Ashika Charan
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
West Covina, California
High School:
Claremont
Event:
Jumps
Birthdate:
04/04/1988
Experience:
3 years
2008 (SOPHOMORE): Earned All-American honors with a fifth-place effort in triple jump at NCAA Championships, posting a windy mark of 44-3 ½ ... Reached distance of 21-0 in establishing a career best mark in the long jump, which placed her second at the Midwest Region in Lincoln, Nebraska ... Neared the 44-0 mark in the triple jump with a wind-legal career best of 43-11 ¼ to place fourth at the Midwest Region ... Finished third in long jump (20-9 ¼) and fourth in the triple jump (43-6 ½) during the Big 12 Championships ... Equaled her personal indoor best of 20-6 ½ (6.25) to place second in the long jump at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational ... Finished fourth in long jump at Big 12 Indoors and placed 12th at NCAA Indoors ... Established an indoor personal best in the triple jump with a mark of 43-6 ½ to win the Razorback Invitational ... Runner-up at Big 12 Indoors (43-0 ¼) and placed 11th at NCAA Indoors (43-2 ¼) ... Also placed third at New Balance meet (43-1 ¾) ... Matched her indoor PR with a 20-6 ½ leap for third place at the UCLA Invitational ... Placed 14th in long jump qualifying at the NCAA Championships ... Won triple jump at Texas Invitational, placed seventh at Texas Relays and finished eighth at Penn Relays.
2007 (FRESHMAN): Earned a bronze medal in the triple jump (42-2 ¾) at Pan Am Juniors in Brazil ... Finished fourth (20-0 ¼) in the long jump while at Pan Am Juniors ... Qualified for the U.S. national team by placing second in the triple jump with a personal best mark of 43-0 ¼ and third in the long jump (19-9 ¾) during the USATF Junior Championships ... Established an outdoor personal best in the long jump with a mark of 20-5 ¼ to win at the Penn Relay Carnival ... Became the first Aggie female to claim an individual field event title at Penn Relays ... Her best marks outdoors became the No. 5 long jump and No. 6 triple jump in A&M history ... Big 12 runner-up in triple jump with a wind-aided effort of 43-11 ¼ ... Also runner-up at Midwest regional, with a distance of 42-9 ½ ... A 42-8 performance at the NCAA Championships did not advance to the final ... Outdoors in the long jump placed second at USC Invitational, fourth at Texas Relays and finished fifth in the Big 12 Championships ... Placed sixth at Midwest Regional and qualified for the NCAA Championships ... Set a personal record in the 200, running a 24.25 to win her section at the USC Invitational ... Indoors, she was runner-up in the long jump (20-5 ¾) during the Big 12 Championships and placed fifth (42-8 ¼) in the triple jump ... Established a personal best of 20-6 ¼ to win her section and place second overall at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational in New York City.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2006 graduate of Claremont High School .... Earned All-America honors in long and triple jump during 2005 and 2006 seasons ... Set personal bests in long and triple jump during 2006 USATF Junior Championships held in Indianapolis ... Runner-up in the USATF Junior triple jump with a 41-10 while placing third in long jump, reaching a mark of 19-11 ½ ... Holds school record in seven individual events as well as heptathlon and pentathlon ... Also ran on school record 4 x 100 relay ... As a senior placed third in California State long jump (19-9) and was fourth in the triple jump (41-3 ¼) ... In junior year placed fourth in both long jump (19-8 ½) and triple jump (40-9 ¼), as well as sixth in 300 hurdles (43.89) at California State meet ... Also in junior season placed fifth in heptathlon with 4623 points at USATF Junior Championships ... Won long jump (19-10 ¾w) and triple jump (40-10 ¼) at 2005 USATF Junior Olympics ... Coached by Rich Ede ... Lettered three years ... Member of Southern California Cheetahs track club ... Played basketball during sophomore year.
PERSONAL: Ashika Charan is the daughter of Steve and Paula Foss ... Born April 4, 1988 in Pomona, California ... Has three siblings, Rajesh, Rory, Jr. and Justin ... Started competing in track at age 15 ... Psychology major.
Career Bests (entering 2009)
* Long jump 21-0 / 20-6 1/4 [i] * Triple jump 43-11 ¼ / 43-6 1/2 [i]
Courtesy Texas A&M
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