdoor — Was second-team all-Sun Belt Conference after coming in second with a season-best time of 36:09.11 in the 10,000-meter run at the conference championship event ... Finished fourth at the conference championships in the 5,000 meters after crossing the line in 17:17.96 ... Recorded a mark of 16:51.50 in the 5,000-meter run to set a school record at the War Eagle Invitational hosted by Auburn, good for a fifth-place result ... Recorded a 16:52.77 time at the 5000m to come in eighth place at the Pepsi Florida Relays ... Posted a season-best mark of 4:47.66 in the 1,500 meters at Auburn’s Tiger Track Classic. Indoor — Placed fourth in the 5,000-meter run at the conference championships (16:59.55) and was fifth in the 3,000 meters (9:59.37), ranking second and sixth, respectively, on the school’s all-time performance list ... Finished third in the 3,000-meter run at the Privateer Invitational after crossing the line in 9:59.55. XC — Came in seventh place, and collected second-team all-league accolades with an 18:18.4 mark at the Sun Belt Conference Championships as South earned the team championship ... Finished the 6,000 meters in 21:18.81 to cross the line 35th at the NCAA South Regional ... Was the Jaguars’ top finisher at the Greater Louisville Classic after recording a time of 18:10.21 over 5,000 meters ... Finished 37th at the Crimson Classic after posting a 17:57.2 mark to help USA finish sixth out of 26 teams.

2014-15: Outdoor — Finished with times of 36:59.64 in the 10,000 meters and 17:47.40 in the 5,000-meter run to place sixth and 10th, respectively, in the two races at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... Placed fourth in the 5,000 meters with a season-best time of 17:42.35 at Auburn's War Eagle Invitational and was fifth in the race at the Yellow Jacket Invitational hosted by Georgia Tech after crossing the line in 17:53.15 ... Had a season-best time of 4:51.54 in the 1,500-meter run at the Jaguar Challenge and placed fourth at the distance in her outdoor debut at the Jaguar Opener (4:57.86). Indoor — Finished seventh in the 3,000 meters (10:39.91) and was among the top 15 in the mile run (5:42.25) at the BSC Panther Indoor Invitational ... Placed eighth in the 3,000-meter run at the Commodore Indoor Invitational hosted by Vanderbilt after crossing the line in 10:28.54 ... Posted a season-best time of 10:15.65 in the 3,000-meter run for a top-15 finish at the Samford Invitational. XC — Recorded a 10th place finish at the Watson Ford Invitational with a time of 24:48.5 over 6,000 meters, helping the Jaguars win the team championship ... Recorded top-25 results at the South Alabama Opener and the Azalea City Classic ... Participated at the Sun Belt and NCAA South Region Championships.

2013-14: XC — Placed 22nd in her collegiate debut at the Trojan Invitational (3k) ... Had a 6k time of 23:08.1 for a top-25 finish at the Azalea City Classic ... Was 52nd out of 329 runners at the Greater Louisville Classic, completing the 5k course in 19:21.4 ... Competed at Alabama's Crimson Classic and both the Sun Belt and NCAA South Region Championships.

High School: Lettered four years in both track & field and cross country at Mount Floral High School in Mount Floral, Fla. … Left program holding school records in the 5,000-, 1,600- and 800-meter runs … Was a member of three-time district champion cross country team … Team placed third at the 2011 cross country state championship.

Personal: Daughter of Gerald and Debra Heitling … Has an older sister, Brittany, and a younger brother, Daniel … Favorite movie is “The Devil Wears Prada” … Favorite book is “The Four Agreements.”

Major: Communication

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

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  • 2014Sophomore

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    5'7"
  • 2015Junior

    Distance
    5'7"
  • 2016Senior

    Distance
    5'7"