Ashley Houghting Class: Junior Hometown: Welland, Ont. High School: Northview Heights Secondary Height: 5-5 Experience: 2V Club Team: Sport Seneca

2008 (Junior): Competed in 12 meets, sitting out the home meet against Seattle Pacific due to a minor injury ... Honored as one of the Huskies' top event specialists for her efforts on vault and floor throughout the season ... Earned First-Team All-Pac-10 honors on floor ... Ended the season ranked No. 25 in the nation on floor and No. 26 in the nation on vault ... Won 12 event titles and two all-around crowns during the regular season (in only five appearances as an all-arounder) ... Captured five victories on vault and four on floor ... Scored a season-high 9.925 on vault twice and a 9.9 on the event twice, including at the NCAA West Regional to tie for second place ... Finished second on floor at the Pac-10 Championships with a 9.925 ... Scored a season-high 9.95 on floor at No. 18 Arizona to help the Huskies score a 49.200, the highest team total for UW in three years ... Had a strong meet at fifth-ranked LSU, scoring a season-high 39.225 in the all-around to win the meet and help her team to a 195.175, their highest total score of the year.

2007 (Sophomore): Named the Huskies' 2007 recipient of the Creating Winners in Competition award, presented to the most valuable performer, and the Most Improved award ... Won 17 individual titles in her second season (eight on vault, one on beam, five on floor and three in the all-around) ... Won at least one event in nine of 13 meets ... Tallied a career-high 39.425 in the all-around at Arizona State ... Won two events at Seattle Pacific with career-high marks on vault (9.95) and floor (9.975) ... The 9.975 on floor also ties for 10th-best all-time in Washington history ... Set or tied career-high marks in three events at the Pac-10 Championships with a 9.95 on vault, a 9.825 on bars and a 9.825 on beam.

2006 (Freshman): Won eight individual titles during the season (all on vault) ... The eight wins rank fourth all-time among freshman for total individual titles ... Tied for first on vault at the Hawaiin Classic with a 9.85 to become the first Husky since Kelly McDonald (2003) to win an event in her collegiate debut ... Recorded five-straight meets with a 9.9 or higher on vault from Jan. 20-Feb. 12 ... Notched three-consecutive scores of 9.7 or higher on floor in last three competitions ... Posted the Husky's highest score on vault at the Pac-10 Championships with a 9.85 ... Competed on vault as an individual at the NCAA Regionals, finishing third with a 9.85.

Personal: Daughter of Tracy and Rhoda Houghting ... Has one sister, Melanie ... Attended Northview Heights Secondary School in Toronto, Ontario, where she lettered in soccer and basketball ... Trained at Sports Seneca ... Competed in Japan in September of 2002, placing second on vault, third on beam and fifth all-around.

Houghting's Career Bests

Vault	9.950, twice, last at Pac-10 Championships (March 31, 2007)
Bars	9.825 at Pac-10 Championships (March 31, 2007)
Beam	9.825, three times, last at SPU (March 21, 2008)
Floor Exercise	9.975 at SPU (March 23, 2007)
All Around	39.425 at Arizona St. (March 2, 2007)

Getting To Know Ashley Houghting

Nickname	Ash, Red, Ashferd
Why Washington	The city, the school and a great team of girls
Best thing about UW	My boyfriend, Jordan
Which teammate will surprise people this year	Haley
This teammate provides the best advice	Kelly
Best dressed teammate	Emily, with all her tie dye and her knee/thigh high socks!
Favorite song to dance to	"Standing Outside the Fire" - Garth Brooks
The song I play most in my iPod or CD player	"Soco Amaretto Lime"
Favorite musical artists	Goo Goo Dolls, Brand New
Favorite gymnastics move	Full twisting double back on floor
Favorite toy as a child	Nintendo
Favorite restaurant in Seattle	Salty's
Favorite home cooked meal	chicken with anything
Favorite Movie	The Notebook
Favorite UW sports team to watch	FOOTBALL!!!
TV show I cannot miss	Grey's Anatomy
If I had a super power it would be	The ability to fly
My most prized possession is	My iPod
If I could work with any charity, it would be	Feed the Children
Reality TV Show I'd like to appear on	Fear Factor
People don't know that I am scared of	The ocean
Most famous person I've met	Chelsea Bakken :)
The people I credit for getting me where I am today	My family, Jordan, my teammates and our incredible coaches!
Favorite quote	Everything happens for a reason.
Very few people know this about me	I've been in a body cast
My advice to young gymnasts	Competing at the collegiate level is harder than you expect, but you will fall in love with the sport in a whole new way and learn more about yourself than you could ever imagine.
The most exciting place I've ever been	Japan
If I could go anywhere in the world it would be	New York
I'd like to switch place for a day with	My little sister Melanie
My pre-meet ritual	Have Natalie do my hair and Emily do my makeup

Last Updated: April 30, 2008