Ashley Killeen

Position:
Catcher
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Papillion-La Vista
Hometown:
Papillion, Neb.

2007 (Senior):
Played in 63 of 64 games ... hit .178 with five homers and 24 RBI ... finished her career as the career leader with 104 RBI ... also the record holder after being hit by a pitch 28 times in her career ... finished in the top-10 for at bats (third, 588), hits (fifth, 145), doubles (seventh, 27), home runs (second, 19) and walks (eighth, 49) ... also played in a school-record 208 career games ... opened the season going 2-for-3 with two doubles against Kennesaw State en route to earning all-tournament team honors at the Bulldog Round Robin ... drove in season-high three runs against UMKC ... became the first Cyclone to drive in 100 career runs with her two-RBI performance against Texas Tech ... second team academic all-Big 12 selection.

2006 (Junior):
Started all 51 games at catcher for the Cyclones ... second team all-Big 12 selection ... second team academic all-Big 12 ... named NFCA Midwest Region Second Team ... earned Big 12 player of the week honors (March 7) after hitting .542 with three home runs and 15 RBI in seven games at the Charleston Southern Tournament ... named to the all-tournament teams at Charleston Southern and Bethune-Cookman ... broke the Iowa State single-season record with 40 RBI, breaking the previous mark of 38 set by Lisa Leinen in 1989 ... recorded the 100th hit of her career with a sixth inning single at Northern Iowa ... led team with a career-high .336 batting average and seven home runs ... had a .534 slugging percentage ... went 2-for-3 with three RBI against Rhode Island ... drove in six runs in wins over Charleston Southern and Central Connecticut State ... had the second two-homer game of her career against Charelston Southern ... drove in three RBI in back-to-back games against Liberty and Oklahoma State ... went 2-for-4 with four RBI in Iowa State’s win over Texas A&M ... had just one passed ball on the season, best among Big 12 catchers.

2005 (Sophomore):
Started all 50 games, the only Cyclone to do so ... batted .257, second on the team, including a .216 average in conference games ... led the team in at bats (146), RBI (21) and tied for the team lead in hits (38) ... recorded seven doubles, a triple and three home runs, along with 12 runs scored ... went 4-for-4 against Western Illinois, along with two runs and four RBI ... went 2-for-3 against No. 8 Baylor both times ... hit a home run against Drake to help lead ISU to the comeback win ... made her prescense known behind the plate with a .988 fielding percentage and recorded only three errors the entire year ... threw out a career-high 25 baserunners from the catcher position ... was involved in three double plays, also a career high.

2004 (Freshman):
Played and started in all 44 games ... batted .225, which was fourth on the team ... had 120 at bats, 27 hits, seven runs, five doubles, four home runs and a team-high 19 RBI ... had two home runs, including a grand slam, and six RBI against Northern Iowa ... had two hits against Texas ... recorded two hits and two RBI against Tennessee-Martin.

High School:
As a senior, she led her squad to a 36-3 overall record and a Nebraska state championship while batting .350 with 37 RBI and 15 runs scored ... was a three-year All-Nebraska first-team honoree and a three-year all-division honoree ... earned first-team all-metro honors as a junior and senior, while earning honorable mention all-state honors as a sophomore ... hit .350, had 37 RBI and 15 runs scored her senior year ... finished her junior season batting .333 with 35 RBI and 10 runs scored ... led her team to a 29-8 record as a junior, 34-4 as a sophomore and 36-4 as a freshman ... team won four-straight state championships ... coached by Mike Govig ... also lettered in basketball.

Personal:
Daughter of Tim and Pamm Killeen ... has a brother, Shawn (23) ... marketing and management major ... born July 29, 1985.

Fun Facts:
Favorite food is crab legs ... least favorite is bologna ... favorite movies are Finding Nemo and Love and Basketball ... lists Dave Matthews Band as her favorite musical group ... sports hero is Mia Hamm ... dream jobs include being the general manager or CEO of Nike.