As a Fanshawe Falcon alumni, Ashley VanderVecht was part of the Cross Country team from 2006-08. During this time, she was an OCAA All Academic (2006-08) and a National Scholar in 2007-08. She was the Associate Coach from 2008-14 and then took the position of Assistant Coach from 2014-2016. Her leadership and coaching skills landed her the lead position of Head Coach in 2016. While VanderVecht has been on the coaching staff, Fanshawe Cross Country has won a total of 38 OCAA medals; 20 gold, 13 silver and five bronze, and 22 CCAA medals; nine gold, seven silver and six bronze. In 2016-17, VanderVecht won the OCAA Coach of the Year award.