2018-19 Track & Field Roster
Michaela Ashford
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Augusta, Ga.
- High School:
- Jefferson HS
2017-18 (Fr.)
Outdoor Season- Placed 25th in the long jump at the Virginia Grand Prix (4.98 meters)
- Also competed in the long jump at the Bison Outdoor Classic, finishing 28th with a mark of 4.84 meters
- Made her outdoor debut at the 49er Classic, competing in the 100-meter dash (13.14)
- Placed sixth in the 60-meter dash at the Marshall Invitational in 7.97
- At the Penn State Tune-Up, she finished sixth in the 60-meter dash in 8.01
- Also took eighth in the long jump at Penn State with a mark of 4.95 meters
- Competed in the long jump at the YSU College Invite, taking 11th place with a mark of 5.07 meters
- Won the long jump (4.88 meters) and finished third in the 60-meter dash (7.80 – hand timed) at the Marty Pushkin Classic
- Finished second in the long jump (4.88 meters) and took fifth in the 60-meter dash (8.16) at the WVU Open
- Also was a member of 4x400 relay team that won at the Pushkin Classic in 4:14.0 (hand timed)
- Ran track at Jefferson High in Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia, for coach John Serian
- Won long jump state championship as a junior in 2016
- Finished third in 200-meter dash as a junior at WVSSAC State Championships
- A member of second-place 4x100 and 4x200 teams at 2016 WVSSAC State Championships
- A member of 4x100 and 4x200 teams that qualified for state meet as a senior
- Daughter of Lenearo and Jacquelyn Ashford
- Has one brother and one sister
- Birthday is May 8
- Majoring in political science
- Born and raised in Augusta, Georgia
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
T&F: DMR Team Big 12 Championship Post-Race Interview
Saturday, March 01
Petal Palmer - 2024 Wilma Rudolph Award Recipient
Monday, June 10
A Conversation with Wren Baker
Monday, December 05
Life as a Mountaineer - Haley Jackson
Monday, May 16
