2021 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Melcherts, Ashley
Ashley Melcherts
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class (Indoor):
- Sr.
- Class (Outdoor):
- Jr.^
- Hometown:
- Barendrecht, Netherlands
- High School/Previous School:
- Dalton Lyceum Barendrecht / Erasmus University Rotterdam
Bio
2022 Outdoor Season
At the LSU Battle on the Bayou, earned a new personal best in the 1500m of 4:36.53 (4/2).
2022 Indoor Season
At the UAB Blazer Invitational, placed third in the 4x400 to achieve a new personal best of 3:57.05 and placed 12th in the 600m to achieve a new personal best of 1:38.28 (1/14)... Placed fifth in the 800m at the Music City Challenge, earning a new personal best of 2:10.93 (2/11).
2021 Outdoor Season
At the Bulldog Relays, she ran in the 1500m with a time of 4:39.86, finishing in eighth and ran the last leg of the second-place 4x800m relay (3/27) ... Finished in 26th in the 1500m at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/9) ... Ran the 800m for the first time, finishing in 11th in 2:12.95 at the War Eagle Invitational (4/17) ... Had a third-place finish with a new best in the 800m of 2:11.18 at the Maroon & White Invite (5/1) ... At the SEC Championships she finished in 25th in the 800m prelims (5/13).At the LSU Battle on the Bayou, earned a new personal best in the 1500m of 4:36.53 (4/2).
2022 Indoor Season
At the UAB Blazer Invitational, placed third in the 4x400 to achieve a new personal best of 3:57.05 and placed 12th in the 600m to achieve a new personal best of 1:38.28 (1/14)... Placed fifth in the 800m at the Music City Challenge, earning a new personal best of 2:10.93 (2/11).
2021 Outdoor Season
2021 Indoor Season
Competed in the 3000m at the Commodore Indoor, finishing in 10:38.56 (1/16) ... Ran in the 800m at the Music City Challenge, finishing 24th overall with a new personal record (2/13) ... Competed in the mile, finishing 29th overall at the Music City Challenge (2/12).2020 Cross Country Season
Set a personal best at the SEC Preview (9/19) 5K with a time of 19:08.4 ... Improved her 5K time in the FSU Invite (10/2), finishing the race in 18:04.7 ... Completed her first 6K in 22:59.65 at the UAB Blazer Classic (10/16) ... Concluded the season at the SEC Championship (10/30), covering the 6K in a personal-best time of 22:35.1.2020 Outdoor Season
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.2020 Indoor Season
Placed first in the Distance Medley Relay at the Blazer Invitational (1/11) … Also placed ninth in the 1000m in Birmingham … Placed seventh in the Distance Medley Relay at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18) … Also ran in the mile at Vanderbilt … Ran in the mile at the Power 5 Invitational (1/31) ... Recorded a new personal best at 2:17.01 in the 800m at the Music City Challenge (2/15) ... Recorded a new personal best of 2:16.79 in the 800m at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/28) while placing 15th.2019 Cross Country Season
Ran in the Louisville Classic 5K.Academics / Service
SEC Honor Roll member for spring 2020 and fall 2020 ... Three-time Bulldog Honor Roll member ... Top Dawg honoree fall 2020.Before the Bulldogs
Ran for the club C.A.V. Energie Barendrecht, where she helped her team claim the Dutch National Championship in the U20 4x400m in 2017 and U20 4x800m in 2015 … Competed in the 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival where she finished fifth in the 3000m in 10:02.78 … Was the Dutch National Champion in several categories, including the U20 800m outdoor (2017), U18 800m indoor, outdoor and cross country (2015) … Holds the club record in multiple events since 2013, including the 600m and 800m in outdoor and indoor for U20 and the 1000m in outdoor … Also set the club record for the women in the 600m, 800m and 1000m during the 2014-15 outdoor season … Attended Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sociology.Personal
Born Ashley Sherifa Melcherts to Cyril Melcherts and Mariska Melcherts-Brader on April 17, 1998 … Has one brother, Jaryl … Majoring in sociology.Collegiate Bests:
Indoor
800m – 2:16.31 (Music City Challenge – 2/13/2021)1000m – 2:59.79 (UAB Blazer Invitational – 1/10/2020)
Mile – 5:14.21 (Vanderbilt Invitational – 1/18/2020)
3000m – 10:38.56 (Commodore Indoor – 1/16/2021)
Outdoor
800m – 2:11.18 (Maroon & White Invite – 5/1/2021)1500m – 4:39.86 (Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays – 3/27/2021)
Cross Country
5K – 18:04.7 (FSU Invite – 10/2/2020)6K – 22:35.1 (SEC Championship – 10/30/2020)
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