Ashley Buckingham

Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Position:
MB
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Greenwood, Ind.
High School:
Center Grove

Junior/Sophomore (2004)... Will serve as a student assistant with the team.

Sophomore/Freshman (2003)... Did not seen any action due to injury.

Freshman (2002)... Redshirted ... A recipient of U-M’s Athletic Academic Achievement Award.

Prep... Center Grove High School (2002) ... National Honor Society ... Spanish National Honor Society ... A-Honor Roll ... Earned 12 varsity letters (four in volleyball, four in track, three in basketball and one in swimming) ... Volleyball highlights include: All-Indiana selection (2001) ... All-Indiana honorable mention (2000) ... Indianapolis Super Team selection (2001) ... Senior All-Star (2001) ... Junior All-Star (2000) ... All-Metro South first team (2001) ... All-Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference first team (2000, '01) ... All-Johnson County first team (2000, '01) ... Helped Center Grove to its first first volleyball state championship (Indiana Class 4A, 2000) ... Track highlights include: State finalist (2000, '01) ... State qualifier (1999) ... All-MIC first team (2001) ... Set school record in discus with throw of 125 feet, 11 inches ... Basketball highlights include: All-MIC first team (2000-01) ... Led team in scoring (2000-01).

Club/Junior Team... Circle City Volleyball Club ... Participated for five years ... Junior Olympic All-Tournament team (2001) ... 11th place in the 18 Open Division at the 2002 Junior Olympic Championships ... Second place in the 17 Open Division at the 2001 Junior Olympic Championships ... Third place in the 16 Open Division at the 2000 Junior Olympic Championships ... Fifth place in the 15 Open Division at the 1999 Junior Olympic Championships.

Personal... Enrolled in the Division of Kinesiology ... High school teammate of current Wolverine Jennifer Gandolph ... Birthday: March 27, 1984 ... Full name is Ashley Kile Buckingham ... Daughter of Kevin and Kathy Buckingham.