Ashley Alden

Position:
Balance Beam
Height:
5-1
Class:
Junior
High School:
Warren Township
Hometown:
Park City, Ill.

Awards and Honors
? Academic All-Big 12, second team (2005, 2006, 2007)
? Most Improved Gymnast Award (2005)
? Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F04, F06)
? ISU Oscar Award Winner (2007)
? ISU Most Improved Gymnast Award (2005)

At ISU
2007 (Senior)
A regular on beam and floor throughout her four years at ISU ... ranked in the nation’s top 11 on beam at the beginning of this season ... slowed by an ankle injury early in the season that forced her to miss six meets ... tied for ninth in her first routine back from injury on senior night vs. Denver and Iowa ... named beam captain by coaching staff and teammates during 2006 season ... last year, Alden finished the regular season ranked 25th in the nation on beam (9.860) ... as a sophomore, she was voted by teammates as the Most Improved Gymnast ... additionally, has been named to the Academic All-Big 12, second team three consecutive years.

2006 (Junior)
A regular on beam and floor ... named beam captain by coaching staff and teammates ... finished the regular season ranked 25th nationally on beam (9.860) ...garnered a 9.800 on floor in the second session of the NCAA Championships and posted a 9.800 at the North Central Regionals ... tied career-high 9.850 on floor, aiding ISU’s comeback victory at the Big 12 Championship ... scored 9.850 on floor and a 9.825 on beam vs. Iowa ... tied a season-high with a 9.900 on beam vs. Arizona State ... posted a 9.850 on beam and 9.800 on floor at Nebraska ... scored a 9.900 on beam vs. Oregon State ... recorded a 9.800 on beam against Missouri ... earned a 9.800 on beam vs. Iowa ... garnered a 9.750 on beam and floor vs. Illinois ... notched a 9.625 on beam to start the season at the Super Six Challenge.

2005 (Sophomore)
Tied a career-high 9.850 on floor exercise at NCAA Championships ... notched a 9.80 on bars at NCAA Central Regionals to share sixth place ... set a career-high floor score (9.850) at the regionals ... earned a sixth-place finish on beam (9.800) at Big 12 Championship ... took first on beam (9.825) against Alabama ... tied for second on beam, notching 9.825 at Minnesota ... tallied a 9.80 at Denver to share first-place honors on bars ... marked a career-high 9.875 to take first on beam against the Pioneers ... tied career high on beam (9.875) against Iowa and Nebraska...Mari-Rae Sopper award-winner vs. Missouri.

2004 (Freshman)
Competed on beam in all but one regular-season meet ... placed third on beam at Oklahoma (9.85) ... finished eighth on beam (9.85) against top-ranked Georgia.

Before ISU
Placed seventh in the all-around at the 2003 high school nationals ... high school team took second place in 2001 and 2003 at state ... 2001 high school all-around state champion ... placed 10th all-around and on beam at 2001 Junior Olympics Nationals ... placed first on beam at regionals in 2001 ... high school team took third place at regionals in 2001 ... placed fourth on balance beam and 12th in all-around at the 2000 Junior Olympic Nationals ... set high school record for balance beam score (9.725).

Personal

Born Sept. 8, 1984 ... daughter of Ron and Kristen Alden ... coached by Leonard Isaacs at American Academy ... psychology major.