USTFCCCA RELEASE
NEW ORLEANS – Junior Ashley Elder (Bristol, Conn.) of the Southern New Hampshire University women's track and field team was named United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-East Region on Monday, as the organization announced its All-Region honorees for the 2018 NCAA Division II indoor track and field season.
Elder received recognition for her performance in the shot put, as the top-five individuals in each event from each region earned All-Region distinction. The regions used for the awards include Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast and West. A total of 521 women from 120 different institutions nationwide received All-Region laurels.
Elder finished the indoor season with a top-five finish in each of the seven meets in which she competed in, which included six top-two showings and five event victories. She captured the shot put at the Smith Winter Classic (12.80 meters), the Plymouth State Winter Open (12.88 meters), the Panther Invite (13.30 meters), the Middlebury Invitational (12.89 meters) and the Gordon Kelly Invitational (13.29 meters). Elder's finest performance of the season and her career came on February 3, as she unloaded a heave of 13.67 meters (44 feet, 10.25 inches) to set a new personal record and finish first in Division II at the New England Indoor Championships.
Southern New Hampshire opens its 2018 outdoor campaign on March 31 when it hosts the SNHU Spring Invitational in the inaugural track and field competition at Penmen Stadium.
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