Ashley Elizabeth Priess (born March 8, 1990) is an American former

artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...

. She competed at the

2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 39th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Aarhus, Denmark, from October 13 to October 21, 2006. The International Gymnastics Federation, which celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2006, introduced a new Code of Points at the ...

for the United States and earned a silver medal with the team. 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.

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1990 births Living people American female artistic gymnasts Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Alabama Crimson Tide women's gymnasts U.S. women's national team gymnasts {{US-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub