2025 Cross Country Roster
Ava Gordon
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Leesburg, Va.
- Prev School:
- Loudoun Valley High School
TFRRS Profile
Conference USA Cross Country Championship (6K)
2024 (Oxford, Ala.): 9th place, 21:01.4 (2nd Team All-Conference)
ASUN Cross Country Championship (5K)
2022 (Huntsville, Ala.): 7th place, 16:50.5 (Freshman of the Year, 1st Team All-Conference, All-Freshman Team)
NCAA Southeast Regional Championship (6K)
2022 (Louisville, Ky.): 60th place, 21:32.4
2024 (Rock Hill, S.C.): 31st place, 21:25.5
2025 Outdoor Track & Field (R-So.)
- CUSA seventh-place finisher in the 5K
- Personal-best 16:25.51 5K at the Bryan Clay Invitational is No. 4 all-time at Liberty
- CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member
2024-25 Indoor Track & Field (R-So.)
- Came in third in the CUSA 3K to help seal the Lady Flames’ team championship
- Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational 3K runner-up in 9:26.62 (No. 4 in program history)
2024 Cross Country (R-So.)
- Came in a personal-best 31st at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championships
- Earned second team All-CUSA honors with a ninth-place conference showing
- Lowered her 6K best to 20:31.5 at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals
- Recorded an impressive 20th-place effort (second on the team) at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational
2024 Outdoor Track & Field (R-Fr.)
- Placed eighth in the CUSA 1,500 final
- Ran a season-best 4:35.90 1,500 at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier
- CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member
2023-24 Indoor Track & Field (R-Fr.)
- Made her collegiate track debut at the Liberty Kickoff, running a 10:20.22 3K
- Also clocked a 5:06.30 mile at the Brant Tolsma Invitational
2023 Cross Country (So.)
- Did not compete in any races and was redshirted
2023 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
- Did not compete in any races and was redshirted
- ASUN Academic Honor Roll member
2022-23 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
- Did not compete in any races and was redshirted
2022 Cross Country (Fr.)
- ASUN Freshman of the Year after placing seventh at the ASUN Championship for first team All-ASUN distinction
- Came in 60th overall at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championship
- First race as a Lady Flame saw her place fourth in the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational 6K
- Clocked a Liberty freshman-record 5K time of 16:34.7 for 23rd place at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, earning ASUN Freshman of the Week honors on Oct. 5
Prep
- Graduated from Loudoun Valley High School
- Helped her team win four straight Virginia Class 4 team cross country titles, capping off her career with three consecutive individual state championships (2019-21)
- Qualified for Nike Cross Nationals as a sophomore, placed seventh in the XC Town USA Meet of Champions as a junior and made it to the Foot Locker Nationals as a senior
- Four-time state champion on the track, including the 2020 indoor 1,600, 2021 outdoor 800 and 1,600 and the 2022 outdoor 3,200
- Top times included 2:17.27 (800), 4:52.24 (1,600), 10:17.46 (3,200), 10:19.58 (two-mile) and 17:16 (cross country 5K)
Personal
- Daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Gordon
- Mother swam at East Carolina
- Birthday is May 15
- Interior design major
Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
Liberty has plenty of resources for the student athletes to succeed.
Is there anything special you do pregame or postgame and why?
I Pray.
Who in your life inspires you and why are they such an inspiration?
Both my mom and dad inspire me.
What is your most memorable athletic moment/accomplishment?
Running a Cross Country race at Notre Dame my freshman year of college.
Do you have any relatives who are playing or have played college or professional sports? (Names, relation to you, what/where they played)?
My mom, Elizabeth Gordon, swam in college at East Carolina.
Favorite meal (breakfast/lunch/dinner) and what is that special meal?
Anything seafood or chocolate.
What is the first app you check on your phone each day?
I check my messages in the morning.
What is your favorite hobby outside of athletics?
I’ll do anything art related or sports related.
Do you have any current pets (name and type of animal)?
I have a dog named Lucy and a cat named Piper.
What is your Go-To karaoke song?
Rich Girl
What is your dream vacation spot and why?
Hawaii is my dream vacation.
