Career Highlights

• Member of the 2019 World Championships team

Personal Information

• Birthplace: St George, UT
• Hometown: Lindon, UT
• Instagram: Instagram.com/ashleymatern
• YouTube: YouTube.com/ashleymatern
• Name of High School: Timpanogos High School
• High School Graduation Year: 2020
• Name of College: Utah Valley University
• College Graduation Year: 2024
• Degree/Major: Marketing
• Year you began gymnastics: 2007
• Favorite Event: Tumbling
• Favorite thing about gymnastics: Traveling and competing
• What are your goals for gymnastics?: Medal at an international competition
• Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Matt and Becky McDonald // Caden Matern
• Names of sibling(s): Steven, Amanda, Malia, Abbie and Nathan
• Family members in sports: Abbie

Interests Outside the Gym

• Hobbies or favorite activities: Boating and just being outside
• Favorite Food: Anything from Chick-fil-a

National Competition Results

• 2025 Winter Classic Invitational, Battle Creek, Mich. - 2nd-TU
• 2024 Elite Challenge, Irving, Texas - 5th-TU
• 2022 Winter Classic Invitational, Daytona Beach, Fla. - 8th-TU
• 2021 USA Gymnastics Championships, St. Louis, Mo. - 8th-TU
• 2021 VIP Classic, Marion, Ohio - 5th-TU
• 2021 Elite Challenge, Birmingham, Ala. - 8th-TU
• 2020 VIP Classic, Evansville, Ind. - 4th-TU
• 2019 USA Gymnastics Championships, Des Moines, Iowa - 6th-TU
• 2019 Elite Challenge, Winston-Salem, N.C. - 4th-TU
• 2019 VIP Classic, Evansville, Ind. - 7th-TU
• 2018 USA Gymnastics Championships, Greensboro, N.C. - 2nd-TU (Jr. Div.)
• 2018 Elite Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 2nd-TU (Jr. Div.)
• 2018 Winter Classic, Battle Creek, Mich. - 2nd-TU (Jr. Div.)
• 2017 USA Gymnastics Championships, Milwaukee, Wis. - 4th-TU (Jr. Div.)
• 2017 Elite Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 2nd-TU(T) (Jr. Div.)
• 2017 Winter Classic, Battle Creek, Mich. - 3rd-TU (Jr. Div.)
• 2016 USA Gymnastics Championships, Providence, R.I. - 2nd-TU (Youth)
• 2016 Elite Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 2nd-TU (Youth)
• 2016 Winter Classic, Battle Creek, Mich. - 1st-DM; 3rd-TU (Youth)
• 2015 USA Gymnastics Championships, Greensboro, N.C. - 6th-DM; 8th-TU (Youth)
• 2015 Elite Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 5th-TU (Youth)
• 2015 Kalon Ludvigson Invitational, Orem, Utah - 2nd-TR; 3rd-DM (Youth)

International Competition Results

• 2021 World Age Group Competitions, Baku, Azerbaijan - 6th-TU (17-21)
• 2020 Baku World Cup, Baku, Azerbaijan -
• 2019 World Championships, Tokyo, Japan - 4th-TU Team
• 2019 Valladolid World Cup, Valladolid, Spain -
• 2017 World Age Group Competition, Sofia, Bulgaria - 4th-TU (15-16)

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