Peters looks to finish senior season strong
April 13, 2019
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It is a chilly March 23 at Donges Field, and a senior right-hander takes the mound wearing a purple jersey with white pants. On a chilly but sunny 41-degree day, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball officially began for the Ashland Eagles against the Rangers from the University o...
Eagles prepare for annual spring game
April 13, 2019
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The school year may be winding down, but preparations for the 2019 football season is just getting started. While the season doesn’t start until August, there is still a lot of work to be done, including the annual spring game that will take place on Saturday, April 13 at 1 p.m. The spring game...
#LoganStrong
April 12, 2019
“Find moments of significance in your life that make you a better athlete and a better person.” This was the quote that Ashland University Head Track and Field Coach Jud Logan gave to his team at the beginning of the 2018-2019 season in September. Little did Logan know that the quote would be his...
Myles Pringle: Lunging towards the finish line
March 22, 2019
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The crowd is on their feet, teammates are screaming, the building is shaking … the entire indoor season has led up to this moment. It all comes down to one race. In the final event of the 2019 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships on March 9 at Pittsburg State (Kan.), the Eagles' men's 4x400-meter re...
THE 19 POINT THROWS
March 22, 2019
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When the Ashland University men’s indoor track and field team won its first ever NCAA Division II Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championship in Pittsburgh, Kansas, all eyes were focused on the 4x400-meter relay team who brought home the winning point for the title. There was a group of competitors, however, w...
AUTF ends indoor season on top of podium
March 22, 2019
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For the first time in Ashland University history, the men’s indoor track and field team have brought home a national title. On Saturday, March 9, the team had completed all their events and ended with a final score of 38 points, just one more than their closest competitor, Adams State. The AU track an...
AU grapplers end season with bittersweet Nationals ending
March 21, 2019
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The Ashland University men’s wrestling team saw their season end after returning from the NCAA Division II Nationals in Cleveland, Ohio on March 8-9. While three wrestlers qualified for nationals, the results of the tournament were bittersweet. Redshirt juniors Bret Romanzak and Christian Price and redshirt ...
The final game
Bree Gannon, Managing Editor
March 17, 2019
A historic season that started on Nov. 9, 2018 ended on March 16, 2019. The second best start in program history. Senior forward Phil Frentsos owns the record for most games played at Ashland. Head Coach John Ellenwood reached 200 career wins. Redshirt senior guard Ben Haraway reached 1,00...
Eagles prepare for NCAA matchup vs. Southern Indiana
March 15, 2019
As announced on March 10, the Ashland University men’s basketball team is taking their dancing shoes to Romeoville, Ill. to play in the NCAA tournament. After coming off a regular season record of 23-6 and losing in the first round of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament,...
AUWBB looks to make another run in NCAA tournament
March 15, 2019
The stage is the same, but the scene is a bit different this year as the Ashland University women’s basketball team will not be hosting the Midwest Regionals of the 2018-2019 NCAA Division II women’s basketball tournament. The Eagles (29-2) as the No. 4 team in the Midwest Region will instead...
AU Unified Basketball Going Dancing at Ohio State
March 14, 2019
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Ashland University is preparing to send five of its students down to Columbus on St. Patrick’s Day. The AU Unified Basketball Team, which pairs Ashland students with members of the Gilroy Academy and the Ashland County branch of Ohio Special Olympics, will be participating in a tournament at The...
Eagles win first ever national title
March 10, 2019
One point is what decided the NCAA Division II Men’s Indoor Track and Field National Championship on Saturday in Pittsburgh, Kansas, and the 13 men from Ashland, Ohio were able to bring home the program’s first ever team national title. It all came down to the final event, the 4x400-meter relay for t...