Utica University Athletics

2015: She participated in 8 races during the season … She ran her fastest 6K time of the season with a mark of 22:36 at the 2015 NYSCTC XC Championship (10/24/15) … At the Saratoga Invitational she ran the 5K and finished with a time of 18:47.9 (9/12/15) … Her best 5K time of the year was at the Hamilton College Cross Country Invitational where she finished with a time of 18:26.8 (10/10/15) … At the conclusion of her senior season she was selected by the Empire 8 as First Team All-Conference.

2014: Villeneuve kicked off her junior campaign coming in first place in her first two races of the season… At the SUNYIT Short Course Invitational (8/30/14) she finished in first with a time of 20:23 and at the Steven Warde Invitational (9/6/14) she also finished in first with a time of 19:12.2… Named the College’s Female Athlete of the Week (9/8/14)… She placed 7^th at the Hamilton College Cross Country Invitational (10/11/14) with a time of 18:04.9… Ran a season best time of 18:34.6 at the Empire 8 Cross Country Championships (11/1/14) where she finished in 13^th place… Closed the season in 34^th place at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Cross Country Championships (11/15/14) with a time of 22:41.9.

2013: Villeneuve started her sophomore campaign winning her first race of the season at the 7^th Annual Wildcat Invite, clocking with a time of 19:27 … As a team, the Pioneers placed second at the meet…. Won her second straight meet, out of 64 runners, at the Steven Warde Invitation (9/7/13), averaging a 5:46.0 mile pace and finishing with a 17:55.0 time, as the Pioneers won the meet…  Placed sixth out of 89 runners at the Saratoga Cross Country Invitational (9/20/13), finishing with a time of 17:57.4 …  Finished 7^th out of 268 runners at the 35^th Annual Geneseo Cross Country Invitational (10/5/13), clocking in with a time of 22:26.6 … Clocked a 18:00.2 at the Hamilton College Cross Country Invitational (10/12/13), finishing second out of 90 runners, helping the team place third at the meet… Placed 12^th out of 76 runners at the NYSCTC Cross Country Championships (10/26/13), with a 23:25.7 time…  Finished fourth at the Empire 8 Cross Country Championships (11/2/13) averaging a 4:55 mile pace and an end time of 18:18.5… Finished 10^th overall out of 269 runners with a clocked time of 21:46 and average mile time of 5:50 at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional’s…  Was the program’s first ever-national qualifier… Named to the All-Region team by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association… Was named First-Team Empire 8 All-Conference for the second consecutive year…  Placed 181^st out of 279 at the 2013 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships that was held at Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana … She finished her first NCAA Championship appearance with a time of 23:13.0 and averaged a mile pace of 6:14.  

2012: Earned First-Team All-Conference as a freshman with a third place overall finish, out of 98 racers, on 10/27/12 at the Empire 8 Conference Championships clocking a time of 18:34 … Placed third for UC and fourth overall in her first race at UC with final time of 19:36 on 9/8/12 at the Steven A. Warde Invite … Tallied one of her best times at the Hamilton Invite with a final time of 19:01 placing first for UC and sixth overall out of 135 runners … Followed up finishing first for UC again and 23rd overall at the NYSCTC Championships clocking a final time of 24:11 … Concluded her first-year placing first for Utica and 49th overall, out of 277, at Regionals with a final time of 23:14.

Personal: Ashton is a 2012 graduate of Holland Patent High School and is the daughter of Kelly and Ray Villeneuve... She is currently pursuing her degree in Health Studies.