Selected as a candidate for the CSCAA centennial list of 100 Greatest Swimmers & Divers.
2009-10: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Totaled six First Team All-America accolades including three individual national titles … won her second consecutive NCAA championships in the 500 freestyle (4:53.51) and the 1000 freestyle (9:57.48) … also won the 1650 free (16:35.98), breaking her own school record by nearly nine seconds … placed third in the 200 free (1:50.51) … collected 76 points in her four individual events, more than 22 entire teams … swam the third leg of the 800 free relay, which placed second (7:30.40), and the 400 free relay, which came in fourth (3:27.82).
GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Won three individual events and contributed to two relay titles … broke meet and pool records in earning her fourth career 1000 freestyle championship (10:02.74) … won her second consecutive GLIAC championships in the 200 free (1:52.18), setting a pool record, and the 500 free (4:55.28), breaking the pool record she set in prelims (5:02.96) … anchored the first-place 400 medley relay, which set meet and pool marks (3:47.17) … swam the third leg of the first-place 800 free relay (7:32.95), which set a pool record, and the 400 free relay which tied for second (3:30.70).
SEASON: Selected as the Counsilman-Hunsaker National Collegiate Women's Division II Swimmer of the Week by CollegeSwimming.com (Nov. 3) following her performance Oct. 31 at Oakland ... won the 1000 free (10:27.82) and swam to a second-place finish in the 500 free (5:10.87), improving upon her prior NCAA "B" qualifying times ... also finished third in the 400 individual medley (4:42.40) ... top time in the 50 freestyle (25.94, relay leadoff) Nov. 21 at Calvin … named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team … earned the GLIAC Winter 2010 Commissioner’s Award for academic and athletic excellence … selected to the CoSIDA/
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV At-Large First Team.
2008-09: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Became the first individual national champion in the history of Wayne State women's swimming, breaking her own school record by nearly 12 seconds in the 1000 freestyle (9:54.97) ... also won the NCAA title in the 500 free, breaking WSU records in both the prelims and finals (4:51.44) ... earned six First Team All-America awards altogether ... finished second in the 1650 free, eclipsing her own school mark by almost nine seconds (16:44.84) ... broke program records in the prelims and finals of the 200 free, finishing fourth (1:50.27) ... swam the second leg of the fifth-place 800 free relay, which set a school record (7:27.82) ... also anchored the 400 free relay, which placed eighth (3:28.38) after setting a school record in the prelims (3:27.49).
GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Won three individual titles, including her third consecutive championship in the 1000 free, breaking her own GLIAC record (10:11.38) ... claimed her second conference title in the 500 free (4:57.07) and won the 200 free for the first time (1:51.88) ... anchored the first place 800 freestyle relay, which broke the school record by nine seconds and bested Northern Michigan's 1991 conference record by 10 seconds (7:31.19) ... also swam the second leg of the first-place 400 free relay, which broke NMU's 1993 record (3:28.57).
SEASON: Participated in all regular-season meets ... broke her own school record the first time at the Eastern Michigan Invitational, and joined the record-setting 800 free relay ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team and the CoSIDA/
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV Women's At-Large College Division Second Team ... selected as a recipient of the GLIAC Winter 2009 Commissioner's Award for academic and athletic excellence ... received the Dean's Award for having the highest cumulative grade-point average among all student-athletes in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences ... voted WSU/EDS Female Student-Athlete of the Year.
2007-08: Voted to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District IV College Division Women's At-Large Second Team ... NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Earned seven All-America awards including four First Team accolades ... finished third and broke her own school record in three individual events - the 1650 free (16:53.51), 1000 free (10:06.67) and 500 free ... came in sixth in the 200 free (1:51.79) after eclipsing her own WSU record in prelims (1:51.56) ... led the ninth-place 800 free relay (7:41.26) and anchored the 10th-place 400 medley relay (3:53.98), both of which set school records ... also anchored the 10th-place 400 free relay which broke the school record in the prelims (3:31.16) and finals (3:30.66). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Successfully defended her GLIAC title in the 1000 free (10:25.31) ... also won the 1650 free (17:19.83) and finished third in the 500 free (5:06.10) ... swam the second leg of the second-place 800 free relay (7:49.59). SEASON: Broke three school records at the Eastern Michigan Invitational (200 free - 1:53.56; 500 free - 4:58.52; 1650 free - 17:05.23), all of which she reset at nationals ... swam the third 200 of the 800 free relay which broke the school record (7:41.35) ... earned GLIAC Women's Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week honors for her efforts ... named CollegeSwimming.com Division II Women's Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 16) after aiding WSU to two dual meet victories over Grand Valley State and Indianapolis ... won the 200 freestyle (1:55.88) and the 500 freestyle (5:05.60) against GVSU, and swam the third leg of WSU's first-place 400 freestyle relay ... won the 1000 freestyle (10:31.91) and 500 freestyle (5:09.29) while placing second in the 200 freestyle (1:55.42) against Indy ... earned GLIAC All-Academic Team honors.
2006-07: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Earned six All-America accolades, including three First Team awards by placing second in three different individual events ... broke two of her own school records in the 1000 freestyle (10:09.98) and the 1650 freestyle (17:09.13), and also posted a strong time in the 500 freestyle (5:00.44) ... was also part of three relays to earn Honorable Mention recognition - the 200 freestyle relay (1:40.24 - 16th), 400 freestyle relay (3:35.23 - 14th) and 800 freestyle relay (7:47.23 - 10th) ... finished 21st in the 200 freestyle (1:56.18). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:Â Voted GLIAC Co-Freshman of the Year on the women's side ... broke her own school record in the 500 free, winning in a time of 5:00.14 ... also set a new GLIAC record and broke her own WSU record with her victory in the 1000 free (10:19.51) ... finished second in the 200 free (1:55.81) ... led off the second-place 800 free relay (7:48.42) and swam the second leg of the 400 free relay (3:35.33), which also came in second ... swam in the preliminary 200 free relay (1:41.67 - 4th). SEASON: Broke the school records for the 500 (5:02.44), 1000 (10:22.19), and 1650 (17:14.63) freestyle events Dec. 1-2 at the Eastern Michigan Invitational ... was a part of the record-setting 400 and 800 freestyle relays as well.
High School: A 2006 graduate of Jenison High School ... was a four-year letterwinner and led the Wildcats to a conference title in 2004, as well as a first-place finish at the West Michigan relays in 2005 ... earned all-conference honors all four years and all-state accolades in 2004 and 2005 ... a two-time team MVP, she served as the team captain in 2005 ... won three conference championships in the 500 free (2003-05), and another in the 200 free in 2003 ... swam to an eighth-place finish in the 500 free (5:07.30 prelims, 5:06.32 finals) and ninth-place in the 200 free (1:56.75 prelims, 1:56.17 finals) at the Division I state meet in 2005 ... was also a varsity water polo player.
Personal: Full name--Ashley St. Andrew ... daughter of James and Susan St. Andrew ... is a pharmacy major ... attends WSU on a Presidential Scholarship ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Winter 2007, Fall 2007, Winter 2008, Fall 2009 and Winter 2010 (4.00)Â ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2006 and Fall 2008.
