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Ashton Villeneuve

Ashton Villeneuve

  • Title
    Assistant Coach - Cross Country, Long/Middle Distance
  • Email
    aavillen@utica.edu
  • Phone
    315-223-2533
Ashton Villeneuve entered her first year as an assistant coach for the Utica College cross country and track and field teams in the winter of 2017. She will be responsible for overseeing the men’s and women’s long and middle distance runners as well as assisting Coach Sam Catterson with all facets of the cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field teams.

Ashton is a 2016 graduate of Utica College where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and was a member of the cross country and track & field programs. Ashton was the first cross country runner in program history to qualify for NCAA Cross Country Nationals. She was also a three year ECAC qualifier and a four time Empire 8 Cross Country All-Conference selection. She earned All-Region twice in cross country and was a two-time E8 All-Conference honoree in track & field. She was also able to earn NCAA DIII Runner of the Week honors.

During her time as a student-athlete she set the school-record in the cross country 6K (Regionals, 2013) with a time of 21:42.70. She set the program’s indoor record in the 3000 meter (10:51.39) and the 5000 meter (18:20.30). She also set the Todd & Jen Hutton Sports & Recreation Center facility record in the 5000 meter.  In outdoor track she set the school record in the 5000 meter (18:14.36) and the 10,000 meter (38:14.66).

She currently resides in Utica, NY with her pug Morty. She is a 2012 graduate of Holland Patent where she competed in swimming, alpine skiing, as well as track and field.