CHICAGO — Former Ashland University football All-Americans Adam Shaheen and Jamie Meder were on the same National Football League field for the first time. Unfortunately for Eagle fans, they didn’t get to play against one another. In the 2017 preseason finale for both the Chicago Bears and the Cleveland Browns on Thursday (Aug. 31) night […]
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AU falls on last-second FG, 26-23
INDIANA, Pa. — Kicker Dillon Sarka hit a 46-yard field goal as the last seconds of the game ticked away, giving No. 9-ranked Indiana, Pa., a 26-23 win over Ashland University’s football team in the 2017 opener for both teams on Thursday (Aug. 31) night. That field goal came after a potential go-ahead Eagle field […]
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Ashland Eagles prepared to open 2017 season on the road
ASHLAND – After falling just short of making the postseason last year, the Ashland University Eagles football team is ready to show what the 2017 version of the Eagles can do. Coach Lee Owens’ squad begins that quest on the road Thursday night at Indiana, Pa., when it faces the No. 9 ranked Crimson Hawks […]
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AU ranked No. 18 in 2017 D2Football.com poll
ASHLAND — Following being picked No. 20 in the Lindy’s Sports College Football National 2017 Preview preseason poll, Ashland University’s football team is tabbed at No. 18 in the 2017 D2Football.com Top 25 poll, released on Monday (Aug. 28). The Eagles also received votes in the 2017 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Top 25 preseason […]
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Former Eagle Rogers back in action, breaking Masters records
ASHLAND — After two decades away from the track, former Ashland University All-American Jan Hoverstock-Rogers is competing as if she never left. Hoverstock-Rogers, a 1996 Ashland graduate, is in her second year of training and competing as a sprinter/relay runner/long jumper after not competing for 20 years. That work has resulted in four gold medals […]
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Experienced AU volleyball team returns to the court
ASHLAND — Unlike last season, Ashland University volleyball began practice on Monday (Aug. 14) with a gym full of athletes who have been to the NCAA playoffs. “Since we’ve been here,” senior defensive specialist Jacqueline Tanguay said, “we’ve seen what it’s like to not make the conference tournament and what it’s like to make it […]
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AU receives votes in preseason football poll
ASHLAND — Following a 2016 season in which it spent the entire campaign in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Top 25 poll, Ashland University’s football team will begin 2017 among those teams receiving votes. The 2017 AFCA preseason poll was revealed on Aug. 14. The Eagles received 130 total voting points, just three shy […]
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AU’s Sue Ramsey, 2012-13 national title team to be inducted in Ohio Basketball Hall
ASHLAND — It’s only been a little more than four years since Ashland University’s women’s basketball team won its first NCAA Division II national championship, but the team and its head coach will be immortalized among the best in Ohio basketball history next year. On Thursday (Aug. 10), the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame announced […]
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Ashland University football officially starts prep for 2017
ASHLAND — In three weeks, Ashland University’s football team will begin the 2017 season at Indiana, Pa. The official run-up to the season-opener started on Thursday (Aug. 10) morning with the first practice of the season. A roster of 146 players hit the field. “Another year, another camp,” said Eagle head coach Lee Owens, starting […]
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AU women to let fans be part of ring ceremony
ASHLAND — Ashland University’s women’s basketball team drew large crowds to its games on the road to the 2016-17 NCAA Division II national championship. The Eagle women and the AU athletic department will be giving back to some of those loyal fans thanks to a contest which will allow 16 people to be a part […]