2018 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Ashlie Blake
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Liberty
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
2019
Competed in 13 meets to cap her Bruin career โฆ Indoor: Opened her season at the NAU Friday Night Duals, placing third in the shot put with a mark of 16.51m (54-2) โฆ Logged a season-best throw of 17.05m (55-11.25) at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational to finish second โฆ NCAA Second Team All-American in the shot put, as she finished 10th with a mark of 16.71m (54-10) โฆ Outdoor: Competed in her first outdoor meet at the Aztec Invitational, placing 17th in the hammer (42.99m; 141-0) โฆ Resumed her shot put duties at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational, placing second at 16.83m (55-2.75) โฆ Notched a season-best effort of 50.46m (165-7) in the discus at USC, finishing third โฆ Also competed well in the shot put, finishing second with a season-best 17.12m (56-2) โฆ Placed third (49.83m; 163-6) in the hammer at USC โฆ Scored six points for UCLA in the shot put at the conference meet thanks to a third-place finish (16.65m; 54-7.5) โฆ Took 16th in the discus at the Pac-12 Championships with a throw of 45.74m (150-1) โฆ Qualified for the national meet in the shot put thanks to an 11th-place finish at the NCAA West Regionals, throwing 16.40m (53-9.75) โฆ Finished her UCLA career with a 21st-place finish in the shot put with a mark of 15.68m (51-5.5) โฆ UCLA Top-10 Record Books: Indoor: 6th โ Shot Put (17.36m; 56-11.5; achieved in 2018) โฆ Outdoor: 6th โ Shot Put (17.73m; 58-2; achieved in 2018) โฆ Honors: Indoor Second Team All-American (shot put).
2018
Qualified for the NCAA West Regionals in both the shot put and discus ... Also qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the shot put ... Competed in seven outdoor meets and five indoor meets ... Named a USTFCCCAย Indoor All-American after finishing seventh in the shot put at NCAAs with a 17.07m (56-0) throw ...ย Had a 17.73m (58-2) shot put at the Jim Bush Invitational, the No. 5 mark on the UCLA all-time outdoor top-10 ... Was named the Pac-12 Field Athlete of the Week for her feats at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational ...ย Had her best overall competition in the USC Dual, where she logged collegiate-bests in the discus (51.87m, 170-2, second) and hammer (52.11m, 170-11, third) and won the shot put (17.09m, 56-1).
2017
Competed in seven outdoor meets for UCLA in the shot put, discus, and hammer throw events โฆ Second-team All-American in the shot put โฆ NCAA Championships qualifier in the shot put, posting a throw of 53-10.25 to place 15th overall โฆ Set a career best shot put mark at the NCAA West Regionals with a throw of 57-4.75, good for third place โฆ Posted a lifetime best mark in the discus at the Pac-12 vs. Big 10 Invite with a launch of 163-05 to finish fourth โฆ Opened her outdoor campaign with victories in the shot put (54-08.25) and discus (154-11) at the Long Beach Dual โฆ Appeared in four indoor meets โฆ Set a personal best in the weight throw at the Columbia East/West Challenge with a mark of 53-2.75, good for eighth place โฆ Finished fourth in the shot put with a season best throw of 52-07.00 โฆ Competed in the shot put at the MPSF Championships, placing fourth overall with a launch of 52-06.75.
2016
A NCAA West Prelim qualifier in the shot put โฆ Placed 33rd at the NCAA prelims with a mark of 49-0.25 โฆ Finished 11th at the Pac-12 Championships in the shot put with a throw of 47-5.25 โฆ Also placed 15th in the discus with a mark of 140-3 โฆ Launched her outdoor season best in the shot put of 50-2 to place seventh at the Triton Invitational โฆ Competed in five indoor meets โฆ Recorded a personal best in the shot put of 54-1.75 to finish as the runner-up at the Husker Invitational โฆ Placed seventh in the shot put at the MPSF Championships with a mark of 51-4.25 โฆ Also competed in the weight throw where she placed 24th at 49-0.75 โฆ Opened the season by placing third at the Lumberjack Challenge with a shot put throw of 51-0.
2015
Redshirted her true freshman season.ย
High School
Attended Liberty High School in Henderson, Nev. โฆ Earned four letters in track and field and competed for coach Timothy Cagle โฆ Named the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Nevada โฆ Earned six state champion in the shot put and discus โฆ Ranked No. 4 all-time in womenโs indoor โฆ Threw 53-11 at the New Balance Indoor Nationals in 2014 โฆ Placed third at the World Youth Championships in 2013 in the shot put โฆ Ranked third in the country in 2013 in the shot put with a mark of 51-3.50 and 17th in the discus with a throw of 157-0.
Personal
Daughter of Tyrone Blake and JaJuan Conway โฆ Has one brother named Tyrone and two sisters named Corey and Imani โฆ Volunteers locally with the Special Olympics and her schoolโs Best Buddies Club โฆ Majoring in History.
