Ashley Shaffer begins her first season as an assistant track and field coach at Denison in 2011-12 and will coach jumpers.

Last season, the Lancaster, Ohio native served as the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field intern for the championship meet hosted by her alma mater Ohio Wesleyan University.  Her duties included helping with meet set-up and management, and organizing meet workers.  Shaffer also completed, organized and filed all purchase orders.

Prior to her NCAA internship, she earned her master’s degree at Muskingum University in 2010.  While serving as a graduate assistant for the Muskies, Shaffer coached a four-time national qualifier in the triple jump.  She also assisted in the training of cross country athletes.

Shaffer earned her bachelor’s degree in physical education from Ohio Wesleyan University in 2008.  The product of Lancaster High School was a five-time national qualifier, and earned All-American honors in the Heptathlon in 2007.  She was a 31-time All-North Coast Athletic Conference selection, a 13-time conference champion, and was named NCAC Indoor Sprint/Hurdle MVP in 2005 and 2006.