2020 athletic season ends amid Coronavirus concerns; Eagles fly home
Evan Laux, SPORTS EDITOR FOR THE COLLEGIAN
March 24, 2020
On March 17, “An Open Letter to Eagle Nation” was posted on the Ashland University athletic website, goashlandeagles.com by Director of Athletics Al King. The final lines of his solemn letter offered a glimmer of hope and positivity amid the sea of disappointment that AU athletes and community...
Women’s lacrosse hopes to take on second season with full-force
March 4, 2020
As their 2020 campaign commences, the Ashland University women’s lacrosse team looks to improve from their season a year ago as they posted a record of five wins and 11 losses. Last year was the inaugural season of women’s lacrosse at AU, with some players learning how to pick up a lacrosse stick...
Stuart Brdicka, cultured in Tennis
Paul Murray, Reporter
March 4, 2020
Stuart Bridicka was born to play tennis. From the moment he took his first steps, he was surrounded by the culture of tennis. His parents Ed and Barb Brdicka were avid tennis fans, and they would often bring a young Stuart to their recreational matches. His oldest sister Meghan was emerging...
Softball team sees huge roster change
John Margida, Reporter
March 4, 2020
The Ashland University softball team is coming off a successful 2019 season where they finished 33-22 and made the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament for the second time under third-year head coach Emyln Knerem. The Eagle roster this year will look a lot different with the...
Aleksi and Sapcanin headed to D-II Nationals
Evan Laux, SPORTS EDITOR FOR THE COLLEGIAN
March 4, 2020
With a combined distance of almost 10,000 miles away, Ashland University sophomore Franci Aleksi and freshman Amar Sapcanin are definitely far from home. But that does not mean that they have not acclimated to the atmosphere of midwest Ohio. In fact, the two are already making their mark on AU athletics...
Hall of Fame exhibit to be rectified in Kates gym; softball field in talks
Evan Laux, SPORTS EDITOR FOR THE COLLEGIAN
February 20, 2020
At the conclusion of the basketball and wrestling seasons this spring, Kates gymnasium will see its next quality of life renovation after last fall’s creation of the Rinehart room: a hall of fame exhibit devoted to both past and present Ashland Eagle athletes. The Tom Wurster Hall of Fame and Sports...
Bringing new opportunities to campus: sports added in recent years
Christine Jenkinson, NEWS EDITOR FOR THE COLLEGIAN
February 20, 2020
In the past four years, Ashland University has added five new sports to the athletic department roster: women’s lacrosse, Esports, STUNT and the readmittance of men’s soccer and men’s tennis. Al King, athletic director at AU, reports to the president with any sports-related ideas - such as adding...
Baseball team enters season with high hopes
John Margida, Reporter
February 20, 2020
After competing in the Division II College World Series with a 48-15 overall record last season, the Ashland University baseball team is primed for battle entering their 2020 campaign. The Eagles were able to overcome slow starts in both the Regional and Super Regional last summer to get themselves...
“Rod with the three”
February 20, 2020
Rodrick Caldwell. A name that conjures up thoughts of offensive fire, 3-point shots, and an unmistakable presence on the court. Yet, to those who know him best, another adjective also comes to mind: calmness. Level-headedness. Even-keeled. All of these words have been used to describe the approach...
Men’s Basketball makes a home stand comeback
February 6, 2020
Ashland University’s Men’s Basketball team has started to make a comeback in their recent home game stand. Despite a rocky start to the conference season, the Eagle Men are beginning to make a comeback on the hardwood, winning four straight games during their homestand. “We establish who we are,”...
Tennis teams enter spring semester under Christian Hamilton
February 6, 2020
The new year has just begun, but for the Ashland University tennis team, the athletic year is half over. The AU men’s and women’s tennis teams are now beginning their spring season of play, with the men having dual matches and the women playing to finish strong. The Eagle men are just beginning...
A new type of athlete: how Esports arrived on college campuses
Evan Laux, SPORTS EDITOR FOR THE COLLEGIAN
February 6, 2020
1972 was a year for the books. The first-ever standing U.S. president made a diplomatic visit to China, the last American ground troops left South Vietnam, five men burgled the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office, the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Los Angeles Lakers ending...