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2021 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Roster

Kris Darlington
Stephen Czerpak

Amanda Ashmen

  • Class Senior
  • Event Distance
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown Voorhees, N.J.
  • High School Eastern Regional
  • Major Computer Engineering

Biography

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Union appealed to me because of the unique combination of challenging academics and athletics. The distinguished engineering program will facilitate my pursuit of a computer engineering degree, while Union's commitment to the liberal arts will broaden my academic and personal horizons. I chose Union because I could not imagine myself anywhere else.


Honors and Awards:
- All-Liberty League East Champion – 3000 Meter Steeplechase (2021)
- Liberty League All-Academic Team (2019, 2020, 2021)
- Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award (2020-21)
- Junior Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award (2019-20)
- Sophomore Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award (2018-19)

At Union: Also is a member of the Union women's soccer team during the fall season ... member of the Society of Women Engineers and Engineers for a Sustainable World ... Association for Computing Machinery's Council on Women in Computing ... Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society ... earned the school's R. E. Morgan Memorial Award as a senior.

2020-21: Appeared in seven meets during the pandemic-shortened outdoor season … boasted the team’s top 2,000 and 3,000 steeplechase time on the season … won the 3,000 steeplechase at the Liberty League East Championships (5/8) with a season-best time of 12:54.80 and also ran the 400 hurdles in a season-best 1:19.29.

2019-20: Appeared in the maximum 11 meets for the Dutchwomen during the indoor season … posted the team’s top time in the 800, 1000, mile and 3000 … ran the 1000 meters in a career-best 3:20.83 at Middlebury (1/25) … her best 3000 time of the season was a 10:54.27 finish at the Armory Last Chance Meet (2/21) … took 13th in the mile at the AARFTC Indoor Championships (3/6) with a time of 5:22.07.

2018-19: Appeared in eight meets during the indoor season and all seven during the outdoor season … primarily ran the 800 and mile indoors … her best 800 time of 2:29.71 came at the Fastrack Last Chance Meet (2/15) … ran the mile in a season-best 5:41.15 at the Utica Blue and Orange Invite (2/3) … part of the DMR quartet that placed fifth at the Liberty League Indoor Championships (2/23) with a AARTFC qualifying time of 13:03.43 … also was part of the 4x400 relay that placed sixth at Liberty Leagues … ran the 800 and 1,500 during the outdoor season … her best outdoor times of the year came at the Liberty League Championships (5/3-4), finishing the 800 in 2:31.47 and the 1,500 in 5:02.55 … also part of all four Union points at Liberty Leagues, placing seventh as part of the 4x100 and 4x400 relays … ran as part of the 4x800 relay at the AARTFC Championships (5/16).

High School: Was a four time consecutive conference champion on the soccer field for Eastern Regional High School ... earned a total of eight varsity letters in soccer and track & field.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Distance
    5'8"
  • 2019Sophomore

    Distance
    5'8"
  • 2019-20Junior

    Distance
    5'8"
  • 2020-21Senior

    Distance
    5'8"
  • 2021Senior

    Distance
    5'8"