Ashland University

ASHLAND – For 11 days in July, thousands of miles from the Buckeye State, Ashland University volleyball player Alli Cudworth had the opportunity to play the game she loves surrounded by dozens of top American and international players. Cudworth, 20, took part in the 12th Annual Global Challenge Tournament in Pula, Croatia. The tournament ran […]

ASHLAND — Ashland University grad Kibwe Johnson will have some Eagle company on the 2016 U.S. Olympic team: former AU football and track athlete Carlin Isles. Isles heard his name called when U.S. Rugby Sevens Head Coach Mike Friday announced the team’s 12-man roster Monday morning.

ASHLAND — Ashland University senior linebacker Zach Bernhard is one of 165 nominees nationwide for the 2016 Allstate American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team®. In 11 games as a junior in 2015, Bernhard recorded 15 total tackles, a sack and a tackle for loss. It was his second consecutive season as a top […]

The Ashland University Hall of Fame Class of 2016 consists of six former Eagle student-athletes who continue to rank as some of the best in their respective program’s history. AU’s latest Hall of Fame class includes Nick Cordes (cross country/track and field), Bayard Elfvin (men’s soccer), JoJo McRae (men’s basketball), Craig Pickering (swimming), Shami Vanhook […]

BRADENTON, Florida — He had to wait a little longer than most of his Olympic teammates to celebrate, but Kibwe Johnson got the good news Wednesday – he’s headed to Rio. “It feels great,” Johnson, a 2007 Ashland University graduate, said Thursday morning after learning that he will be part of the U.S Olympic team […]

ASHLAND — The preseason plaudits for Ashland University’s football team continue to stream in. In the Lindy’s Sports College Football National 2016 Preview, the Eagles are ranked No. 3 in the preseason Division II Top 25 poll, and three returning AU players have been named to the Lindy’s preseason All-American team.

EUGENE, Oregon — Ashland University grad Katie Nageotte came up just short Sunday in her attempt to make the Rio Olympics. At the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, Nageotte tied for fifth place with a vault of 15-feet, 1-inch after failing on all three attempts at 15-3. The 15-1 vault was a personal outdoor […]

ASHLAND, Ohio — North central Ohio football fans will soon find out what Mansfield Senior coach Chioke Bradley learned last fall. Keishaun Sims is every bit as good as advertised.

EUGENE, Oregon – Ashland University alum Kibwe Johnson placed second in the hammer throw Wednesday night in the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon, but he still doesn’t know if he will be making a trip to Rio next month. Although the top three finishers usually qualify for the Olympics, Johnson’s throw […]