Northern Illinois University Athletics

The NIU record-holder in the both the shot put and the hammer throw, Ashley Morrow was a four-time NCAA Regional Qualifier and competed in the 2007 NCAA Championships in the shot put. A native of O'Fallon, Ill., made an immediate impact on the Huskie track and field program when she set a school record in the indoor shot put (45-06.50) at her first collegiate meet, the Illinois State Redbird Open (Dec. 3, 2003). Morrow went on to earn All-MAC Second Team honors both indoors and outdoors during her freshman campaign and, along with Margaret Gorski, became the first NIU women's track and field athletes to qualify for the NCAA Regionals, where she finished 30th in the shot put. 

The following season, Morrow again qualified for the NCAA Regionals in the shot put, where she finished 16th. She also set a school record in the hammer with a throw of 178-01 (54.28m) at the 2005 MAC Championships, a mark that remains the best in NIU history. 

As a junior in 2006, Morrow won the MAC Championship in the shot put with a still school record mark of 51-10.50 (15.59m) and earned her third consecutive trip to the NCAA Regionals. Morrow completed her Huskie career in 2007 with a trip to the NCAA Championships in the shotput. After finishing fourth at the NCAA Mideast Regional, Morrow went on to a 27th-place finish at the NCAA Finals. 

Along with the outdoor school records in the shot put and hammer throw, Morrow still ranks sixth in school history in the discus and second indoors in both the shot put and weight throw.