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Ashley Petr
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Adams Central
- Hometown:
- Hastings, Neb.
Bio
| Personal Bests | |
|---|---|
| Indoor | |
| Weight Throw | 20.31m/66-7.75 (K-State Winter Invitational, 2020) |
| Shot Put | 14.71m/48-3.25 (Big 12 Championship, 2020) |
| Outdoor | |
| Discus | 58.07m/190-06 (John Jacobs Invitational, 2021) |
| Hammer Throw | 59.67m/195-09 (Big 12 Championship, 2021) |
Accolades
2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier – Discus Throw
2021 Second Team Outdoor All-American – Discus Throw
2021 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
K-State All-Time Top 10-Performers List
#8 Indoor Weight Throw – 20.31m/66-07.75 (Jim Green Invitational, 2020)
#3 Outdoor Discus Throw – 58.07m/190-06 (John Jacobs Invitational, 2021)
#9 Outdoor Hammer Throw – 59.67m/195-09 (Big 12 Championship, 2021)
NCAA Championships
2021 Outdoor Discus Throw – 54.34m/178-03 (15th)
NCAA Outdoor West Regionals
2021 Discus Throw – 56.13m/184-02 (9th)
Big 12 Championships
2021 Outdoor Discus Throw – 50.93m/167-1 (5th)
2021 Outdoor Hammer Throw – 59.67m/195-9 (4th)
2020-21
Outdoor – Season bests: Discus (58.07m/190-06), Hammer Throw (59.67m/195-09)
Earned Second Team All-America honors in the discus with a 15th-place finish at the NCAA Championships (6/12/21) with a toss of 54.34m/178-03… Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the discus with a ninth-place finish at the NCAA West Regional (5/29/21) with a throw of 56.13m/184-02… Scored points for the Wildcats in both the discus and hammer with top-5 finishes at the Big 12 Championship (5/14-16/21)… Set a new personal-best in the hammer with a toss of 59.67m/195-09 to place fourth at the conference meet… Finished fifth in the discus at the Big 12 Championship (5/15/21) with a mark of 50.93m/167-01… Won the discus in four meets, including the UTSA Invitational (3/19/21), Shocker Spring Invitational (3/27/21), John Jacobs Invitational (4/24/21) and Ward Haylett Invitational (5/8/21)… Set a season-high in the discus with a throw of 58.07m/190-06 at the John Jacobs Invitational (4/24/21).
Indoor
Did not compete.
2019-20
Outdoor
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Indoor – Season bests: Shot Put (14.71m/48-3.25), Weight Throw (20.31m/66-7.75).
Finished fourth in the weight throw at the Big 12 Championship (2/28/20) with a mark of 20.07m/65-10.25... Also competed in the shot put at the conference meet, placing eighth with a mark of 14.71m/48-03.25… Earned the victory in the shot put with a season-best mark of 14.66m/48-01.25 at the Steve Miller Open (2/22/20)... Posted a season-best throw in the weight throw to place third at the Jim Green Invitational (1/11/20)… Used a mark of 19.99m/65-07 in the weight throw to claim a spot in the top-5 at the Razorback Invitational (2/1/20)... Placed second in the weight throw at the Iowa State Classic (2/15/20) with a mark of 18.65m/61-02.25... Scored points for the Wildcats in the annual KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/18/20) with a second-place finish in the weight throw (19.95m/65-05.50) and a third-place finish in the shot put (13.36m/43-10).
2018-19
Outdoor – Season bests: Discus (56.32m/184-09), Hammer Throw (58.51m/191-11).
Qualified for her first NCAA Championships (5/25/19) in the discus, where she placed 19th with a throw of 51.80m/169-11... Punched her ticket to her first national meet with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA West Regional (5/25/19) with a mark of 56.07m/183-11… Also qualified in the hammer at the West Regional (5/24/19), where she finished 46th with a throw of 48.01m/157-06… Was the Big 12 runner-up in the discus with a season-best toss of 56.32m/184-09… Also scored points for the Wildcats in the hammer at the Big 12 Championship (5/10-12/19) with a mark of 53.51m/175-07… Finished first in the discus at the National Relay Championships (4/26-27/19) and the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/4/19)… Posted a season-best toss of 58.51m/191-11 in the hammer at the Michael Johnson Invitational (4/20/19) to place second overall.
Indoor – Season bests: Weight Throw (19.14m/62-09).
Finished fifth in the weight throw at the Big 12 Championship (2/23/19) with a mark of 18.58m/60-11.50… Posted a season-best toss of 19.14m/62-09.50 in the weight throw at the Steve Miller Open (2/16/19)… Helped the Wildcats sweep the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/18/19) with a second-place finish in the weight throw with a mark of 18.26m/59-11.
2017-18
Outdoor – Season bests: Discus (53.17m/174-05), Hammer Throw (54.71m/179-06).
Qualified for the NCAA West Regional (5/26/18) in the discus, placing 42nd with a mark of 46.91m/153-11… Finished fifth in the event at the Big 12 Championship (5/13/18) with a season-best toss of 53.17m/174-05… Also competed in the hammer at the conference meet, where she finished 10th with a mark of 50.93m/167-01… Posted a season-best throw of 54.71m/179-06 in the hammer at the Kansas Relays (4/21/18)… Swept the discus (48.51m/159-02) and hammer (54.29m/178-01) throws at the Emporia State Relays (3/31/18).
Indoor – Season bests: Weight Throw (18.16m/59-07).
Finished eighth in the weight throw at the Big 12 Championship (2/24/18) with a mark of 17.78m/58-04… Threw a season-best 18.16m/59-07 to finish fifth at the Nebraska Tune-Up (2/16/18).
2016-17 at Nebraska-Kearney
Competed in the discus, hammer, javelin, shot put and weight throw in 17 meets between the indoor and outdoor seasons… Competed in three events (discus, hammer and javelin) at the 2017 MIAA Outdoor Championships, finishing among the top-20 in each event… Finished 18th in the weight throw at the 2017 MIAA Indoor Championships with a mark of 14.48m/47-06.25.
High School
Competed at Adams Central High School in Hastings, Neb. … Lettered seven times between track and field and volleyball… Was the 2015 track and field team MVP… Holds the high school discus record and the hang clean in weightlifting… Named all-conference in both shot put and discus… Holds the high school season record for hitting efficiency in volleyball.
Personal
Born on September 16, 1997… Daughter of Randy and Tanjie Petr… Has a twin sister, Megan… Majoring in Animal Science.
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