| Ashley Younce |
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 | Class:
Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Portland, Oregon
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| High School:
Sunset High School
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| Height:
5-5
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| Experience:
HS
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OREGON STATE: Begins varsity running career at OSU during 2004-05 ... now in her third year at OSU.
SUNSET HIGH: Lettered 3 years in track and field and 4 years in cross country for coach Ken Bell ... in track and field, league champion in 3,000 as a junior; all-league first team as a junior, 3-time all-league second team ... in cross country, all-league first team as a junior; 2-time all-league second team; 3-time team Most Valuable Runner ... Senior Athlete of the Year; Jerry Flug Award ... 3.8 GPA; National Honor Society; student body secretary; Leadership Class; Link Crew; Scholar-Athlete Award; Sean Matsuda Memorial Scholarship; DARE role model; DECA.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business; would like to become a certified public accountant and eventually work up to CEO ... born in Portland, Ore. ... parents are Bill and Cheri Younce; family includes sister Christine (24) ... great-grandfather Earl Younce played football, baseball at OSU; great-uncle Len Younce was an All-Coast football lineman at OSU, played for New York Giants ... enjoys running, cooking, shopping, skiing, time with friends and family, "crafty things" ... OSU Student-Alumni Association; Alpha Chi Omega sorority; Alpha Lambda Delta honorary for first-year students ... top athletic thrill was high school cross country team placing second in state her senior year ... favorite athlete is Clyde Drexler; favorite movie is Father Of The Bride; favorite TV shows are Friends, Saved By The Bell; favorite actor is Brad Pitt, actress is Reese Witherspoon; favorite book is Once A Runner; favorite musicians are Dashboard Confessional, Jessica Simpson, OAR, Boys To Men; favorite vehicle is red Hummer H2; favorite foods are grasshopper pie, apples, spaghetti; favorite restaurants are Red Robin, McMenamin's ... chose OSU because of her family legacy at the school, its proximity to home, "great college town experience and good academics."
