2015-16 Women's Track & Field Roster
Ashlyn Gruber
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
- High School:
- Vail Christian
- Hometown:
- Vail, Colo.
2016 Outdoor (Senior):
Atlantic 10 All-Conference … Part of the 4x8 team that claimed an A-10 title with a program record (8:50.10) … Opened the season with a fifth place finish in the 800 (2:13.60) at the Charlotte 49er Classic (March 17-19) … Earned a second-place finish in the half mile with a time of 2:13.64 at the Winthrop Invitational (March 24-26) … Helped the 4x400 relay team to a second place finish with a time of 3:53.50, while clocking a 59.79 in the 400 at the Charlotte Invitational (April 15-16) … Placed eighth in the half mile with a personal best time of 2:12.44 at the Duke Invitational (April 22-23) … Contributed to the 4x8 relay victory and registered a 12th-place finish in the preliminaries of the 800 (2:13.49) at the 2016 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championship (May 7-8).
2015-16 Indoor (Senior):
Part of the 4x4 team that holds the program record (4.00.00) … Began the season with a 13th-place finish in the 800 with a time of 2:23.73 at the ETSU Invitational (Jan. 15) … Registered sixth-place finishes in the 800 (2:20.22) and the 4x400 (4:02.77) at the UNCG Team Challenge (Jan. 24) … Contributed to the 4x4 team that set a new program record (4:00.00) and took eighth in the 800 (2:23.29) at the High Point Team Challenge (Feb. 11) … At the A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championship, helped the DMR relay to a seventh place finish (12:11.61), 4x400 relay team to a ninth place finish (4:01.28) and clocked a 3:01.42 in the 1,000-meter (Feb. 20-21).
2015 Outdoor (Junior):
Helped the 4x800 team to a seventh-place finish with a time of 9:20.77 at the Raleigh Relays (March 27-28) … Took seventh place in the 800 with a time of 2:17.98 at the Charlotte Invitational (April 17-18) … Part of the 4x4 relay team that raced to a second-place finish with a time of 3:56.91, while also running a season-best 59.89 in the 400 at the 2015 Carolina Cup (April 22) … Contributed to the 4x800 relay team that took fourth (8:50.79) and placed 15th in the 800 (2:16.13) at the 2015 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track and Field Championship (May 2-3) … Clocked a season-best 2:14.48 in the 800 at the Duke Twilight (May 6-7).
2014-15 Indoor (Junior):
Ran a 2:24.22 in the 800 at the ETSU Invitational (Jan. 16-17) … Clocked a 2:25.73 in the 800 at the Hilton Garden Invitational (Jan. 30-31) … Helped the 4x4 relay team to a fourth-place finish (4:01.02), while placing eighth in the 800 with a time of 2:19.28 at the High Point Team Challenge (Feb. 12) … Part of the 4x4 relay team that placed ninth (4:03.83), and took 11th in the 1,000 with a time of 3:00.93 at the 2015 Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championship (Feb. 21-22).
2014 Outdoor (Sophomore):
SoCon Honor Roll… Ran a 2:17.43 in the finals of the 800 at the Charlotte 49er Classic (March 20)… Helped the 4x8 relay to a 12th-place finish in a time of 3:52.35 at the Raleigh Relays (March 28)… Finished 12th in the 800, crossing the line in 2:18.54, at the VertKlasse Meeting (April 4)… Took fourth in the 800 in a season-best 2:15.93 at the Carolina’s Cup (4/10)… Helped the 4x4 relay team to a fifth-place finish in a school-record time of 3:52.35 and finished 13th in the prelims of the 800 with a time of 2:16.25 at the 2014 SoCon Outdoor Championships (April 26).
2013-14 Indoor (Sophomore):
Set new Davidson record in the 1,000m with a time of 3:05.84 at the JDL College Kick-off (Dec. 7)… Took sixth in the mile with a time of 5:25.54 at the Niswonger Invitational (Jan. 17)… Member of two runner-up relays – the DMR and the 4x4 – at the High Point Team Challenge (Feb. 6)… Finished 16th in an indoor-best time of 2:19.96 in the 800 at the UCS Invitational (Feb. 14)… Helped the Wildcats set a new school record in the DMR in 12:14.60, taking sixth place and also set a new program mark in the 4x4 relay with a time of 4:02.74, taking sixth place at the 2014 SoCon Indoor Championships (March 1)…
2013 Outdoor (Freshman):
Crossed the line in 1:01.92 for 14th in the 400 at the Palmetto Classic (March 8)… Completed the 800 in 2:26.03 and the 400 in 1:01.22 at the Charlotte 49er Classic (March 14)… Helped the 4x4 team to 11th-place in 4:03.89 and took fifth in the 400 (1:01.78) at the Vertklasse Meeting (March 22)… Lowered her time in the 400 to 1:00.49 at the Duke Invite (April 5)… Placed seventh in the 200 in 27.41 and took fifth in the 400 in a season-best time of 1:00.31 at the Carolina’s Cup (April 12)… A member of the ninth-place 4x4 relay team with a time of 3:57.79, and finished 19th with a time of 1:00.33 in the 400 at the 2013 SoCon Outdoor Championships (April 20).
2012-13 Indoor (Freshman):
Made her collegiate debut in the 1,000 with a time of 3:15.58, taking 10th at the JDL College Kick Off Classic (Dec. 1)… Finished 18th in the 800 in 2:27.89 at the Wake Forest Invite (Jan. 19)… A member of the 4x4 relay team that ran a 4:14.45 at the Hilton Garden Invitational (Feb. 1)… Recorded a time of 2:26.00 in the 800 for 32nd-place at the meet… Helped the 4x4 team to 17th-place in 4:09.83 at the Tiger Paw Invite (Feb. 8) and ran a 2:26.00 for a season-best in the 800… Helped the DMR to a fifth-place finish in 12:15.69 and a member of the 10th-place 4x4 team (4:05.16) and took 14th in the 400 (1:01.92) at the 2013 SoCon Indoor Championships (Feb. 23).
Before Davidson:
Four-year letterwinner for Tim Pierson at Vail Christian in Vail, Colo… 1A State Record Holder in the 800m run… Set new school records in the 100m (13.30), 200m (26.55), 400m (58.87) and 800m (2:17.16)… Also a four-year letterwinner in volleyball, where she was the 2A Western Slope League MVP and Colorado Coaches of Girls’ Sports All-State Team member as well as a Denver Post All-State team honoree…. Was a 2A Western Slope All-League honoree in basketball as well… Class valedictorian… Student body vice-president…. National Honor Society president… Daughter of Paul and Brenda Gruber… Siblings Blake and Chase… Chase is a 2012 alum of Davidson… Father spent 12 seasons in the NFL as a left tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Atlantic 10 All-Conference … Part of the 4x8 team that claimed an A-10 title with a program record (8:50.10) … Opened the season with a fifth place finish in the 800 (2:13.60) at the Charlotte 49er Classic (March 17-19) … Earned a second-place finish in the half mile with a time of 2:13.64 at the Winthrop Invitational (March 24-26) … Helped the 4x400 relay team to a second place finish with a time of 3:53.50, while clocking a 59.79 in the 400 at the Charlotte Invitational (April 15-16) … Placed eighth in the half mile with a personal best time of 2:12.44 at the Duke Invitational (April 22-23) … Contributed to the 4x8 relay victory and registered a 12th-place finish in the preliminaries of the 800 (2:13.49) at the 2016 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championship (May 7-8).
2015-16 Indoor (Senior):
Part of the 4x4 team that holds the program record (4.00.00) … Began the season with a 13th-place finish in the 800 with a time of 2:23.73 at the ETSU Invitational (Jan. 15) … Registered sixth-place finishes in the 800 (2:20.22) and the 4x400 (4:02.77) at the UNCG Team Challenge (Jan. 24) … Contributed to the 4x4 team that set a new program record (4:00.00) and took eighth in the 800 (2:23.29) at the High Point Team Challenge (Feb. 11) … At the A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championship, helped the DMR relay to a seventh place finish (12:11.61), 4x400 relay team to a ninth place finish (4:01.28) and clocked a 3:01.42 in the 1,000-meter (Feb. 20-21).
2015 Outdoor (Junior):
Helped the 4x800 team to a seventh-place finish with a time of 9:20.77 at the Raleigh Relays (March 27-28) … Took seventh place in the 800 with a time of 2:17.98 at the Charlotte Invitational (April 17-18) … Part of the 4x4 relay team that raced to a second-place finish with a time of 3:56.91, while also running a season-best 59.89 in the 400 at the 2015 Carolina Cup (April 22) … Contributed to the 4x800 relay team that took fourth (8:50.79) and placed 15th in the 800 (2:16.13) at the 2015 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track and Field Championship (May 2-3) … Clocked a season-best 2:14.48 in the 800 at the Duke Twilight (May 6-7).
2014-15 Indoor (Junior):
Ran a 2:24.22 in the 800 at the ETSU Invitational (Jan. 16-17) … Clocked a 2:25.73 in the 800 at the Hilton Garden Invitational (Jan. 30-31) … Helped the 4x4 relay team to a fourth-place finish (4:01.02), while placing eighth in the 800 with a time of 2:19.28 at the High Point Team Challenge (Feb. 12) … Part of the 4x4 relay team that placed ninth (4:03.83), and took 11th in the 1,000 with a time of 3:00.93 at the 2015 Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championship (Feb. 21-22).
2014 Outdoor (Sophomore):
SoCon Honor Roll… Ran a 2:17.43 in the finals of the 800 at the Charlotte 49er Classic (March 20)… Helped the 4x8 relay to a 12th-place finish in a time of 3:52.35 at the Raleigh Relays (March 28)… Finished 12th in the 800, crossing the line in 2:18.54, at the VertKlasse Meeting (April 4)… Took fourth in the 800 in a season-best 2:15.93 at the Carolina’s Cup (4/10)… Helped the 4x4 relay team to a fifth-place finish in a school-record time of 3:52.35 and finished 13th in the prelims of the 800 with a time of 2:16.25 at the 2014 SoCon Outdoor Championships (April 26).
2013-14 Indoor (Sophomore):
Set new Davidson record in the 1,000m with a time of 3:05.84 at the JDL College Kick-off (Dec. 7)… Took sixth in the mile with a time of 5:25.54 at the Niswonger Invitational (Jan. 17)… Member of two runner-up relays – the DMR and the 4x4 – at the High Point Team Challenge (Feb. 6)… Finished 16th in an indoor-best time of 2:19.96 in the 800 at the UCS Invitational (Feb. 14)… Helped the Wildcats set a new school record in the DMR in 12:14.60, taking sixth place and also set a new program mark in the 4x4 relay with a time of 4:02.74, taking sixth place at the 2014 SoCon Indoor Championships (March 1)…
2013 Outdoor (Freshman):
Crossed the line in 1:01.92 for 14th in the 400 at the Palmetto Classic (March 8)… Completed the 800 in 2:26.03 and the 400 in 1:01.22 at the Charlotte 49er Classic (March 14)… Helped the 4x4 team to 11th-place in 4:03.89 and took fifth in the 400 (1:01.78) at the Vertklasse Meeting (March 22)… Lowered her time in the 400 to 1:00.49 at the Duke Invite (April 5)… Placed seventh in the 200 in 27.41 and took fifth in the 400 in a season-best time of 1:00.31 at the Carolina’s Cup (April 12)… A member of the ninth-place 4x4 relay team with a time of 3:57.79, and finished 19th with a time of 1:00.33 in the 400 at the 2013 SoCon Outdoor Championships (April 20).
2012-13 Indoor (Freshman):
Made her collegiate debut in the 1,000 with a time of 3:15.58, taking 10th at the JDL College Kick Off Classic (Dec. 1)… Finished 18th in the 800 in 2:27.89 at the Wake Forest Invite (Jan. 19)… A member of the 4x4 relay team that ran a 4:14.45 at the Hilton Garden Invitational (Feb. 1)… Recorded a time of 2:26.00 in the 800 for 32nd-place at the meet… Helped the 4x4 team to 17th-place in 4:09.83 at the Tiger Paw Invite (Feb. 8) and ran a 2:26.00 for a season-best in the 800… Helped the DMR to a fifth-place finish in 12:15.69 and a member of the 10th-place 4x4 team (4:05.16) and took 14th in the 400 (1:01.92) at the 2013 SoCon Indoor Championships (Feb. 23).
Before Davidson:
Four-year letterwinner for Tim Pierson at Vail Christian in Vail, Colo… 1A State Record Holder in the 800m run… Set new school records in the 100m (13.30), 200m (26.55), 400m (58.87) and 800m (2:17.16)… Also a four-year letterwinner in volleyball, where she was the 2A Western Slope League MVP and Colorado Coaches of Girls’ Sports All-State Team member as well as a Denver Post All-State team honoree…. Was a 2A Western Slope All-League honoree in basketball as well… Class valedictorian… Student body vice-president…. National Honor Society president… Daughter of Paul and Brenda Gruber… Siblings Blake and Chase… Chase is a 2012 alum of Davidson… Father spent 12 seasons in the NFL as a left tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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