In The News
- 2/16/20: Discovery Canyon product Ashten Prechtel showing off hoops potential as a Stanford freshman - Vinny Benedetto (Colorado Springs Gazette)
- 10/18/18: How Ashten Prechtel grew from poky kid to 'Little Keith' to big-time prospect - Walter Villa (espnW)
Career Accolades | Career Statistics and Single-Game Highs
- 34th overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft by the Connecticut Sun
- NCAA champion (2021)
- Three-time Pac-12 champion (2021-23)
- Two-time Pac-12 Tournament champion (2021-22)
- Pac-12 Sixth Player of the Year - Media (2020)
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention - Coaches (2020)
- Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-23)
As a Senior (2022-23) | Game-by-Game Stats • Pac-12 Champions
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Appeared in 33 games off the bench
- Averaged 2.4 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 7.5 minutes per game
- Season-high 17 points came at Hawaii (11/27)
- Also added 11 rebounds for lone double-double of the season
- Went 5-for-9 from deep
- Dished two assists in four different games
- Played a season-high 32 minutes vs. No. 1 South Carolina (11/20)
- Finished with five blocks against the Gamecocks
As a Junior (2021-22) | Game-by-Game Stats • Pac-12 Champions • Pac-12 Tournament Champions
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Appeared in 34 games, making three starts
- Averaged 2.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.6 blocks in 9.4 minutes per game
- Scored in double figures twice, including a season-high 12 points at No. 7 Tennessee (12/18)
- Added six rebounds and two blocks, hitting three 3-pointers against the Lady Vols
- Also scored 10 points with eight rebounds in a come-from-behind victory at No. 22 Colorado (1/14)
- Played a season-high 25 minutes against the Buffaloes
- Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds at No. 1 South Carolina (12/21), blocking five shots
- Dished a season-high four assists against the Gamecocks
- Totaled five steals on the year
- Hit 17 3-pointers on the year, including six games with at least two made 3's
As a Sophomore (2020-21) | Game-by-Game Stats • NCAA Champions • Pac-12 Champions • Pac-12 Tournament Champions
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Appeared in 30 games off the bench
- Averaged 5.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 blocks in 14.1 minutes per game
- Featured a clutch performance in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament vs. No. 8 Louisville (3/30), scoring 16 points
- All 16 points came in the second half after not playing the opening 20 minutes
- Shot 6-for-6 from the field, including 3-of-3 from behind the arc, adding three rebounds, four assists and two blocks to help Stanford overcome 12-point halftime deficit and advance to the Final Four
- Had two-other double-figure scoring performances with 15 vs. USC (3/4) in the Pac-12 Tournament and 14 at Utah (2/15)
- Boasted a double-double against the Trojans with 11 rebounds
- Collected double-digit rebounds in two other games with 11 against Arizona State (2/19) and 10 vs. No. 20 Missouri State (3/28) in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament
- Dished a season-best five assists vs. the Bears
- Featured at least five rebounds in 11 different games, including three of the final four games of the NCAA Tournament
- Second on the team with 33 blocks, including a season-high three twice: at UNLV (12/5) and vs. Utah Valley (3/21)
- 23 made 3-pointers ranked fifth on the team
As a Freshman (2019-20) | Game-by-Game Stats
- Pac-12 Sixth Player of the Year - Media
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention - Coaches
- Appeared in 32 games, making six starts, including five consecutive in the heart of conference play
- Averaged 7.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 14.3 minutes per game
- Shot 47.3 percent from the floor (97-of-205), including a 34.2 percent mark from deep (25-of-73)
- Featured 13 double-digit scoring performances, including a season-high 19 at Washington State (2/2)
- Added a season-best 14 rebounds vs. the Cougars
- Finished the season with four double-doubles, including in back-to-back games at Washington State and vs. No. 10 UCLA (2/7)
- Played a season-high 30 minutes at No. 8 Oregon State (1/19), scoring 10 points with 10 rebounds and three blocks
- Swatted a personal-best four shots in the season opener vs. Eastern Washington (11/5)
- Finished with 31 blocks on the year, the fifth-most by a freshman in program history
- Dished three assists in Stanford's win over No. 23 Tennessee (12/18)
- Ranked fourth on the team with 25 made 3-pointers
- Made three in a game three times: vs. Eastern Washington, at California (1/12) and at Washington State
- Scored a game-tying layup at the buzzer vs. Colorado (1/24) to send the game into overtime
USA Basketball
- Two-time trials participant for the USA U17 National Team (2017, 2018)
- 2016 USA Basketball 3x3 National Championship runner-up
Prior to Stanford
- A 2019 graduate of Discovery Canyon High School in Colorado Springs, Colo.
- A five-star talent, rated as the 15th best player in the country according to ESPN HoopGurlz and 54th by Prospects Nation
- McDonald's All-American (2019)
- Jordan Brand Classic All-American (2019)
- USA TODAY High School Sports Third Team All-American (2019)
- WBCA High School Coaches' All-America Honorable Mention (2019)
- Played in 96 games in four prep seasons and averaged 17.3 points, 13.9 rebounds and 4.3 blocks per game
- Colorado's career rebounding leader (1,336)
- Listed in the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) record book 14 times (11 basketball and three volleyball)
- Owns nine school records, including points (career, season, game), 3-pointers in a game, rebounds (career, season, game) and blocks (season, game)
- Averaged 23.3 points, 7.6 rebounds and 5.3 blocks per game as a senior and captained Discovery Canyon to the second round of the Class 4A state playoffs
- USA TODAY All-State first team
- Gazette Preps 5A/4A Peak Performer of the Year
- Put 18.4 points, 14.3 rebounds and 3.0 blocks as a junior in leading the Thunder to a 15-9 record and the second round of the state playoffs
- Posted numbers of 13.8 points, 11.9 rebounds and 3.8 blocks in 2016-17 and 13.1 points, 11.7 rebounds and 5.0 blocks as a freshman
- Two-time 5A/4A Pikes Peak Athletic Conference (PPAC) Player of the Year (2018, 2019)
- Four-time PPAC All-Conference first team (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- Four-time Gazette Preps 5A/4A All-Area first team (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- Also lettered three years in volleyball
- Led the state of Colorado in blocks in 2018-19
- 13th in state history in single-season blocks, 16th in block assists and 17th in career blocks
- Two-time Gazette Preps 5A/4A first team
- Three-time PPAC All-Conference
- Two-time all-state
- Three-time Gazette Preps All-Star (2017, 2018, 2019)
- Volleyball earned its first state tournament berth in 2018 and also went in 2019
- Two-time Colorado State 4A Regional champion (2018, 2019)
- Team captain in both volleyball and basketball in 2018-19
- Played club for Colorado Premier EYBL (2016-18)
- Selected to be part of the first Nike EYBL Team for the state of Colorado under the direction of former NBA standout Keith Van Horn
- One of only two freshmen in the nation to start in the EYBL in 2016
Personal
- Born in Philadelphia, Pa.
- Daughter of Elayne and Matt Prechtel
- Has two younger brothers, Avery and Aiden
- Father had an accomplished rowing career, collegiately and professionally
- U.S. Rowing Elite status
- Three-time World Trials participant
- U.S. Olympic Trials participant
- U.S. Rowing Club and Senior national champion
- Men's 8, Men's 4 and Canadian Henley Senior Doubles champion
- South American Chilean Invitational champion
- Rowed collegiately at Pitt
- Mother played volleyball at Drexel and was an academic All-American
- Discovery Canyon High School Female Athlete of the Year (2019)
- Graduated magna cum laude and in the top five percent of her class
- Community service volunteer for the United State Air Force Academy (2015-19)