AU soccer goalie catching ball

AU soccer goalie catching ball

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AU lacrosse player

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AU soccer team

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AU softball player

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AU Women's Tennis Player

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AU high jumper

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AU athletic team

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AU baseball player

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AU football player catching football

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AU Men's Tennis Player

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AU runner

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NCAA Division II Athletics

Ashland University participates in NCAA Division II Athletics and is a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.

MEN'S DIVISION II SPORTS

WOMEN'S DIVISION II SPORTS

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ASHLAND UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS

2014–15 TO 2023–24

  • Learfield Directors' Cup (NCAA Division II All-Sports award) finishes of second in 2014-15 and ninth in 2018-19.
  • Five team D-II national championships, three in men's track and field and two in women's basketball.
  • 26 individual/relay D-II national championships in track and field/wrestling
  • 45 CoSIDA/CSC Academic All-America awards
  • Added the following sports:
    • Men's soccer
      (program reinstated in 2016)
    • Men's tennis
      (program reinstated in 2018)
    • Women's lacrosse (2018)
    • Esports (co-ed) (2018)
    • STUNT (2020)
  • New and renovated facilities:
    • New indoor Fauber Golf Facility (2015)
    • Renovated Deborah Liebert Karl Tennis Complex (2016)
    • New esports facility in basement of library (2018)
    • New Mary C. Miller Student-Athlete Enrichment Center and Rinehart Room in Kates Gymnasium (2019)
    • New interactive touch-screen Hall of Fame and history display in the Kates Gymnasium lobby (2020)
    • New Niss Athletic Center (2022)
    • Renovated Tomassi Stadium and Donges Field at the Archer Ballpark Complex (2022)
    • New on-campus softball field – Deb Miller Field at the Archer Ballpark Complex (2023)
    • Renovated Conard Field House (2024)

Intramural & Club Sports

Ashland University also offers a variety of organized recreational sports and activities in a safe environment so participants have the opportunity to enhance their physical fitness, build social networks, practice good sportsmanship and enjoy their time outside the classroom. We have a variety of intramural sports and sports clubs to choose from.

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Intramural Sand Volleyball