2004 Cross Country: Was the Cardinals' top finisher in five of six races ... Earned a 15th-place finish at the Woodford Trials and 20th in the Cardinal Classic. 2003-04: Season-best finish in track came in the 5,000-meter run as she finished fifth at the Hoosier Hills Invite ... Ran three cross country races for the Cardinals ... Finished 52nd out of 139 runners at Commodore Classic. 2002-03: Recorded two of top five fastest indoor 5000m times ever by a Cardinal freshman, with best time of 18:52.89 coming at Indiana Invitational ... Placed third in 10,000m run at Snowbird Invitational in the spring ... Placed 17th at Evansville Invitational with 5K time of 18:55.62 ... Member of Conference USA Commissioner's and Fall and Spring Athletic Director's Honor Rolls ... Red and Black Scholar. High School: Lettered four years in track and swimming and three in cross country at Oak Hills High School ... Led cross country team to regionals twice and state once during prep career ... Member of 4x400m record-setting relay team. Personal: Born Ashley Marie Ruberg on September 16, 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio ... Daughter of Russ and Denise Ruberg ... Majoring in health promotion with a minor in psychology ... Post-college ambition is to become a pastry chef and make wedding cakes ... People with the greatest influence on her athletic career are her father, Shellie Hageman (high school coach) and Jeff Branhan (club coach) ... Most prized possession is a gold pendant that was her grandpa's and her green ribbon ... Outside interests include baking and traveling ... Person she'd most like to meet is Dave Matthews ... Favorite movies are the Wizard of Oz and Ace Ventura ... Favorite musical groups are Dave Matthews Band and The Starting Line. |
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