History & Tradition

At Ashland, we want you to perform your best, both on and off the field. We encourage our athletes to take academics just as seriously as they do playing time.

  • Student-Athletes have averaged a 3.0 GPA or above (for the last three consecutive semesters)
  • In the history of the University, the Eagles have won over 200 All-GLIAC Academic Awards
  • Ashland boasts 10 GLIAC Commissoner's Awards for academics since 2007
  • Since 2001, Ashland has had 16 Academic All-Americans

Annually we are recognized for having one the of the best all-around athletic departments in the country. We consistently finish in the Top 10 of the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup rankings (the national all-sports ranking), and our teams have produced numerous All-Americans and national champions in nearly every sport. 

  • The top ranked private school and our fourth straight year in the top ten in the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup.
  • 800+ All-Americans in the history of the University
  • 27 teams have competed in the NCAA National Tournament is the last two years alone
  • 51 GLIAC or NCAA Regional Championships have been won by Ashland teams in the last 12 years

Directors' Cups Standings for Ashland:
2010-11 - 9th
2009-10 - 7th 
2008-09 - 6th
2007-08 - 9th

 

 

 



 

 ASHLAND UNIVERSITY BATTLE SONG

Revised by:  Leonard Salvo ‘89

A-S-H-L-A-N-D

Ashland University

Up on the hill above the town

Seen for miles around

Mighty spirits pounding

When the chapel bell is sounding

Out the strains of victory’s cheer

That we love so dear

Come on boys and FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!  For Ashland!

ASHLAND UNIVERSITY ALMA MATER

"REMEMBER"

Revised by Leonard Salvo '89

Remember your days at Ashland

Remember when you're away

Remember the friends you've made here

And don't forget to come back some day

Remember among those pine trees

Up on the hill so blue

Forever you belong to Ashland

And Ashland belongs to you.

 

MASCOT:

"Tuffy" the Eagle, previously known as "Victor" the Eagle, has long been a fixture at Ashland home athletic events. Tuffy is a student dressed in a purple and gold Eagle mascot. Since the discontinuation of the Sigma Nu Fraternity on campus, the Athletic Department has assumed responsibility for the mascot. In 2002, the University's Alumni Association funded the purchase of a new Eagle costume.