Ashley Cathro

Originally from Victoria, B.C., Cathro moved to Vancouver during high school to participate in the Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite REX program on a full-time basis. It was here where she developed her skills en route to representing Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team at the U-17 and U-20 level, including the U-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Cathro later earned to two invitations to training camps with the senior national team

For five seasons, Cathro was an integral part of the women’s soccer program at the University of Illinois excelling as a left full-back or playing on the left side of a back three. Her reliability led to her breaking the record for the most Big Ten starts (48) in program history. Cathro later played for Racing Louisville in the USL W League, the United States’ premier pre-professional women’s soccer circuit. Now with AFC Toronto, she returns to Canada to be a part of women’s sport history.