Ashley Terhune was hired as the Director of Recruiting Operations in the spring of 2026, after previously working as a Student-Athlete Development and Name, Image and Likeness Graduate Assistant at WKU from 2023-24.
After her work as a Graduate Assistant at WKU, Terhune served as the Associate Director of On-Campus Recruiting and Operations at Michigan. The Wolverines won eight games during the 2024 season, including a victory over Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl, and nine games in 2025 with an appearance in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl.
Prior to her time at WKU as a Graduate Assistant, Terhune worked as a Recruiting and Operations Intern and a Student Manager at Purdue from 2017-23. She also spent time as a Ticket Sales Intern in Purdue's athletic department during that time. She graduated from Purdue with a degree in Economics in 2020.