ASHLAND – When Ashland University softball coach Sheilah Gulas came to Ashland University more than two decades ago, she thought she might finish her coaching career in Ashland, but she never thought it would be 2017 when she finally hung up her cleats. Now, more than 700 wins and 21 seasons at AU later, Gulas […]
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AU’s Shaheen selected by Chicago Bears in second round of NFL Draft
ASHLAND, Ohio — Adam Shaheen will join another Ohioan in the Windy City. The Chicago Bears selected Ashland University’s All-American tight end with the 45th overall pick in the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday. The 6-foot-6, 278-pound Shaheen will be paired with quarterback Mitchell Trubisky of Mentor. The Bears traded up Thursday […]
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AU’s Laina Snyder mentioned in Sports Illustrated
ASHLAND — Ashland University junior forward/center Laina Snyder is featured in the “Faces In The Crowd” section of the May 1 issue of Sports Illustrated. Following the Eagles’ second NCAA Division II national championship, Snyder was named the Elite Eight Most Outstanding Player after a three-game stretch in which she averaged 22.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, […]
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Helping Hands: Local athletes instrumental in Shaheen’s development
ASHLAND — Before he was a prized NFL prospect, Adam Shaheen was an undersized basketball convert trying to find his footing as Ashland University’s third-string tight end. Logan Slavinski took the future Division II All-American under his wing. A 2011 Clear Fork graduate, Slavinski was a senior and AU’s starting tight end in 2014 when […]
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AU transfer Paige McMenemy leading Eagle softball staff
ASHLAND – When Paige McMenemy transferred to Ashland University from Akron, the pitcher just wanted the chance to contribute. Her team-leading 15 wins have definitely played a role in the Eagle softball team earning a berth in next month’s Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament. “When I was looking in the summer, I wasn’t really […]
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AU softball team earns spot in GLIAC tourney with split vs. Wayne State
DETROIT, Michigan — A three-run bottom of the sixth inning in Game 2 lifted Ashland University’s softball team to a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader split on Sunday (April 23) at No. 24 Wayne State. The Eagles (27-20 overall, 12-8 GLIAC) took the second game by a 5-4 count after losing the opener to […]
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Gold tops Purple in AU Spring Game
ASHLAND — A 30-yard field goal by sophomore kicker Sam Kellogg at the final gun lifted the Gold team past the Purple team, 9-7, in the first-half regular-game portion of the 2017 Purple & Gold Spring Game on Saturday (April 22) night at Jack Miller Stadium/Martinelli Field. Saturday’s action included a regular game for a […]
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Snyder, Daugherty earn Winter GLIAC Commisioner’s Awards
ASHLAND — As announced on Wednesday morning by the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Ashland University junior forwards Andi Daugherty and Laina Snyder each have earned their first GLIAC Commissioner’s Awards. The awards come less than a month after Daugherty and Snyder led the Eagles to the program’s second NCAA Division II national championship and […]
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AU softball sweeps doubleheader with Wheeling Jesuit
ASHLAND – A throw from left fielder Jenny Raguz to cut down a Wheeling Jesuit runner at the plate in the top of the seventh preserved a 1-0 win for the Ashland University softball team and gave them a sweep of Wednesday’s doubleheader at Brookside Park. The Eagles (25-18 overall, 10-6 in the Great Lakes […]
