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TRACK & FIELD

Ashland University track and field looks to Nationals

Ashland University track and field looks to Nationals

Cade Cracas, Sports & Breaking News Editor March 1, 2023

The Ashland University track and field teams look to build off of their success at the Great Midwest Athletic Conference championships that were held in Ashland, Ohio. The Eagles had numerous individual...

Wyatt Cory adds a provisional mark in the mens heptathlon

Eagle track and field approaches the end of the indoor season

Stephen Struckmann, Reporter February 16, 2023

On Feb. 3 and Feb. 4, the second annual Jud Logan Light Giver Open took place in the Niss Athletic Center.  Many of the Eagles’ best shined as the meet went on from Friday into Saturday, with numerous...

Katie Nageotte stands on stage as she receives her Hall of Fame plaque.

Olympian and former Eagle, Katie Nageotte, inducted into Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame

Cade Cracas, Sports & Breaking News Editor October 23, 2022

With countless successes, come multiple awards. For former Ashland Eagle and Olympic gold medalist Katie Nageotte, her latest accolade is being inducted into the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame. Nageotte...

Nageotte thrusts herself over the bar and into history by securing a gold medal.

Former AU pole vaulter Katie Nageotte wins gold

Ethan Jenkins, Sports Editor September 20, 2022

Former Ashland University pole vaulter, Katie Nageotte, won her first outdoor world gold medal in the Outdoor World Athletics Championship in Eugene, Ore. on July 17. Nageotte won the outdoor women’s...

Two Eagles named 2021-2022 Student-Athlete of the Year

Two Eagles named 2021-2022 Student-Athlete of the Year

Ethan Jenkins, Sports Editor September 7, 2022

Every athletic year each athletic program on the campus of Ashland University may nominate a junior or senior student-athlete for the Student-Athlete of the Year award. From the 2021-22 season, the...

Trevor Bassitt stands infront of the Eagle faithful in the opening football game of the 2022 season.

The future of AU’s most recent Team USA star

Ethan Jenkins, Sports Editor September 7, 2022

On Tuesday, July 19, Olympian and former Ashland University track athlete Trevor Bassitt captured the bronze medal in the men's 400-meter hurdle event at the 2022 Outdoor World Championships in Eugene,...

Reaching the finish line

Cade Cracas, Sports & Breaking News Editor April 22, 2022

With the outdoor season in full swing, the Ashland University Track and Field team is locked in and looking for another piece of hardware to add to the trophy case. The indoor track season for the Ashland...

From local legend to superstar

Cade Cracas, Sports & Breaking News Editor April 1, 2022

In his final year as an Ashland Eagle, Trevor Bassitt will be remembered as one of the best to ever put on an Ashland track and field uniform. Bassitt has set many school records, taken home hardware to...

Indoor Track ready for new season

Nate Powalie, Sports Columnist March 14, 2022

The Ashland University Track & Field Team has become a hallmark of success in recent memory, winning three indoor national championships in four seasons. However, the 2021-22 campaign started off...

Ashland runners practice their starts in the Niss Athletic Center. The Niss was home to the inaugural Jud Logan Light Giver Open, in honor of the legendary head coach.

Sprinting to the finish

Cade Cracas, Sports & Breaking News Editor February 26, 2022

After a n unforgettable beginning, the Ashland University Track & Field team now has a chance for an unforgettable finish. In a season marked by the loss of the legendary head coach Jud Logan, the...

Jud C. Logan, coach, olympian, friend, AU-Eagle. 1959-2022

Remembering Jud Logan

Ben Voelker February 2, 2022

The Ashland community has been hit hard by the recent passing of Track and Field head coach, Jud Logan. Logan, who led the men’s program to three consecutive Division II national championships, passed...

Bassitt’s journey to Olympic Trials

Lewis Markham, AU-TV 20 SPORTS PRODUCER September 12, 2021

A summer filled with Olympic triumph from former Ashland athletes has shone a light on the already prestigious athletic programs at the university. Trevor Bassitt, a graduate from Ashland with eligibility...

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