Ashton Riner
Javelin
Ht
5'
9"
Class
Junior
Hometown
Connell, 
Washington
Last School
Connell High School
Roster Years
2018-2021


Personal 

  • Parents are Wayne and Janae Riner
  • Siblings are Colton, Chelsea, Madison, Cassandra, Payton, Carson and Kellen 
  • Major: Business Administration
  • Talents and hobbies include skiing, hiking, basketball, soccer and playing with her nieces and nephews.

Before BYU 

  • 2017 WIAA State Champion in the javelin 
  • Second place in WIAA State Championship 4X200m relays
  • Broke the record for 1A Washington State Track and Field Championships farthest javelin throw (153' 9)
  • Threw a personal record of 156' 7.5 in the javelin during her senior season
  • 2017 Third Team All-American in track and field
  • 2017 WIAA All-State in the javelin 
  • Two-time District Champion in the javelin

Stats

Outdoor Personal Bests
Mark/Time  Event  Meet 
57.31m/188-0 Javelin 2021 Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays

Career Stats

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2018

Outdoor

  • Finished the season at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships where she place 11th in the javelin with a mark of 50.25m (164'10") to earn USTFCCCA All-America Second Team honors
  • Started the season and her college career with a first-place finish in the javelin with a throw of 48.13m (157'11") at the USC Trojan Invitational 
  • Finished fifth in the javelin (43.22m- 141'9") at the Aztec Invitational 
  • Competed at the UVU Collegiate Invitational where she placed third in the javelin with a throw of 44.31m (145'4")
  • Took third in the javelin (44.13m- 144'9") at the Oregon Pepsi Invitational 
  • Threw a mark of 50.94m in the javelin at the Beach Invitational 
  • Placed first with a career-best throw of 52.36m (171'9") at the BYU Robison Invitational 
  • Finished third in the javelin (43.30m- 142'1") at the Sacramento State Open 
  • Took first in the javelin (45.58m- 149'6") at the BYU Cougar Invitational 
  • Competed in the NCAA West Preliminary Round and advanced to the NCAA Championships after finishing 11th in the javelin with a mark of 50.21m (164'9")
Sophmore Year 2019

Junior Year 2021

Indoor 

  • Finished 1st in the javelin throw at the UNLV Spring Opener with a mark of 52.91m/173-7
  • Competed in one meet during the 2021 indoor season

Outdoor

  • Competed in the javelin throw at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, finishing 26th with a mark of 46.50m/152-7
  • Finished first in the javelin throw in four-straight meets, including the Hayward Premiere and Jim Click Shootout
  • Threw a personal best mark of 57.31m/188-0 in the javelin at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays
  • Competed in six meets during the 2021 outdoor season
Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year



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    Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon - 2021 NCAA Track and Field Championships BYU