BAKERSFIELD, California — It didn’t take former Ashland University pitcher Art Warren long to prove the Seattle Mariners right in giving him a mid-season promotion. Warren, in his first full professional season in the Mariners organization, was promoted from Class A Clinton (Iowa) to Class high-A Bakersfield (Calif.) on June 30. Two days later, the […]
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AU at Ferris St. football game part of national broadcast
ASHLAND — Ashland University’s first road football game of the 2016 season will be part of a national television/internet broadcast. The Eagles will play at Ferris State on Sept. 24 at 3:30 p.m. Both teams are 2015 NCAA Division II postseason qualifiers and 2015 co-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champions.
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7 former AU athletes, coaches to compete in Olympic Track & Field Team Trials
ASHLAND — The 2016 United States Olympic Track & Field Team Trials is shaping up to have quite an Ashland University flavor. No less than seven former AU athletes/coaches are listed at www.usatf.org under “status of entries” for the Trials, July 1-10 in Eugene, Ore.
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AU finishes 14th in DII Director’s Cup standings
ASHLAND — Ashland University’s athletics department finished 14th in the 2015-16 NCAA Division II Learfield Directors’ Cup standings this school year. It marks the 10th consecutive year Ashland has been in the Top 15 in the nation’s all-sports standings.
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AU football team ranked No. 8 in preseason football poll
ASHLAND — The Ashland University football team is ranked No. 8 in the 2016 Sporting News NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 poll. The rankings are part of its annual college football preview magazine.
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AU pitcher drafted in 17th round by Detroit Tigers
ASHLAND — Ashland University pitcher Brandyn Sittinger was drafted on Saturday by the Detroit Tigers in the 17th round of the Major League Baseball Draft. The junior righthander was taken No. 505 overall in the annual player selection process.