Bio

Ashley Crane became the assistant golf coach for the Huntingdon men’s and women’s programs in January 2013, was named associate head golf coach in 2016 and was promoted to head women’s golf coach in 2017.

Crane’s women’s teams have set new standards for the program. During her tenure, the women’s team has turned in the top-seven season scoring averages in the 12-year history of the program.

Crane’s teams have recorded the top 19 individual rounds in program history, 15 of the top 16 individual 36-hole totals, the top 16 individual 54-hole totals, the top 20 team rounds, the top 18 team 36-hole totals and 13 of the top 14 team 54-hole totals.

Under Crane’s guidance, LeeAnn Cahoon became the program’s first All-American and All-Region selection in 2015 and became the first Huntingdon women’s golfer to qualify for the NCAA Tournament that season. Vanessa Leiterman became the program’s second All-Region performer during the 2018-19 season.

Crane’s teams have produced 14 Women’s Golf Coaches Association of America All-American Scholars and 30 Academic All-Conference selections.

Before the 2019-20 season was cut short by the COVID-19 Pandemic, the women competed in five tournaments and had three top-10 finishes.

During the 2018-19 season, Leiterman turned in the second best season scoring average in program history (77.74) and earned All-Region honors as the Hawks finished in the top-10 in eight of their nine tournaments.

The 2017-18 team was ranked as high as 13^th, the program’s highest national ranking to date, and averaged 318.90 in 20 rounds for the second best season scoring average in program history. The Hawks finished in the top-five in seven of nine tournaments, including the second team and individual tournament wins in program history.

Huntingdon won the Rhodes Women’s Golf Spring Invitational by 10 strokes with a two-round 619. Leiterman shot a 1-under 72 in the final round and earned medalist honors with an even-par 146. The 146 was the second best 36-hole total in program history. The tournament also saw Anna Beth Harris record the second hole-in-one in program history.

Huntingdon opened the 2016-17 season with a strong showing in the BSC Southern Shootout. Cahoon’s 1-under 69 in the opening round was the first round in the 60s for the program. Cahoon’s 2-over 142 for the tournament was the best 36-hole total in program history and marked the first individual tournament win for the women. The team’s 615 in the tournament was the best 36-hole total in program history.

The women finished in the top eight in seven of nine tournaments and placed in the top three in three events. Cahoon closed her career by setting a program record with a 77.50 scoring average for the season.

During the 2015-16 season, the Hawks finished fifth or better in six events and finished in the top seven in all nine events. The team placed second in the Montgomery Country Club Women’s Intercollegiate and the Joe Duncan Rhodes Invitational. The team set the program’s season scoring average record at 318.79.

The women set their single-round record with a 13-over 301 in the second round of the Golfweek D3 Fall Invitational and their 54-hole record with a 941 in the Jekyll Island Women’s Collegiate. Cahoon led the team at Jekyll Island with a 223, the program’s record for 54 holes.

The 2014-15 team earned the first tournament win in program history with a first-place finish in the MCC Women’s Intercollegiate. The Hawks finished fifth or better in seven of their nine tournaments as Cahoon qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Cahoon earned second-team All-American honors and first-team All-Region honors.

The 2013-14 Hawks placed in the top five in five of their nine tournaments during Crane’s first full season. Crane joined the program during the 2012-13 season and led the team during its final four tournaments of the season.

Before joining the Huntingdon staff, Crane served as an assistant women’s golf coach at Daytona State College and worked as an assistant golf pro at the Montgomery Country Club. As an assistant at Daytona State, she was part of National Junior College Athletic Association national championships in 2010 and 2011.

Daytona State won six tournament titles during the 2010-11 season. Four Daytona State players were named All-American in 2011 and five of her former players received scholarship offers to four-year institutions or moved on to LPGA Qualifying School. 

As a player, Crane was a first-team All-American as a freshman and a honorable mention All-American as a sophomore at Daytona State. She was also the Florida Women’s Amateur Stroke Play champion in 2008. After Daytona State, Crane played for Kennesaw State University.

She is married to Matt Crane.