Ashley Higginson

Ashley Higginson

Ashley Higginson in 2012
Personal information
Born	(1989-03-17) March 17, 1989 (age 27) Staten Island, New Jersey
Residence	Colts Neck Township, New Jersey
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Sport
Country	United States
Event(s)	3000m Steeplechase
College team	Princeton University
Coached by	Frank Gagliano
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	3000 m Steeplechase: 9:27.59 (2014)Mile: 4:26.1 (2016) 5000 Metres: 15:18.53 (2015)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  United States Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 3000 m steeplechase NACAC Championships 2015 Costa Rica 3000 m steeplechase

3000 m Steeplechase: 9:27.59 (2014)Mile: 4:26.1 (2016)

Ashley Higginson (born March 17, 1989, in Staten Island, New York) is an American middle distance runner who has made the U.S. team for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in the 3000 meter steeplechase.

Born in Staten Island, New York, Higginson grew up in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey and graduated from Colts Neck High School as part of the class of 2007, where she was a NXN (aka Nike Cross Country National) champion and Foot Locker Cross Country Championships All-American. Higginson went on to graduate from Princeton University and Rutgers School of Law–Newark.

In 2008, Higginson competed in 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics in the women’s 5000 meters.

As an undergraduate, Higginson won seven Ivy League Outdoor Championships. This included the 5000 meter titles in 2008 and 2011, 3000 meter titles in 2010 and 2011, and three consecutive 3000 meter steeplechase titles in 2009 through 2011.In 2010 in her junior year at Princeton, she finished third in the NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 3000 meter steeplechase.

Higginson placed fourth at the 2012 U.S. Olympic trials in the 3000 meter steeplechase.