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    Ashley Spencer
    Ashley Spencer
    Class:
    Sophomore

    Hometown:
    Indianapolis, IN.

    High School:
    Lawrence North HS

    I/O Eligibility:
    SO/SO

    04/29/2013

    Paul, Weinstein Receive Top Honor at Scholar-Athlete Reception

    Basketball, Gymnastics Standouts Take Home Prestigious Big Ten Medal of Honor

    04/20/2013

    Six Illini Finish in Top-Five at LSU

    Two Illini set personal bests on Saturday

    04/17/2013

    #18 Illinois Athletes Head to Three Meets This Weekend

    Illini to compete at LSU; Jesse Owens and Mt. SAC

    04/10/2013

    Spencer Earns Second Conference Honor This Season

    Illini have won award three consecutive weeks

    04/06/2013

    Ashley Spencer Wins Two Events at ASU

    Four Illini crack school's top-10 in events

    05/13/2013

    2013 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships

    Photos from the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Championships.

    01/25/2013

    Illini Classic 1/19/13

    Photos from the Illini Classic at the UI Armory

    01/15/2013

    Illini Open

    Photos from the Illini Open on Jan. 12, 2013

    AT ILLINOIS

    Two-time IAAF World Junior Champion (400m, 4x400m)
    NCAA Champion (400m - 2012)
    Three-time All-American (200m - 2012, 400m - 2012, 400m - 2013)
    Nine-time Big Ten Champion (200m - 3x, 400m - 3x, 4x400m relay - 3x)
    2013 Big Ten Indoor Track Athlete of the Year
    2013 Big Ten Indoor Track Athlete of the Championships
    2012 Big Ten Outdoor Track Athlete of the Championships/Freshman of the Year
    2012 Big Ten Indoor Freshman of the Year
    2012 Illinois Female Newcomer of the Year
    Holds four indoor school records (200m, 300m, 400m, 4x400m relay)
    Holds two outdoor school records (400m, 4x400m relay)

    2013 Track and Field
    Indoor: Earned third All-America honors by finishing third in the 400m at the NCAA Championships ... Reset the indoor 400m school record at the national meet with a time of 51.27 ... Was part of the Big Ten indoor championship team which won the title for the first time since 1996 season ... Undefeated at the Big Ten Championships ... Defended her Big Ten titles, winning the 200m, 400m and 4x400m relay ... Named Big Ten Indoor Track Athlete of the Year and Track Athlete of the Championships ... Named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week on Feb. 11

    2012 Track and Field
    Outdoor:Won two gold medals at the IAAF World Junior Championships, placing first in the 400m (50.50) and anchored the 4x400m relay team (3:30.01) ... Semifinalist for the Bowerman Award ... On her 19th birthday, won the first ever 400m NCAA title in school history, setting the fastest time in the country and a school record of 50.95 ... First freshman to win the 400m national title since Sanya Richards (Texas) accomplished the feat in 2003 ... Was named Illinois' Female Top Newcomer of the Year ... Three-time Big Ten Champion, winning the 200m (22.99), 400m (51.02) and was the anchor leg of the 4x400m relay team (3:31.77) ... Named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Championships and Freshman of the Year ... Holds the Illinois school record in the 400m (50.95) and the 4x400m relay (3:30.97).

    Indoor:Earned her first All-American status after placing sixth in the 200m at the NCAA Championships ... Three-time Big Ten Champion, winning the 200m (23.24), 400m (53.49) and was the final leg of the winning 4x400m relay team (3:34.89) ... Earned first-team All-Big Ten honors ... Holds the Illinois school record in the 200m (23.24) set at the Big Ten Championships and the 400m, recorded at the Tyson Invitational (53.45) ... Collected six first-place finishes.

    High School:
    Was a 12-time state champion, including seven individual titles and five team titles ... Holds six school records ... Named Ms. Track and Field of Indiana ... 2010 state runner-up in the 100m hurdles, 100m hurdles (2011), 300m hurdles (2011) ... Attended the Midwest Meet of Championships, won the 300m hurdles and 4x400m relay and placing third in the 100m hurdles.

    Personal
    Daughter of Rita and Demetrius Spencer ... Born June 8, 1993 ... Has two siblings, including sister Ahlivia who transferred from Louisville to run at Illinois.

    Spencer's Personal Bests
    Outdoor
    200m: 22.99 - Big Ten Championships (5/13/12)
    400m: 50.50 - IAAF World Junior Championships (7/13/12)*
    400m H: 59.43 - John McDonnell Invite (4/21/12)

    Indoor
    60m: 7.42 - Illini Classic (1/19/13)
    60m H: 8.80 - Illini Open (1/14/12)
    200m: 23.24 - Big Ten Championships (2/25/12)*
    400m: 51.27 - NCAA Championships (3/9/13)*

    * School record

    Updated April 2013

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