Former Misericordia University track & field standout Ashlee Ward has been inducted into the Middle Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame.
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A two-time NCAA champion, Ward is the first Misericordia student-athlete to earn MAC Hall of Fame status.
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She was the NCAA indoor and outdoor national champion in the high jump as a senior and was named the Misericordia Wendy's Athlete of the Year.
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She was the 2013 & 2014 NCAA Mideast Region Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year.
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A four-time outdoor MAC champion in the high jump, Ward was a two-time indoor MAC champ in the high jump and two-time runner-up.
She was also a two-time MAC champion and two-time runner-up in the discus.
She was the MAC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year as a freshman and holds MAC records in both the indoor and outdoor high jump (1.76m).
She owns MAC and school records in both high jumps (1.76m) and holds the school record in the discus (133'11").
She was ranked second in Misericordia's Top 100 Student-Athletes of the Century and was inducted into the Misericordia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2025. She is also a member of the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame.
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