Ashton Bankos is in her second season as an assistant coach with the Elizabethtown women's basketball team in 2013-14.
Bankos, a native of York, played high school basketball under her father, Kevin, and Andrew Bria at York Catholic. She was a major contributor to three PIAA Class AA State Championships (2006, 2007 and 2008) and a matching number of District 3 Class AA titles in those same years. After amassing a 103-2 record over three years, and earning York-Adams Interscholastic Athletic Association (YAIAA) First Team All-Star and District 3 First Team honors as a senior, Bankos continued her playing career collegiately in Huntingdon.
Bankos capped an outstanding career this past winter by leading the Eagles to the Landmark Conference Championship game and the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament. She started all 29 games and averaged a team-best 13.1 points per game, which also placed her in the top five amongst the conference scoring leaders.
At the conclusion of the 2011-12 season, Bankos was named Landmark Conference Player of the Year and All-Landmark Conference First Team. She was also recognized as d3hoops.com Mid-Atlantic Region Player of the Year and d3hoops.com All-America Honorable Mention.
Bankos is one the best guards to come through Juniata College. She is the first player in school history to combine 1,000 career points with 500 rebounds and 300 assists. Bankos scored 1,085 points to rank ninth on the school's career scoring list. She's also third in career assists (340), fourth in steals (239) and eighth in 3-point field goals made (99).
Bankos, who was also named All-Landmark Conference Second Team as a sophomore and junior, was recently awarded the Charles Bargerstock Award for the greatest contribution to Juniata Athletics by a senior female athlete. She earned her bachelor's degree this May after majoring in elementary and special education.
