U.S. Olympic Athletes
Ashley Priess
 Biography | |
| Priess helped her team win a silver medal at the 2006 World Championships and also won a gold and a silver medal at the 2006 World Cup event in France. Priess is the daughter of Mel and Linda Priess. Her father is a sales manager and Priess has one sister, Courtney, who was an international elite gymnast and now competes at the University of Alabama. Priess recently signed a letter of intent to compete at Alabama, beginning with the 2008-09 school year. Priess would like to be an elementary school teacher in the future. She admires her family, Shannon Miller, Morgan White and Andrea Raducan. | |
| Personal Information | |
| Hometown: Hamilton, OH Began Gymnastics In: 1993 How did you get involved?: My sister, Courtney, was a gymnast, and I always wanted to be just like her. Favorite Gymnastics Thing: I love to travel and compete all around the world. Also, I love that satisfying feeling at competitions when I've done my very best, and all of my hard work has paid off. Favorite Event: bars Goals: My goal is to go to the 2008 Olympic Games. School: Lakota West Grade: 12th (Fall 2007) Favorite School Subject: math | |
| Interests Outside the Gym | |
| Favorite Music/Book: country, rap, rock, pop, Christian rock Favorite TV Show: One Tree Hill, Reba, American Idol, MTV Favorite Food: chicken fajitas Hobbies: dancing, shopping, piano | |
| National Competition Results | |
| 2006 Visa Championships, St. Paul, Minn.: 5th-BB; 6th-AA, UB, FX 2006 U.S. Classic, Kansas City, Kan.: 1st-AA(T); 2nd-FX(T); 3rd-UB, BB; 4th-VT 2005 U.S. Classic, Virginia Beach, Va.: 1st-AA, UB; 2nd-FX; 5th- BB; 9th-VT (Jr. Div) 2004 Visa Championships, Nashville, Tenn.: 3rd-FX; 4th-AA, UB; 5th-BB; 7th-VT (Jr. Div) 2004 U.S. Classic, Rochester, N.Y.: 1st-AA, UB, FX; 2nd-BB; 9th-VT (Jr. Div) 2004 American Classic, Ontario, Calif.: 3rd-UB; 5th-VT; 8th-FX (Jr. Div) 2004 Podium Meet, New York, N.Y.: 1st-Team, AA; 2nd-FX; 4th-VT, UB; 8th-BB (Jr. Div) 2003 National Championships, Milwaukee, Wis.: 3rd-AA, UB, FX; 9th-VT (Jr. Div) 2003 U.S. Classic, San Antonio, Texas: 3rd-AA, UB; 6th-BB, FX; 7th-VT (Jr. Div) 2003 American Classic, Boston, Mass.: 2nd-BB; 3rd-AA; 5th-FX; 8th-UB (Jr. Div) 2003 Podium Meet, Fairfax, Va.: 6th-UB; 8th-AA (Jr. Div) 2002 U.S. Classic, Virginia Beach, Va.: 2001 Women's Junior Olympic Level 10 National Championships, Eugene, Ore.: 3rd-UB | |
| International Competition Results | |
| 2007 Houston International Invitational, Houston, Texas: 3rd-UB 2006 World Championships, Aarhus, Denmark: 2nd-Team; 10th-AA 2006 World Cup, Ghent, Belgium: 2nd-BB; 3rd-FX 2006 World Cup, Lyon, France: 1st-BB; 2nd-UB 2005 Massilla Gym Cup, Marseilles, France: 2nd-Team, BB; 7th-AA 2005 USA/GBR, Lilleshall, Great Britain: 1st-Team 2005 USA/SUI, Maggligen, Switzerland: 1st-Team 2004 Pacific Alliance Championships, Honolulu, Hawaii: 1st-Team; 2nd-UB; 3rd-AA; 4th-VT, FX (Jr. Div) 2004 USA/Japan Dual Meet, Houston, Texas: 1st-Team, FX; 2nd-AA, UB; 3rd-VT 2003 USA/Japan, Houston, Texas: 1st-Team; 2nd-UB; 3rd-AA, FX |