Ashton, 22, regularly runs fit-a-thons at local schools in an effort to promote the promise of fitness, health and well-being to kids in the area. She often talks her teammates into joining her at the schools when the team is idle.
“I’m not really sure what I want to do after school, but I know that while I’m in this position to volunteer with these elementary schools and hang out with these kids and be a positive role model, I definitely want to take as much advantage of it as I can,” she said. Her willingness to teach kids about healthier lifestyles in between classes and soccer games earned her a nod as one of the top 40 people under the age of 40 by the Long Beach Post.
A communications studies major, Ashton said she isn’t sure what she wants to do after graduation. Yet for the time being her goals include landing an internship with a surf company, and continuing to plan events and community service projects for the Long Beach State Student-Athlete Committee.