Former Tophatter, Ashley Halter '97 Gold, is currently working in Nashville, TN, and coaching U-16 girls at the Brentwood Soccer Club. The parents of her team nominated her for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company's "Most Responsible Coaches" honor. There are nominees in each state and Ashley was one of the finalist for the state of Tennessee and was recently informed that she was the winner for her state.  Ashley is one of only two women winners. Her team, The Brentwood Beat, won a $500 award because of her selection.

Ashley graduated from The Lovett School and went on to start for four years at Florida State University and her team went to the NCAA Sweet 16 her senior year. She attended graduate school at University of Tennessee where she was team manager while she worked on her Master's Degree. She was hired by the University of Pennsylvania where she completed graduate courses and was assistant coach. Ashley says that Tophat was very instrumental in preparing her for her college play and for coaching.