BRADENTON, Florida — A feverish couple of hours on Saturday night – and a total team effort over three days – led to Ashland University’s men’s track and field team finishing in a tie for third place at the 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Bradenton, Fla. The Eagles finished with […]
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3 Eagles earn All-American honors in day 2
BRADENTON, Florida — Three Ashland University athletes earned All-American honors on Day 2 of the 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Bradenton, Fla., on Friday. In the men’s discus throw, junior Daniel Roberts earned his second All-American award in as many days in finishing fourth at 55.05 meters/180-feet-7. On Thursday (May […]
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AU’s Roberts wins hammer throw title at nationals
BRADENTON, Florida — It wasn’t a bad late afternoon and early evening on Thursday (May 25) for Ashland University junior thrower Daniel Roberts at the 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Bradenton, Fla. Roberts won his first NCAA Division II outdoor national championship on Thursday, earning the men’s hammer throw title […]
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AU track team ready for outdoor nationals
BRADENTON, Florida – A group of 18 Ashland University track and field athletes are in the Sunshine State preparing to compete in the 2017 Outdoor NCAA Division II Championships. Fifteen men and three women are representing the Eagles at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida at the event which runs Thursday, May 25, through Sunday, […]
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7 Eagles earn GLIAC softball honors
ASHLAND — Seven members of the Ashland University softball team earned 2017 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference awards this season. At the head of the pack were Sheilah Gulas and Dayna Denner, who earned Co-Coach of the Year and Freshman of the Year, respectively. Gulas, who also won the award in 2009 and 2010, eclipsed […]
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AU softball falls to SVSU in GLIAC title series
FINDLAY, Ohio – Twenty years ago, Sheilah Gulas’ first game as Ashland University head softball coach was a 4-2 loss to California, Pa., at a tournament in Georgia. On Sunday (May 7) in the 2017 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament championship series at Marathon Diamonds, the Eagles (30-23) lost 1-0 and 11-7, as Saginaw […]
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AU softball team advances to championship round
FINDLAY – Ashland University’s softball team just can’t stop playing – or winning – one-run games. In the 2017 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals on Saturday (May 6) night at Marathon Diamonds, the Eagles reached their second consecutive championship round thdanks to a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over Grand Valley State. “It’s something we’ve […]
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No. 1 Eagle men win GLIAC outdoor title
For the first time since 2013, the No. 1-ranked Ashland University men’s track and field team has won the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference outdoor championship. Following the completion of the third and final day of competition on Friday (May 5) at Grand Valley State, the Eagle men had 175 team points – 13 more […]
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National title hasn’t changed life for Robyn Fralick or her team
ASHLAND – Just a little more than one month removed from winning a national championship to complete a perfect undefeated season, Robyn Fralick says life hasn’t changed for her. And she wouldn’t have it any other way. “It hasn’t. There’s still groceries to get, laundry to do and diapers to change. And in a way […]
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AU men’s track team ranked No. 1 in Division II
ASHLAND — For the first time in the 2017 outdoor season, Ashland University’s men’s track and field team is the No. 1-ranked team in NCAA Division II. In the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) rankings, the Eagle men sit atop them for the first time outdoors since Week 8 […]