Ashley Priess | |
Fullname: | Ashley Elizabeth Priess |
Birth Date: | 8 March 1990 |
Hometown: | Wheaton, Illinois |
Height: | 5'3" |
Discipline: | WAG |
Level: | Senior International |
Club: | Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy |
Collegeteam: | Alabama Crimson Tide |
Headcoach: | Mary Lee Tracy |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Current Title: | Head coach |
Current Team: | Alabama Crimson Tide |
Current Conference: | SEC |
Alma Mater: | University of Alabama |
Coach Years1: | 2018 |
Coach Team1: | Illinois Fighting Illini (Asst.) |
Coach Years2: | 2019–2021 |
Coach Team2: | Auburn Tigers (Asst.) |
Coach Years3: | 2022 |
Coach Team3: | Auburn Tigers (Associate HC) |
Coach Years4: | 2023–Present |
Ashley Elizabeth Priess (born March 8, 1990) is an American former artistic gymnast and current NCAA head coach. She competed at the 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships for the United States and earned a silver medal with the team.[1] She attended the University of Alabama, where she competed for the Alabama Crimson Tide women's gymnastics team. While at Alabama the team won a gold, a silver and two bronze medals in the team competition at National Championships. She missed the 2011 season after double ankle surgery following the 2010 season.
Priess served as an associate head coach of Auburn from 2019 to 2022.
On May 24, 2022, Ashley Priess-Johnston was named Head Coach of Alabama Gymnastics.