2021 Men's Cross Country Roster

Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics

Jordan Ashmore

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 145
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cedar Hill, Texas
  • High School Cedar Hill
  • Major Biology / Pre-Medical

Biography

Honors
•  All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference in track and field in 2019
•  All-GCAC twice in cross country (2018, 2019)
•  GCAC Runner of the Week in cross country (Oct. 1-7, 2018)
•  Mobilization at Xavier Platinum Service Award recipient for 2019-20 and Volunteer of the Year for pair care

Briefly
•  Third year at XULA

2020 Track and Field (Sophomore)
•  Did not compete; outdoor season was canceled in mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic

2019 Cross Country (Sophomore)
•  Finished seventh at GCAC Championships — ran 8,000 meters in 33:24.7 — and repeated as All-GCAC because of his top-10 finish
•  Helped XULA win GCAC men's team championship and an automatic bid to NAIA nationals
•  Best season times: 21:11.8 for 5,000 meters, 33:17.7 for 8,000 meters

2019 Track and Field (Freshman)
•  GCAC champion in 3,200 relay and ran first segment
•  Scored in four events at GCAC meet: also placed second in the 1,600 relay (ran second segment), seventh in the 200 and eighth in the 400
•  Contributed to the Gold Rush's 198 points, the most ever by a GCAC men's runner-up
•  Best season times: 11.31 in the 100, 22.97 in the 200 and 51.45 in the 400

2018 Cross Country (Freshman)
•  Finished fourth at GCAC Championships — ran 8,000 meters in 30:06.97 — and named All-GCAC because of his top-10 finish
•  Helped XULA win GCAC men's team championship and an automatic bid to NAIA nationals
•  GCAC Runner of the Week for Oct. 1-7, 2018, after placing 42nd in the Watson Ford Invitational at Clinton, Miss., with a time of 29:51.86 for 8,000 meters
•  Ran 8K season best of 29:51 at NAIA nationals and was XULA's first finisher
•  Best season times included 18:58.41 for 5,000 meters and 26:07.5 for four miles

High School
•  Placed third in the district meet at 1,600 meters and qualified for the area meet
•  Competed in the Texas Relays in the 1,600 relay
•  Best times were 10.82 in the 100, 22.4 in the 200, 49.72 in the 400, 2:00 in the 800 and 4:41 in the mile
•  As a cross country senior in 2017, he was his team's first finisher in every meet
•  He helped his cross country team in 2016 qualify for regionals for the first time in 11 years
•  Made the A-B honor roll multiple times
•  Leader of school's peer support team as a senior; the group helps special-needs students, including assistance with physical activities

Club
•  Qualified for 2017 Junior Olympics in the 800 for Performance Track Club of Grand Prairie, Texas
•  Qualified for 2016 Junior Olympics regionals in the 800 for Cedar Hill Elite in his hometown

Personal
•  Wants to be a neurosurgeon
•  Compiled approximately 200 hours of community service before enrolling at XULA

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    5'11" 145 lbs
  • 2019Sophomore

    5'11" 145 lbs
  • 2020Junior

    5'11" 145 lbs
  • 2021Senior

    5'11" 145 lbs