Ashley Cameron

Photo by: Trang Le

Class:
Freshman
Position:
100m Hurdles | 400m Hurdles
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Langham Creek

JUNIOR YEAR | 2018-19: Competed in the 100-meter dash and 100-meter hurdles during the outdoor season...clocked a career-best 100-meter time of 12.84 at the Air Force Twilight Open...also accounted for a season-best hurdles time of 15.06 at that meet...participated in three different races during the indoor season...posted season-best marks in the 100-meter (8.26) and 200-meter (27.32) events at the Air Force Collegiate Open...clocked a season-best time of 9.39 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Air Force Holiday Open.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2017-18: Competed in the 60-meter dash during eight meets...posted a season-best time of 8.99 to win the Air Force Collegiate Open...added a top-10 finish at the Air Force Holiday Open (9.02, eighth)...also ran the 60-meter dash three times, clocking a season-best time of 8.07 at the season-opener...ran the 100-meter hurdles during seven outdoor meets...notched a season-best time of 14.78 at the 7220 Invitational...also competed in the long jump at that meet, posting a career-best distance of 16’8¾”...won the 100-meter dash (13.05) at the Jerry Quiller Classic.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2016-17: Impacted the Academy record book in the hurdle events during both the indoor and outdoor seasons...registered the program’s sixth-fastest 60-meter hurdles during an 8.96-performance at the Mountain West Indoor Championships...also ran on the 4x400-meter relay that posted the sixth-fastest time in Academy history (3:52.99) at that meet...recorded the eighth-fastest 100-meter hurdles time in Academy history (14.71) at the Michael Johnson Invitational...clocked a wind-aided time of 14.60 to finish third at the Air Force Twilight Open...led off the 4x100-meter relay that clocked the fourth-fastest time in Academy history (47.71) at the Air Force Twilight Open...also ran the opening leg of the relay that scored for the Falcons at the MW Outdoor Championships (seventh, 48.24)...earned the team’s Track Athlete of the Week award three times.

HIGH SCHOOL: Langham Creek High School...two-time MVP...regional qualifier in the 100-meter hurdles as a senior...broke school record in the long jump as a sophomore...also ran on the 4x400-meter relay team that qualified to the regional championships and finished 10th at the Texas Relays that year...served as team captain during junior and senior years...member of the National Honor Society...served as president of the Black Student Association as a junior...member of the Future Business Leaders of America.

PERSONAL: Full name is Ashley Ymani Cameron...daughter of Winston and Nivla Cameron...father retired from the Army as an E7...has two older sisters – Ayana, a 2014 Academy graduate, and Lakesha, a sprinter for the Houston Baptist track and field team...majoring in behavioral science...future plans include attending medical school or becoming a pilot...attended the Academy’s Prep School...served as Squadron Commander for Charlie...hobbies include cooking and poetry...has Jamaican heritage...born in Colorado Springs...member of Cadet Squadron 11.