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.
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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.
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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 […]
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AU softball coach prepares to end historic career
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.
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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.