Two more Ashland University student-athletes earned Great Midwest Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week recognition in their respective sports on Monday (Feb. 9) afternoon – senior forward
Maceo Williams (men's basketball) and junior back/base/tumbler
Makiah Francis (STUNT).
Williams led the Eagle men (17-6 overall, 11-4 Great Midwest) to a pair of wins last week at the Sherrill Hudson Court at Kates Gymnasium – 63-57 over Thomas More on Thursday (Feb. 5) night, and 73-67 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan on Saturday (Feb. 7) afternoon. He averaged 16.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game for week, making 55.0 percent from the floor and 3-of-7 from 3-point range.
In those games, Williams recorded two double-doubles, including a career-high 16 rebounds vs. the Panthers.
For the 2025-26 season, Williams – now a three-time Athlete of the Week – is averaging 18.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steal per game, while hitting 59.9 percent from the field and 35.9 percent from 3-point range.
Ashland will travel to Cedarville (9-13, 4-10) for a Great Midwest game at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday (Feb. 12).
Francis paced the No. 8-ranked Eagle STUNT team in its first two home games of 2026 on Sunday (Feb. 8) – victories over No. 19 Walsh, 21-1, and No. 12 Tiffin, 35-16. She scored a team-high 34 points against the Cavaliers, then a team-best 52 points vs. the Dragons.
Through six games this season, Francis leads the Eagles in power rating at 29.167.
Eagle STUNT (4-2) will go back on the road on Friday (Feb. 13) at 6 p.m. to play at Mercyhurst.
2025-26 ASHLAND UNIVERSITY GREAT MIDWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
SEPT. 8 – Ravin Morgan (volleyball),
Michael Shimek (football),
Nate Slater (men's cross country),
Tom Woodward (men's soccer).
SEPT. 15 – none
SEPT. 22 – Dani Hicks (women's soccer),
Mark Pillar (men's golf).
SEPT. 29 – Cameron Blair (football),
Damien Johnson Jr. (football).
OCT. 6 – none
OCT. 14 – Jaden Cook (football),
Joey Lenczyk (men's swimming and diving),
Yasmim Tomita (women's swimming and diving).
OCT. 20 – Emily Pate (women's soccer),
Manaki Watanabe (football).
OCT. 27 – Jaya Daniel (women's soccer).
NOV. 3 – Manaki Watanabe (football).
NOV. 10 – Wyatt Bailey (wrestling),
Evan Kemp (men's swimming and diving).
NOV. 17 – none
NOV. 24 – Maceo Williams (men's basketball).
DEC. 1 – Jenna Slates (women's basketball).
DEC. 8 – Cooper Davis (men's basketball),
Jon Lutz (men's indoor track),
Molly Winner (women's indoor field).
DEC. 15 – none
DEC. 22 – none
JAN. 5 – none
JAN. 12 – none
JAN. 20 – Jenna Slates (women's basketball).
JAN. 26 – Jade Avance (women's indoor track),
Joey Lenczyk (men's swimming and diving).
FEB. 2 - Jade Avance (women's indoor track),
Maceo Williams (men's basketball),
Molly Winner (women's indoor field).
FEB. 9 – Makiah Francis (STUNT),
Maceo Williams (men's basketball).
