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2016-17 Women's Track and Field Roster

Evan Luecke

Ashley Bassett

Ashley Bassett

  • Position:
    Sprints, Hurdles
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Allen, Texas
  • High School:
    Lovejoy HS

Summary

Biography

Finished her A&M-Commerce career as the school record holder in the outdoor 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles and the 4x400m relay and the indoor record holder in the 600y dash and the 4x400m relay. Twice named All-Region and a six-time All-LSC athlete, including back-to-back champion in the outdoor 400m hurdles... Had 11 first place finishes and 39 finishes in the top three... Three-time NCAA Division II Championships qualifier, earning All-American status in the 400m hurdles as a senior.

2017 (Outdoor):
 Second Team All-American in the 400m hurdles... Named to the All-Region Team in the 400m hurdles and the 4x400m relay... First Team All-LSC in the 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles and the 4x400m relay... Competed in eight meets in the sprint events and hurdles... Finished second in the 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay and third in the 100m hurdles at the ASU David Noble Relays (4/8)... Placed first in the 4x400m relay and the 400m hurdles and second in the 100m hurdles at the East Texas Invitational (4/15)... Broke her own school records in the 100m hurdles (14.06) and the 400m hurdles (59.05) at the LSC Championships (5/6) taking first in both events... Also placed first as part of the 4x400m relay team at the same meet... All three of her times set NCAA provisional marks... Competed in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships (5/25), placing 12th and earning All-American honors.

2017 (Indoor): First Team All-LSC Selection in the 4x400m relay... Competed in six meets… Broke her own school record in the 600-yard dash with a time of 1:27.07, smashing her previous best by nearly four seconds... She finished eighth in that meet at the Pittsburg State Invitational (1/29)... Finished third in the 60m hurdles at the MSSU Southern Invitational (1/20)... Also finished second in the 4x400-meter relay in that same meet... Part of the 4x400 relay team that finished first at the Lone Star Conference Indoor Championships (2/18)... That proved to be her best meet as she also broke her personal best in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.78, finishing in fourth place... Also finished eighth in the 400-meters... Set her personal best in the 400-meters at the Gorilla Classic (2/10).

2016 (Outdoor): First Team All-LSC Selection in the 400m hurdles... Competed in eight meets… Had 11 top-three finishes on the season… Finished third in the 400-meter hurdles at the UT Arlington Bobby Lane Invitational (3/26)… Won the 400-meter hurdles at the ASU David Noble Relays (4/9)… Also placed second in the 4x400 meter relays at the same event and set a season best time in the 100-meter hurdles… Placed second in the 400-meter hurdles at the ACU Oliver Jackson Twilight Meet (4/27)… Placed first with a season best time of 1:00.38 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Lone Star Conference Championships (5/5)… Placed second in the 4x400 meter relay and fourth in the 100-meter hurdles at the same event… Qualified for the NCAA Division II Championships and placed 12th in the 400-meter hurdles and ninth as part of the 4x400 meter relay team.
 
2016 (Indoor): Competed in four meets… Set a career best in the 200-meters at the MSSU Lion Invitational (2/5) with a time of 27.27… Finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles at the MSSU Lion Invitational (2/5)… Placed second in the 4x400 meter relay at the Lone Star Conference Championships (2/20)… Also third in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.93 in the same meet, then setting the A&M-Commerce all-time record.
 
2015 (Outdoor): Named to the All-Region Team... Named to the All-Conference Team... Appeared in nine meets for the Lions, competing in the 800-meters, 400-meter hurdles and the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relays ... Qualified to compete in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA Championships in Allendale, Michigan, where she finished 13th with a time of 1:01.73 ... Named a USTFCCCA All-Region selection in the 400-meter hurdles ... Broke the 25-year-old A&M-Commerce school record in the 400-meter hurdles four different times over the course of the season, culminating with her silver medal performance at the LSC Championships with a time of 59.70 ... Named LSC Women's Field Athlete of the Week (4/29) after breaking the record for the second time following the J. Fred Duckett Twilight ... Ran the anchor leg for the 4x400 meter relay team that ran 3:48.10 at the East Texas Invite, breaking the A&M-Commerce school record ... Logged 13 top-five finishes over the course of the season ... Hit a personal best in the 800 meters at the Joe Gillespie Tri Meet with a time of 2:23.19, finishing second.

2015 (Indoor): Competed in all four meets for the Lions ... Achieved five top-ten finishes in events ranging from the 400-meters, the 4x400 meter relay, the 600-yards, and the distance medley relay ... Part of the provisionally qualifying 4x400 meter relay team that finished third at the Lone Star Conference Championships with a time of 3:52.12 ... Set a personal best in the 400-meters with a time of 58.81 at the LSC Championships ... Hit a season best in the 200-meters at the MSSU Lion Invitational with a time of 27.29. Broke the A&M-Commerce record time in the 600-yards with a time of 1:30.97 at the MSSU Lion Invitational.

2014 (Outdoor): Competed in all six meets for the Lions while running in the 4x100 and the 4x400 meter relays and the 400-meter hurdles ... Recorded a seventh place finish in the 400-meter hurdles at the Tarleton State Invitational in her first outdoor meet for the Lions ... Recorded six place finishes in the 100-meter hurdles and the 400-meter hurdles at the Cactus Cup at A&M-Kingsville ... Recorded a season best time of 15.56 at the Cactus Cup in the 100-meter hurdles ... Finished third in the 400-meter hurdles at the ASU David Noble Relays. 

2014 (Indoor): Competed in the 60-meter hurdles, 4x400 meter relay, 400-meters, 4x440 yard relay and the 600-yard dash for A&M-Commerce ... Was a member of the 4x400 meter relay team that finished fourth at the Lone Star Conference Championships ... Finished third in the 60-meter hurdles at the UCO Indoor Invitational ... Finished fourth at the UCO Indoor Invitational as a member of the 4x440 yard relay team. 

Bassett’s A&M-Commerce Career Bests
Indoor
60h: 8.78 - Lone Star Conference Championships (2/18/2017)
200m: 27.27- MSSU Lion Invitational (2/5/2016)
300m: 42.59 - Crimson & Gold Invitational (12/10/2016)
400m: 58.72 - Gorilla Classic (2/10/2017)
600y: 1:27.07* -Pittsburg State Invitational (1/29/2017)

Outdoor
100h: 14.06* – LSC Outdoor Championships (5/6/2017)
400h: 59.05* - LSC Outdoor Championships (5/6/2017)
800m: 2:23.19 - Joe Gillespie Tri Meet (4/11/2015)
* - A&M-Commerce School Record

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