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.
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 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has announced that senior Steven Kapes, sophomore Abby Moser and both Ashland University cross country teams have earned 2019 academic honors.
The fall of 2019 was the best in recent memory for Ashland University’s athletic department where Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference academic honors are concerned.
Following a 17th-place finish on Saturday (Nov. 9) at the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional meet, Ashland University senior Steven Kapes earned all-region honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Monday (Nov. 11) afternoon.
Ashland University’s cross country teams concluded their 2019 seasons on Saturday (Nov. 9) at the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional at Southern Indiana.
Senior Steven Kapes earned second-team All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors, finishing 17th on Saturday (Oct. 26) at the 2019 GLIAC Championships at Purdue Northwest.
The postseason for Ashland University’s men’s and women’s cross country teams will begin on Saturday (Oct. 26) at the 2019 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships, hosted by Purdue Northwest.
If Ashland University’s men’s cross country team isn’t ready for the 2019 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships, it is really close.
Ashland University’s men’s and women’s cross country teams will get in one more pre-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships meet on Friday (Oct. 11) at 4:30 p.m. at Wilmington’s JennaStrong Fall Classic.
With most of the state of Ohio’s collegiate cross country teams in attendance, Ashland University’s men and women competed at the All-Ohio Championships at Cedarville on Saturday (Sept. 28) afternoon.
Competing for the first time in 15 days, Ashland University’s men’s and women’s cross country teams will take part in the All-Ohio Championships at Cedarville on Saturday (Sept. 28).
In their second meet of the new 2019 season, Ashland University’s men’s and women’s cross country teams ran on Friday (Sept. 13) morning at the Auto Owners Spartan Invitational in East Lansing, Mich.
Ashland University’s cross country teams are on to the second meet of the young season, as the 2019 Auto Owners Spartan Invitational will be Friday (Sept. 13) at Forest Akers East Golf Course on the campus of Michigan State University.
The Northwood Invitational provided a solid start to the 2019 season for Ashland University men’s and women’s cross country teams on Saturday (Sept. 7) afternoon.
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.
The 2019 season for Ashland University’s men’s and women’s cross country teams will begin on Saturday (Sept. 7) at the Northwood Invitational in Midland, Mich.
As announced by the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference on Tuesday (Sept. 3) afternoon, Ashland University’s men’s cross country team is picked sixth, and the Eagle women’s team eighth, in the 2019 GLIAC Cross Country Preseason Coaches Poll.