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Drake University Athletics

2006-07 Women's Cross Country Roster

Ashley Anklam

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bloomington, Minn.
  • Highschool Academy of Holy Angels

Biography

2006 Indoor — Fourth in 3,000 at MVC Championships...second in 1,000 at Nebraska Adidas Classic...sixth in mile at Iowa State Open...2005 Cross Country — Became first Drake women to compete in NCAA Championships since 1992, placing 54th...sixth at NCAA Midwest Regional...second at MVC Championships...won title at Bradley Classic...2005 Outdoor — Eighth in 5,000 with personal best 17:30.69 at MVC Championships...2005 Indoor — Seventh in 3,000 at MVC Championships...second in mile at Iowa State Open...ran personal best of 9:45.53 in 3,000 to place fourth at Nebraska Adidas Classic...fourth in 3,000 at Missouri Relays...2004 Cross Country — Named to Womens Intercollegiate Cross Countrry Coaches Association Academic All-American squad...third at MVC Championships and 10th at NCAA Regional...won Bulldog Classic, while finishing second at Oz Memorial...also fifth at NCAA Pre-National meet, while eighth at Loyola Lakefront Invitational...2004 Outdoor — Named Verizon All-American in 3,000 steeplechase after placing seventh at 2004 USA Junior Outdoor Championships...third in 5,000 at Musco Twilight meet...fourth in 5,000 (17:49.96) at Missouri Relays...set school record in debut in 3,000 steeplechase (11:37.04) to place fifth at Kansas Relays and then rewrote mark of 11:20.34 at Drake Relays...2004 Indoor — Fifth in 5,000 and eighth in 3,000 at MVC Championships...fourth in 5,000 at Iowa State Open...2003 Cross Country — Team's top finisher at MVC Championships, placing 33rd...also 71st at NCAA Pre-Nationals...Prep — Attended Academy of Holy Angels High School where she was all-league choice in cross country and basketball...

Personal — Biology major...named to 2004 and 2005 MVC Scholar-Athlete Cross Country teams...three-time winner of Karla Burds Leadership Award...named to Womens Cross Country Coaches Academic All-American team...born June 15, 1985.