Ashley is in her fourth season at CSU after coming from Upson-Lee High School in Thomaston, GA. She was a member of the cheerleading squad for four years and was team captain her senior season. She was voted best flyer her 10th, 11th, and 12th grade seasons. In addition to Upson-Lee, she was a member of the Pythons squad at United Cheerleading for three years. In 2003, the Pythons placed seventh at Nationals. Ashley now is a coach at United and coaches one mini squad and assists with two other teams.

Personal:  Daughter of Mike and Debbie Short...Loves to eat spaghetti...Favorite movie is The Wedding Crashers...Favorite screen stars are Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston...Lists Elton John's Tiny Dancer as her favorite song...Enjoys shopping and scuba diving in her spare time...If she could spend a day with anyone it would be her great-grandmother and grandfather...Her role model in sports is her sister Jennifer...Favorite athlete is Chipper Jones...Most memorable moment in sports was winning College Nationals in 2005...She plans to become a teacher and get her masters upon graduation.