As announced on Tuesday (June 16) afternoon, 11 Ashland University student-athletes over four Eagle teams have earned positions on the 2025-26 College Sports Communicators (CSC) NCAA Division II Academic All-District teams in the at-large category.
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The at-large category consists of all sports which do not have their own individual Academic All-District teams.
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Ashland's honorees are:
- Redshirt senior wrestler Nate Barrett graduated with a 3.65 cumulative grade-point average as a Dietetics major, and has post-graduate GPAs of 3.67 and 3.84 in the MBA program. A 2026 NCAA Division II All-American at 165 pounds thanks to an eighth-place nationals finish, Barrett went 13-9 with a pin, four technical falls and three major decisions this past season.
- Junior women's lacrosse attacker Ashley Drexler has a 4.00 cumulative GPA as an Exercise Science major through the spring 2026 semester. The 2026 Great Midwest Athletic Conference women's lacrosse Elite 26 Award winner, Drexler had 45 goals and 33 assists for 78 points this spring, to go with 51 draw controls.
- Senior women's lacrosse goalkeeper Annie Duncan graduated with a 3.72 cumulative GPA as a Social Work major. Duncan, the 2026 Great Midwest Goalkeeper of the Year and second-team Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) all-region, was 16-5 with an 8.59 goals-against average and 124 saves this past season.
- Senior women's lacrosse attacker Ashley Fisher graduated with a 3.66 cumulative GPA as a Sport Management major. A second-team IWLCA all-region selection and first-team All-Great Midwest, Fisher collected 61 goals and 23 assists for 84 points this spring, adding 25 ground balls.
- Junior women's golfer LeeAnn Harker is an Analytics major who has a 3.80 cumulative GPA. Harker averaged a score of 79.77 in 2025-26, recording 43 birdies.
- Senior women's lacrosse defender Lauren Hinders graduated as a Biology major with a 3.81 cumulative GPA. Hinders was first-team All-Great Midwest, helping the Eagle defense to allow just 8.34 goals per contest, and adding two goals and an assist herself over 21 starts.
- Junior wrestler Hayden Kuhn sports a 3.75 cumulative GPA as an Exercise Science major. A national qualifier and Great Midwest champion at 149 pounds, Kuhn went 30-6 with seven pins, 11 tech falls and three major decisions in 2025-26.
- Senior wrestler Ricky Legg graduated with a 3.51 cumulative GPA as a Cybersecurity major. Legg ended this past season at 4-5 with a tech fall.
- Senior men's golfer Carter Mishler is a Sport Management major who graduated with a 3.84 cumulative GPA, and who has a 3.84 post-graduate GPA in the MBA program. Mishler was an All-Great Midwest performer who competed individually in the D-II postseason, averaged a score of 74.71, and recorded 62 birdies and two eagles.
- Senior women's golfer Klaira Paramore graduated as an Economics major with a 3.92 cumulative GPA. Paramore's season scoring average was 79.26, and she picked up 39 birdies.
- Sophomore men's golfer Mark Pillar sports a 3.90 cumulative GPA as an Accounting major. An All-Great Midwest selection in 2025-26, Pillar's average round was 73.96, and he had a team-high 78 birdies and four eagles.
The 2025-26 CSC at-large Academic All-America teams will be released on July 7 (women) and July 8 (men).
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