As a Senior (2008-09): Garnered first team all-Patriot League honors … Posted the top five performances ever in the 50 free at Colgate … Broke a school record in the finals with a 22.73 to finish second at the league championships after turning in the fourth quickest time in the preliminaries (23.10) … Recorded the second best time in the program’s history (23.02) in the preliminaries of the UGA Bulldog Last Chance Meet … Also tallied a 23.09 (third fastest) in a time trial and a 23.17 in the finals for the third and fifth best times … Had the top four times in the program’s history in the 100 free … Broke school and league records in the 100 free (49.49) at the Bulldog Last Chance …Won the Patriot League title with a 49.87 in the finals, which was the school record at the time … Broke the school record in the preliminary rounds with a 49.89 … Placed third in the league in the 200 free with a 1:49.07, which was the second best time recorded at Colgate … Posted a 1:50.59 in the preliminaries, which ranks fifth … Swam anchor legs on four Patriot League winning relay that broke school, league, meet and Bucknell pool records – 1:31.57 (200 free relay), 3:20.55 (400 free relay), 1:41.12 (200 medley relay), and 3:39.23 (400 medley relay) … Swam seasonal bests of 5:19.85 in the 500 free and a 10:48.51 in the 1000 free versus Cornell … Set the Rogers Pool record in the 50 free at the University of Massachusetts with a 52.18 … Was named the recipient of the Maroon & White Award.
As a Junior (2007-08): Named to the all-Patriot League second team ... Recorded the fifth-fastest time in school history, 51.85, to capture bronze in the 100 free at the Patriot League Championship ... Anchored the 400 medley relay that won the Patriot League title with the second-fastest time in school history, 3:49.50 ... Swam the final portion of the 800 free relay that placed second at the Nike Invitational with the second-fastest time ever at Colgate, 7:30.17 ... Led off the 800 free relay that claimed silver at the Patriot League meet with the third-fastest time in school history, 7:30.72 ... Part of the 200 free relay that finished second at the league championship with the fourth-fastest time ever at Colgate, 1:35.20 ... Swam the third leg of the 400 free relay that placed second at the league meet with the fourth-fastest time in school history, 3:26.97 ... Registered a personal-best time of 1:53.52 in the 200 free, which ranks fifth on Colgate's all-time performers list, at the league championship ...
As a Sophomore (2006-07): Named to the all-Patriot League first team ...
As a Freshman (2005-06):
High School: A four-year letterwinner in swimming at Weston High School ... Honored as the team rookie of the year in 2003 ... Named all-state in 2004 ... Named team MVP in 2004 ... Also lettered in basketball and track ... A member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Ashley Jane Bottger was born on July 11, 1987 in Weston, Connecticut ... Daughter of Craig and Suzanne Bottger ... Has one brother and one sister ... Brother, Henry, is a sophomore on the Colgate men's swimming and diving team ... Majoring in psychology.
Bottger's Personal Bests
50 Free - 22.73 (1st at CU)
100 Free - 49.49 (1st at CU)
200 Free - 1:49.07 (2nd at CU)
500 Free - 5:13.92
1000 Free - 11:01.68
50 Back - 29.61
