Ashley Hardy

Distance • Senior
Cranston, R.I. • Cranston HS East
Major: Criminal Justice

Junior (2007-08)
Outdoor Track: Ran a season-best time of 2:45.42 in the 800-meter run at the Southern Connecticut State Owl Invite ... Had the fastest time on the team in the 1500-meter run this season (5:15.09) at the Springfield College Invitational.

Indoor Track: Member of the 4x800-meter relay team that set the school record (10:03.79) at the Yale Season Opener ... Had the third-fastest time on the team in the mile (5:45.60) at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games ... Competed in the 1000-meter run and the 800-meter run with season bests of 3:13.74 and 2:35.12, respectively.

Sophomore (2006-2007):
Track: Finished third in the mile run at the East Coast Conference Championships … Finished 34th in the 1500-meter run at the Yale University Spring Invitational … Finished 12th in the 1,500-meter run at Springfield Invitational.

Cross Country: Finished 16th in 800-meter run at Princeton Invitational … Finished 33rd in 800-meter run at Yale’s Geigengack Invitational … Finished 33rd in 800-meter run at URI’s Classic … Third finisher for UNH, placing 66th overall, at NCAA Division II Northeast Region Cross Country Championships … Finished 18th at ECC Championships … Finished in the scoring at New England Championships … Finished in the scoring at Quinnipiac Invitational … Finished 38th at Fordham’s Ram Invitational … Finished in the scoring at Connecticut College Invitational … Earned preseason second-team all-league honors after finishing 10th in 2005 championship meet.

Freshman (2005-2006):
Named to 2005 NYCAC Cross Country All-Conference Second Team … Finished 36th at Fordham’s Ram Cross Country Invitational.

High School: Was All-Division and All-Class for Cross Country and Track … Set school record for 3,000M … Member of Sentinel Striders Track Club where she led her team to a 2nd Place finish at Junior Olympics … Was a member of the National Honor Society and Rhode Island Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Lisa and Edward Hardy … Career ambition is to be a criminal investigator or CSI.