Ashlea Gilfillan Class: Sophomore Hometown: Channon, Australia High School: St. Andrew's Height: 5-5 Event: Distance Experience: 3L

Personal Bests
Cross Country: 5K: 18:31 6K: 21:38
Indoor: 3,000m: 10:01.90
Outdoor: 3,000m Steeplechase: 10:45.92 5,000m: 17:36.34

Tulsa: A three-time letterwinner ... named the 2007 C-USA Female Co-Freshman of the Year ... earned third-team all-C-USA accolades in cross country as a sophomore.

2007: (Cross Country) Participated in four meets ... placed 50th with a personal-record time of 21:38 in the 6K at the NCAA Midwest Regional ... earned third-team all-C-USA honors after finishing 12th at the C-USA Championships with a time of 18:55 ... tallied a time of 21:59 at Pre-Nationals ... was TU's second-finisher, placing 13th with a personal-record time of 18:31 at the Cowboy Jamboree.

2006-07: (Indoor) Competed in three meets ... was the second-best performer in the 3,000m with a time of 10:01.90 at the Razorback Invitational ... ran the mile-run in a time of 5:13.42 at the Missouri Invitational ... (Outdoor) Participated in six meets ... at the NCAA Midwest Regional ran the 3,000m steeplechase in a time of 11:08.11 ... was a co-winner of the C-USA Female Freshman of the Year honor ... finished second in the 3,000m steeplechase at the C-USA Championships in a school record time of 10:45.92 ... placed fourth in the 5,000m with a personal-record time of 17:36.34 at the C-USA Championships ... ran a time of 2:20.78 in the 800m at the Arlington Invitational ... was TU's top performer in the 3,000m with a time of 10:36.86 at the Tulsa Duels.

High School: Won a Gold Sporting Award for winning the national cross country meet . . . also won a Gold Sporting Award in track and field her senior year . . . was the QLD state champ in the 1,500m, 3,000m and the 2,000m steeplechase in Brisbane in 2006 . . . helped guide her team to a top finish in both the QLD schools state and the nationals.

Personal: Majoring in communication . . . daughter of Rob and Karen Gilfillan . . . both parents are coaches and her father was her high school track coach.