Ashley McMahon

Photo by: Ben Murray

Photo by: Ben Murray

Photo by: Jen Jones

Photo by: Southern Conference

Photo by: Larry Dancy

Awards/Accolades

Season-by-Season
2020 (Jr.)

Ran in all five races in 2020
Helped the Bears “light the bridge” with an individual win in the season opener. Ran the 5K in 18:46.0. Mercer also claimed the team win in the event.
Finished 14^th in her lone 6K of the year at the Blazer Classic (Oct. 16) with a time of 22:33.4
Came home sixth at the Mercer Invitational (Oct. 30), clocking in at 19:16.0
Led the Bears with a 20^th-place effort at the SoCon Championships (Nov. 21) with a sub-20-minute time (19:07.0)
Had four top-20 finishes in 2020

2019 (So.)

Competed in five races
Ran a 15:34.8 4K in the season opener (Aug. 30) and finished 19^th
Set a PR in the 5K at the Queen City Invite (Sept. 27) and finished 15^th, a season-best
Ran a 6K in 22:33 at the Blazer Classic (Oct. 18) and set a PR
Led Mercer with an 18^th place finish at the SoCon Championships (Nov. 2)
Ran a 22:52.8 6K at the SoCon Championships on Nov. 15

2018 (Fr.)

Ran in all five of Mercer's events during a promising freshman season
Was one of the Bears' top two finishers in all five events
Paced Mercer with a sixth-place finish & time of 19:36.50 at Strut's Season Opener 5K (Aug. 31)
Had Mercer's second-fastest 5K time (19:08.60) at Upstate Invitational (Sept. 29)

Before Mercer
High School

Four-year letterwinner in cross country & three-year letterwinner in track at Whitewater High School
Competed in 5K & 3-mile events in cross country
Finished first in county (2014) & region (2014, 2015)
State qualifier in 2014-17
Team captain in 2016 & 2017
Highly involved academically: Junior Marshal, BETA Club, National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, National French Honor Society, High School Honor Roll (2014-18)
Finished fourth in her graduating class academically
Was also a member of Whitewater's soccer & swimming teams

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