ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Board of Trustees have affirmed the school’s decision to join the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, beginning with the 2021-22 academic year.
The Ashland University CS:GO team finished its Collegiate StarLeague season in a tie for ninth nationally as they concluded the playoffs with a narrow defeat to Kennesaw State, 2-1.
Back in my former life as a sportswriter and sports information director I sat in on numerous question-and-answer sessions. No matter how many questions were posed, athletes and coaches weren’t often left speechless. Answers were rarely in short supply.
Effective immediately, the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, in consultation with the Council of Presidents and athletic directors, has canceled all athletically-related activity through May 31, 2020. During this unprecedented world-wide fight against the COVID-19 threat, the GLIAC supports national and NCAA efforts to protect student-athletes, coaches, fans and communities.
The Ashland University esports Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team clinched a first-place finish in the North-East Conference in Collegiate Starleague regular season, which wrapped up this weekend.
Three Ashland University Fortnite duos have qualified for the Collegiate Starleague Championship which will be contested Saturday and Sunday (Dec. 7-8).
The Ashland University esports program placed its Overwatch team in third place and its League of Legends squad in fourth at the Ohio Collegiate Esports Series Invitational at the University of Akron in a tournament that ran Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 28-29).
A standing-room-only crowd gathered on Thursday (Sept. 5) afternoon, as Ashland University’s athletic department started the 2019-20 year with the dedication of the new Rinehart Room and the Mary C. Miller Student-Athlete Enrichment Center in AU’s Physical Education Center.
Ashland University esports head coach Josh Buchanan was selected to serve on the National Association of Collegiate Esports Competition Council at the recent NACE National Convention in Harrisburg, Pa.
The Ashland University esports program recently met with the City of Cleveland’s Division of Recreation to assist the department in setting up opportunities in esports for the youth in Cleveland.
June Athletic Camps Cancelled
May 19, 2020The Ashland University Athletic Department announced today that all summer athletic camps scheduled for June have been canceled.
