Ashlyn Hillyard

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Plano, Texas
High School:
Plano Senior

ACCOLADES
- Academic All-Mountain West (2021 XC, 2021 TF, 2019 XC)
- Mountain West Scholar Athlete (2020-21 XC, 2020-21 TF, 2019-20 XC, 2019-20 TF)

Collegiate-Best Marks

Senior (2022)
(Cross Country): Appeared in six meets during the season, including the Mountain West Championships, NCAA Mountain Regional and NCAA Championship... Placed the highest overall at the Mountain West Championships with a 16th place finish and a career-best 20:28.0 in the 6K, helping the Rams to a second-place finish after crossing fourth for the team.

Junior (2021)
(Cross Country): Competed in six meets including the Mountain West Championships, NCAA Mountain Regional, and NCAA Championships... Scored in all races (top-5 Rams)... Fourth Ram to cross at nationals in 130th to help the team's 17th-place finish... Fifth Ram to cross at regionals in 31st enroute to the team's fourth-place finish... Placed 23rd as the fifth Ram to finish at conference... Best finish was third on the team at Nuttycombe for 45th and helped CSU defeat six teams ranked higher.

Sophomore (2020)
(Cross Country): Ran in all four meets... Finished ninth at the Colorado State-Wyoming Dual as the eighth Ram to cross... Fifth Ram scorer at the Battle Born Collegiate XC Challenge, helping CSU finish seventh... Placed 53rd in the Battle Born race with a time of 21:09.2... Seventh Ram to finish in the MW Championships at 32nd place... Finished 97th as the second Ram to cross the finish line at the NCAA Championships with a time of 21:29.1.

Freshman (2019)
(Cross Country): In collegiate debut, finished 12th overall at Wyoming Invite 5K, representing CSU's fourth scorer en route to the first-place team finish... Placed 91st, fourth for CSU, at the Joe Piane Invitational 5k with a career-best time of 17:28.67... Finished third for the Rams in the Nuttycombe Invite 6k race with a time of 21:22.4... Scored as the fifth Ram at MW Championships... Fourth Ram to cross at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Plano Senior HS in Plano, Texas... Three-time district champion in cross country... State cross country champion in 2019... Holds school records in 5K cross country (16:38.3), outdoor track 3,200 meters (10:28.35).