2016-17 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Ashley Peterson

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Highlands Ranch, Colo.
  • Highschool Mountain Vista

Biography

2016-17: Became an Honorable Mention All-American on the platform at the NCAA Championships after placing 15th on the discipline (218.55) ... qualified for the NCAA Championships after a sixth-place showing on the platform (507.80) at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships, also finished 16th on the 1-meter (545.60) and 24th on the 3-meter (272.00) ... placed 10th on the platform (265.40), 13th on the 3-meter (301.10) and 19th on the 1-meter (254.90) at the Big Ten Championships ... won the 3-meter (309.67) and was runner-up on the 1-meter (285.38) against Green Bay ... won the 3-meter (311.35) and was runner-up in the 1-meter (292.90) at the Notre Dame Shamrock Invitational ... took sixth on the 1-meter at the Wally Nakamoto Hawaii Diving Invitational with a score of 276.85 and fourth on the 3-meter with a new personal-best score of 338.95 ... led Wisconsin on all disciplines at the Missouri Diving Invitational, taking fourth on the platform (237.05) and eighth on both the 1-meter (271.35) and 3-meter boards (289.85) ... finished third on the 1-meter (293.40) and fourth in the 3-meter board (277.95) against Georgia ... won both the 1- (540.46) and 3-meter (565.06) boards at NC State ... placed fifth on the 1-meter (273.38) and seventh on the 3-meter (277.65) vs. Minnesota ... won both the 1- and 3-meter events against Auburn earning a new personal-best mark of 306.67 in the 1-meter while tallying a score of 291.45 in the 3-meter

2015-16: Grabbed three top-20 finishes at the Big Ten Championship with a 16th-place finish in the 1-meter event (275.35), an 18th-place finish in the 3-meter event (288.00), and a seventh-place finish in the platform event (239.35) ... finished second in the 1-meter (297.15) and third in the 3-meter (286.12) vs. Green Bay ... set a new personal-best mark in the 1-meter event at Georgia with a second-place finish and a score of 298.20, while also finishing third on the 3-meter (308.93) ... finished sixth on the 3-meter board at Auburn with a score of 268.90 ... finished fourth at USC in the 3-meter event with a score of 281.75 ... placed fourth in the platform discipline at the Texas Invitational with a score of 264.20 ... garnered two third-place finishes in the 1-meter (260.70) and 3-meter (289.35) ... recorded a personal-best score in the 3-meter event (338.48) at Indiana which was good for second place ... scored a personal-best mark of 293.85 in the 1-meter discipline vs. Minnesota for third place.

2014-15: Recorded a personal-best score on the 1-meter (293.33) and 3-meter (332.10) boards against Milwaukee ... earned a 11th-place finish and new personal-best score in the platform dive (292.35) at the Big Ten championships ... named Big Ten Diver of the Week after finishing first on both boards against Northwestern.

2013-14: Became just the second UW diver since 2004 to earn points in two separate diving events at the Big Ten championships ... earned a 14th-place finish in the platform dive (233.45) and a 15th-place finish in the 1-meter event (268.95) ... earned a personal-best score in the 1-meter dive (273.45) at the 2014 Big Ten Championships during preliminaries ... achieved a personal-best score in the 3-meter dive (302.03) during a dual meet with Notre Dame ... her best platform dive performance came during the Purdue Triple Dual meet as she earned a personal-best score of 258.55.

Prep: Two-time team captain was an academic all-state honoree during both her senior and junior campaigns ... named Team MVP and academic all-state during her sophomore and freshman seasons ... also lettered in tennis and water polo.

Personal: Born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho ... parents are Lisa and Andy ... has one brother, Zack ... dad, Andy, played football at Boise State ... brother, Zack, was a member of the University of Kentucky's diving program ... great grandfather attended Wisconsin ... enjoys snowboarding and hanging out with friends ... majoring in human development and family studies.

Top Scores
1 Meter, 6 Dives: 306.67 (10/8/2016)
3 Meter, 6 Dives: 338.95 (1/6/2017)
Platform, 5 Dives: 292.35 (2/21/2015)

School Records
3-Meter Diving: 338.95 (1/6/2017)

Honorable Mention All-America Awards (1)
2017 (1)
Platform: 15th (218.55)

Honors
2017
Academic All-Big Ten

2016
Academic All-Big Ten

2015
Big Ten Diver of the Week
Academic All-Big Ten

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Junior

    Diving
    5'7"
  • 2016-17Senior

    Diving
    5'7"