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ASU: One of the top returning performers on beam, floor and bars ... could contend for All-America honors in beam and floor ... Ellsberry may appear in the all-around this season ... will be looked to for leadership this season.
2002: Competed in every meet of the season ... posted a season and career-high in the floor exercise with a 9.925 in the UNO's Classic on February 8 ... averaged a 9.811 for 11 floor routines ... tallied a 9.900 on floor versus Arizona (3/1) and Stanford (1/25) ... best score on beam was a 9.925 versus Arizona (3/1) ... averaged 9.745 for 11 beam routines ... scored a season and career-high 9.875 on uneven bars versus Utah State (3/8) ... top meets included the UNO's Classic (9.925 on floor and 9.900 on beam) and Arizona (9.925 on beam, 9.900 on floor and 9.800 on bars) ... scored a 9.8 or better nine times on floor and seven times on beam.
2001: Competed on beam and floor in each of ASU's 13 meets ... missed on both routines at the season-opening Maui Invitational, but hit final 24 routines down the stretch ... 9.776 average on beam was second on the team only to Laura Moon's 9.777 average on the apparatus ... scored 9.8-or-better seven times ... scored 9.95 vs. Auburn to improve her career best while claiming an ASU season-high ... also crossed the 9.9 barrier with a 9.925 at the UNO's Classic ... led the Sun Devils with a 9.875 in ASU's final rotation at the NCAA Central Regional ... 9.782 average on floor, scoring 9.8-or-better 10 times ... improved her career-best to 9.9 vs. Arizona, matched that effort at the Pac-10 Championships ... top meets included the UNO's Classic, where she tallied a 9.925 on beam and a 9.875 on floor, and the dual vs. Auburn, where she scored 9.950 and 9.850, respectively.
2000: Returned from early season back injury to display form that made her the 1999 J.O. National Champion on beam ... scored her first collegiate victory in only her third meet as a Sun Devil, tying teammate Lea Carver at 9.9 on beam in the UNO's Classic (Feb. 18) ... also looked impressive the week before at Washington (Feb. 18) with 9.775 to tie for fourth ... followed up UNO's win with 9.725, 11th-place effort at Denver (Feb. 26) ... shook off effects of fall at West Virginia (Mar. 4) to finish second with 9.85 vs. Arizona (Mar. 10) ... 9.8 at NCAA Regional (Apr. 1) tied for ninth ... worked slowly into the floor lineup ... after two non-scoring efforts at Washington and in UNO's meet, recorded an 11th place 9.7 performance at West Virginia ... best effort of the year came in regular season finale against Arizona, where she tied for fifth at 9.75.
High School: A 1999 graduate of Sycamore High School, Cincinnati, Ohio ... competed for Queen City Gymnastics ... 1999 all-around champion at the Junior Olympic Nationals ... finished first on the beam and floor and seventh on the vault on her way to victory ... National performance came on the heels of third place showing at Level 10 Regional meet.
Personal: Major is BIS with an emphasis of Business and Sociology ... parents are Roy Ellsberry and Penny Metzger ... has two older sisters, Wendy (26) and Erica (24) ... Wendy was a 1999 All-American at ASU ... born January 6, 1981 ... full name is Ashley Ann Ellsberry.
Year V UB BB FX AA
2000 -- -- - 9.900 9.750 --
2001 -- -- - 9.950 9.900 -
2002 -- - 9.875 9.925 9.925 -
Career -- 9.875 9.950 9.925 --
