* 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials Participant (Discus Throw)
* 2012 NCAA Outdoor Champion (Discus Throw)
* Two-time First-Team Outdoor USTFCCCA All-American (2011-12 Discus)
* 2012 Second-Team Outdoor USTFCCCA All-American (Shot Put)
* 2012 First-Team Indoor USTFCCCA All-American (Shot Put)
* 2011 MW Outdoor Track and Field Championships High Point Meet Award
* Four-Time MW Outdoor Track and Field Champion (2011-12 Discus, 2011-12 Shot Put)
* 2012 MW Indoor Track and Field Champion (Shot Put)
* Four-Time all-MW Outdoor Track and Field Team (2011-12 Discus, 2011-12 Shot Put)
* Two-time all-MW Indoor Track and Field Team (2011-12 Shot Put)
School Records
Shot Put (Indoor): 55-07.50 (Feb. 10, 2012 at Don Kirby Elite - Albuquerque, N.M.)
Discus Throw: 196-10 (June 6, 2012 at NCAA Championships - Des Moines, Iowa)
Hammer Throw: 187-06 (May 13, 2011 at MW Championships - Fort Collins, Colo.)
Collegiate Bests
Shot Put (Indoor): 55-07.50 (Feb. 10, 2012 at Don Kirby Elite - Albuquerque, N.M.)
Shot Put (Outdoor): 55-05.00 (May 24, 2012 at NCAA West Prelims - Austin, Texas)
Discus Throw: 196-10 (June 6, 2012 at NCAA Championships - Des Moines, Iowa)
Weight Throw: 62-11.50 (Feb. 24, 2012 at MW Championships - Albuquerque, N.M.)
Hammer Throw: 187-06 (May 13, 2011 at MW Championships - Fort Collins, Colo.)
U.S. Olympic Trials
2012: 22nd (153-03 - Discus Throw)
NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
2012: 1st (196-10 - Discus Throw | 13th (53-09.25 - Shot Put)
2011: 7th (179-07 - Discus Throw) | N/A (Foul - Shot Put)
NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
2012: 8th (53-07.00 - Shot Put)
NCAA West Preliminary Rounds (Outdoor)
2012: 4th (181-03 - Discus Throw | 5th (55-05.00 - Shot Put)
2011: 5th (173-05.00 - Discus Throw) | 12th (51-08.25 - Shot Put)
Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships
2012: 1st (166-04 - Discus Throw | 1st (54-00.00 - Shot Put) | 12th (164-10 - Hammer Throw)
2011: 1st (170-09 - Discus Throw) | 1st (51-11.25 - Shot Put) | 4th (187-06 - Hammer Throw)
Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships
2012: 1st (54-09.25 - Shot Put | 4th (62-11.50 - Weight Throw)
2011: 3rd (49-01.50 - Shot Put) | 5th (59-03.50 - Weight Throw)
2011-12
Outdoor Track and Field: Had one of the best seasons every by an Aztec ... captured the NCAA title on June 6 in the discus throw with a school-record toss of 196-10 ... she became the fourth SDSU individual champion and first since 1985 ... earned her second straight USTFCCCA All-American accolade for her effort ... the mark also got her into the U.S. Olympic Trials (June 22), where she finished 22nd (153-03) in rainy, sloppy conditions ... also was 13th at the NCAA Championships on June 8 in the shot put (53-09.25) ... was fourth at the NCAA West Prelims in the discus (181-03) on May 25 and fifth in the shot put (55-05.00) a day earlier ... the shot put mark was the second-best effort in program history ... captured two titles at the MW Championships in the discus throw (166-04) and the shot put (54-00.00), and was 12th in the hammer throw (164-10) ... made her outdoor debut at the Cal/Nevada Championships on March 31-April 1, and promptly won the shot put (53-05.50) and took third in the hammer throw (179-01) ... was second in both the shot put (52-06.00) and the Arizona Tri-Meet (180-01), and was ninth in the hammer throw (168-06) ... at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 21 was 11th in both invitationals of the shot put (52-11.00) and the discus throw (183-01) ... was runner-up in the discus throw at the USCD Triton Invite on April 27 (178-04) and sixth a day later in the shot put (54-01.00).
Indoor Track and Field: Earned first-team USTFCCCA All-America honors in the shot put by taking eighth at the NCAA Championships with a toss of 53-07.00 on March 12 ... competed at the U.S. Indoor Championships on Feb. 26 in the shot put and was seventh in 53-03.75 ... won the shot put at the MW Championships on Feb. 25 with a mark of 54-09.25 and was fourth in the weight throw (62-11.50) one day earlier ... the mark of 62-11.50 was the second-best weight throw effort in school history ... won all three pre-championship meets she competed in the shot put with marks of 53-02.25 at the Bronco Invitational (Jan. 21), 54-06.75 at the Air Force Team Challenge (Jan. 28) and a school-record mark of 55-07.50 at the Don Kirby Elite (Feb. 10) ... also competed in the weight throw in those last three meets, taking second at the Bronco Invitational (61-07.00), first at the AFA Team Challenge (60-07.50) and eighth at the Don Kirby Elite (62-05.00).
2010-11
Outdoor Track and Field: Was one of the best all-around throwers in the country ... qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary rounds in three events - discus, shot put and hammer throw - but only competed in the discus and shot put ... advanced to the NCAA Championships in both events, taking fifth in the discus (173-05.00) and 12th in the shot put (51-08.25) ... ended up taking seventh in the discus throw en route to earning first-team USTFCCCA All-America honors ... the toss of 179-07 was third all-time at SDSU ... fouled in the shot put at the NCAA Championships ... won the High Point Award at the Mountain West Championships after winning the discus (170-09.00) and shot put (51-11.25), and taking fourth in the hammer in a school-record toss of 187-06 ... the two wins were part of seven on the season ... made her outdoor debut with a third-place showing in the hammer throw (147-10) at the San Diego City Championships on March 6 ... won the shot put (50-06.00) and took second in the discus (162-07.00) at the Aztec Invitational on March 19 ... had a good showing at the Cal/Nevada Championships, winning two events (discus - 163-11.00 and shot put - 50-02.75), and taking third in the hammer (179-07) ... was second in the hammer (183-10) and eighth in the shot put (47-07.00) at the Sun Angel Classic (April 8-9) ... won both the discus (171-05.00) and the shot put (51-11.00) in the open portion of the Mt. Sac Relays on April 15 ... also was 12th in the hammer with a toss of 185-07 ... was fourth in the discus at the USATF/OTC Open in Chula Vista, Calif., on April 29 with a throw of 165-09.75 ... was the runner-up in the discus (166-06.00) at the Steve Scott Invitational on May 1.
Indoor Track and Field: Broke two records in her first season on The Mesa ... was third in the shot put (49-01.50) at the Mountain West indoor meet, earning all-league honors in the process ... also was fifth in the weight throw (59-03.50) at the meet ... took third in the weight throw (56-02.00) and fifth in the shot put (46-04.25) at the New Mexico Invitational ... broke two school records at the Don Kirby Invitational on Feb. 11, winning the weight throw (61-05.00) and taking third in the shot put (50-04.50).
Cerritos College
Was a two-time All-American at Cerritos College ... won the 2008 state championship in the discus ... was a league champion ... helped Cerritos to a pair of state championships (2008-09) and So-Cal championships ... had bests of 42-09.00 in the shot put, 151-01.00 in the discus and 103-0 in the javelin ... chose SDSU out of Cerritos after being recruited by Long Beach State.
High School
Earned four letters at J.W. North High School in Moreno Valley, Calif. ... earned all-league honors ... was a league champion, CIF finalist and a state finalist ... helped the Huskies to the 2007 CIF championship ... also played four years of varsity basketball at J.W. North HS as a power forward.
Personal
Whitney Ashley was born Feb. 18, 1989 ... daughter of Angela Ashley.