CLEVELAND — Jamie Meder played just eight special teams snaps for the Cleveland Browns during Sunday’s (Dec. 24) 20-17 home win over the San Diego Chargers. The most important of those snaps, Meder’s first career National Football League blocked field goal to keep the Browns in the lead, has led to Meder earning his first […]
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AU 19th in final DII coaches’ poll
ASHLAND — Ashland University’s football team is 19th in the final American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches’ Top 25 poll, released on Monday (Dec. 19) afternoon. In 2016, the Eagles were 9-2 overall and 7-2 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, winning the GLIAC South Division championship. Ashland was the only team […]
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Crestview’s Stimpert making quick transition to college game
ASHLAND – For many basketball players, making the transition from high school to college can be a challenge. Especially surprising for some is the physical nature of the college game, but Ashland University freshman Renee Stimpert has been preparing for the physicality her whole life, courtesy of her three older brothers. “Any time of day, […]
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AU women use second-half surge to top Notre Dame College
SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – In its first game as the top-ranked team in NCAA Division II since Feb. 16, 2013, Ashland University’s women’s basketball team outscored Notre Dame College 56-26 in the second half on the way to a 92-55 victory. The Eagles are 11-0 overall, tying for the fifth-best start in program history. The […]
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AU’s Shaheen adds another All-America honor
ASHLAND — For the second consecutive season, Ashland University junior tight end Adam Shaheen has earned All-America status from the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association (D2CCA). In 2015, Shaheen earned honorable mention laurels. In 2016, he worked his way up to first-team honors, released on Wednesday (Dec. 14) morning, following a season in which […]
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Top of the charts: AU women’s hoops team No.1 in this week’s poll
ASHLAND — After more than three years away, Ashland University’s women’s basketball team is back on top of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division II Top 25 poll. In the latest WBCA poll released on Tuesday (Dec. 13) afternoon, the Eagles (10-0 overall, 4-0 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) sit at No. 1 […]
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Ashland University Strength & Conditioning program receives national recognition
ASHLAND – Ashland University’s master of science in applied exercise science degree program has been accepted into the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s (NSCA) Education Recognition Program (ERP). “This news means that our program is recognized by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as meeting all of the NSCA requirements in strength and conditioning,” said […]
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AU’s Alli Cudworth continues to add honors
ASHLAND — Wednesday was a very busy one for Ashland University senior outside hitter Alli Cudworth. In the span of less than two hours, Cudworth was named both a College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Division II first-team Academic All-America and an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) D-II honorable mention All-American.
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Shaheen, Douglass earn coaches’ All-America honors
ASHLAND — Ashland University junior tight end Adam Shaheen (first-team) and senior right guard Zachary Douglass (second-team) each have earned spots on the 2016 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches’ All-America Teams, announced on Wednesday (Dec. 7) morning. This is the first time the AFCA, which has selected an All-America team since 1945, has […]
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AU’s Alli Cudworth earns first team regional honors
ASHLAND — For the second year in a row, Ashland University senior right-side hitter Alli Cudworth has earned regional recognition from the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA). After being a second-team All-Midwest Region selection in 2015, however, Cudworth has earned first-team honors in 2016, as the D2CCA All-Midwest Region teams were revealed on Tuesday […]