Aubrey Ridgeway

Photo by: Justin Tafoya, NCAA Photos

Class:
Senior
Events:
400m / 200m
Hometown:
Arlington, Texas
Height:
5-6
High School:
Juan Seguin
Squadron:
25 Redeye

SENIOR YEAR | 2020-21: Team captain.

JUNIOR YEAR | 2019-20: Matched the Academy’s 37-year-old Junior Class Record in the 200-meter dash during a season-best performance of 24.81 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships...captured top-five finishes in that event at the Colorado Invitational and Air Force Team Challenge...also led the team in the 60-meter (7.89, Air Force Team Challenge) and 300-meter (43.47) events during the 2020 season...ran on the 4x400-meter relay that accounted for the sixth-fastest time in program history (3:50.78) during a top-10 finish at the Don Kirby Invitational.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2018-19: Competed in the 200-meter dash during seven outdoor meets...posted a team-leading time of 25.38 at the Air Force Twilight Open...finished fourth out of 13 runners in that event at the UNC Invitational (25.73)...also ran that distance during four indoor meets...clocked a season-best, team-leading time of 25.40 during the preliminary round of the Mountain West Championships...competed in the 60-meter dash four times...led the team in that event with a season-best 8.04 performance at the Air Force Invitational.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2017-18: Set Academy record in the indoor 200-meter dash after clocking a program-best time of 24.66 at the Texas Tech Shootout...that mark is also a Freshman Class Record...first matched original Academy record of 24.85 at the Colorado Invitational...anchored the 4x400-meter relay that posted an Academy record time of 3:44.47 to finish third at the Mountain West Indoor Championships and earn all-conference honors...that time deleted nearly five seconds off of a program standard that had stood since 1983...led off the relay that posted just the second sub-3:50 relay in Academy history at the Texas Tech Shootout (3:49.54)...impacted the program’s all-time standings in four events during the outdoor season...clocked the sixth-fastest 200-meter time (25.13) in Air Force history to finish fifth at the Jerry Quiller Classic...anchored the 4x400-meter relay that posted the fifth-fastest time in program history (3:47.03) at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays...ran the second leg of the 4x100-meter relay that debuted in ninth on the all-time standings (48.02) at the Jerry Quiller Classic...also ran the sprint leg of the distance medley relay that accounted for the third-fastest time in program history (11:24.47) at the Drake Relays...competed in the 60-meter dash during two indoor meets...posted a personal-best time of 7.91 at the Air Force Holiday Open...earned the team’s Track Athlete of the Week award three times during the indoor season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Juan Seguin High School...four-time varsity letterwinner in sprints, middle distance and high jump...school record holder in the 200-meter dash...also ran on two record-setting relays (4x100, 4x200)...three-time NFHS All-American...two-time Milesplit Outdoor All-American...two-time Indoor All-America Honorable Mention...three-time first-team all-state selection...four-time first-team all-region, all-area and all-district honoree...three-time team captain...ran on the 4x200-meter relays that won the state title during junior and senior years...member of the 2015 Texas 5A girls state championship team...also competed on the 2016 squad that finished second at the Texas 5A Championships...claimed at least one district title every year...was the team’s High Point Scorer at the district meet as a freshman...lettered four years in cross country...two-time regional qualifier...two-time first-team all-district selection...team captain...school record holder in the 5K...also lettered four years in volleyball...four-time first-team academic all-district selection...three-time all-district honoree as an outside hitter...three-team MVP and Outstanding Offensive Player...two-time team captain...graduated Magna Cum Laude...member of the National Honor Society and National Technical Honor Society...SOAR and AVID mentor...Distinguished Honor graduate.

PERSONAL: Full name is Aubrey Renee Ridgeway...daughter of Renwick and Katra Ridgeway...father was a three-time All-American in track at Prairie View A&M and served in the Army Reserves, while mother lettered in both track and basketball at PVAM...has two siblings (one older, one younger)...majoring in management...future plans include working in Force Support or as a logistics officer, and eventually going into the medical field as a hospital administrator...currently serving as an Assistant Force Protection Officer...attended the Academy’s Prep School...favorite TV show is Law & Order: SVU...paternal great-grandfather served in the Air Force...worked the assault course during Basic Cadet Training over the summer...member of Cadet Squadron 25.