Spring Break in Florida!

The Edgewood College softball team spent their spring break in Florida at the Gene Cusic Classic and brought home a record of 6-3. After dropping their first two games, the Eagles won six in a row, their longest win streak since 2008.

The Eagles flew out of Milwaukee and continued a tradition on the ride to the airport from Madison. All freshman picked out a number for their karaoke single and serenaded the team.

After a long week, the team was rewarded with a day off. The Eagles hit the beach and then went out for dinner at Bahama Breeze. There is not enough room in this post for all of the pictures and selfies that were taken, but here are a few samples...

 Edgewood College is scheduled to kick off their conference schedule the weekend of March 29 in Illinois. The Eagles play Benedictine University on Saturday and then Aurora on Sunday, March 30. Hopefully the weather will cooperate! Live stats can be found on EdgewoodCollegeEagles.com.

Eagle women's tennis featured on NBC-15

The Edgewood College women's tennis left for Chicago on Wednesday to prepare for their fourth NCAA Division III Tournament appearance in the last five years. NBC-15 of Madison caught up with head coach Ben Oestreich and the team on their last practice before the trip. Special thanks to Robb Vogel and Hobie Artigue for the coverage...

Dave Pallone's visit to Edgewood College

On Friday, April 26, former Major League Baseball umpire Dave Pallone visited Edgewood College to talk to Eagle student-athletes on sexual orientation in life and athletics. Both WISC-TV 3 and WMTV NBC 15 covered his lecture in Anderson Auditorium....

Openly gay umpire talks sports, sexuality barriers (Courtesy of WISC-TV 3)



Here's the story from Hobie Artigue from WMTV NBC-15. (Direct link)

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WISC-TV3: Coaches react to Rutgers basketball video

Edgewood College head men's basketball coach Justin Meyer was featured in a WISC-TV3 piece by Mary Jo Ola about the incident regarding the Rutgers coaching situation.

Original link to WISC-TV3: http://www.channel3000.com/news/Coaches-react-to-Rutgers-basketball-video/-/1648/19602520/-/lfk1nwz/-/index.html
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A behind-the-scenes look at the Tucson Invitational

The Edgewood College softball team traveled to Arizona to play 10 games in five days at the Tucson Invitational this past week. The Eagles battled hard and even though they did not come away with a win, the team found positives in nearly every game. What fans were not able to see was what happened during the time that was not spent on the diamond. Feel free to catch up with the Eagles and ask them about the trip! In the mean time, this video clip highlights some of the players' favorite moments of the Tucson Invitational...

On Friday, after five straight doubleheaders, the team got to relax at Trail Dust Town which was just a short drive from the hotel. Here are a few of the pictures from before dinner at Pinnacle Peak...

After a long non-conference schedule, the Eagles begin Northern Athletics Conference play on March 30 (weather permitting) as they host Lakeland College for a doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for noon. Live stats and live video can be found at EdgewoodCollegeEagles.com.

WISC-TV3: Ostrowski & Camp Earth raise money for Huntington's Disease

Courtesy of WISC-TV3, a feature on Edgewood College baseball student-athlete Marc Ostrowski and his work for Camp Earth, an grass roots organization dedicated to raising awareness and money to fight Huntington's Disease.


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This is Edgewood College

In our most recent video "This is Edgewood College," student-athletes explain who we are and what we do.

The video features athletes from a wide variety of sports that Edgewood College offers.

Check it out and pass it along!

Paralympian Jaster featured on NBC-15

Most Edgewood College student-athletes probably don't realize there's an international caliber track and field athlete walking around among them. He's even got the medal to prove it.

Edgewood College assistant track and field coach Dana Jaster competed in the 1992 Paralympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. He represented the United States of America in the long jump, high jump and the 4x100 meter relay and claimed a silver medal.

Jaster attended Edgewood College in the 1980's and returned to school more recently, completing his Bachelor's Degree in 2006. He currently serves as an assistant coach to Bethany Brewster and the men's and women's track and field teams. He also recruits the Midwest looking for future Paralympians.

WMTV-NBC15 recently caught up to Jaster to talk about his experiences in 1992. See the story here:

WMTV - NBC15 Madison, Wisconsin:

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NBC 15: Williams runs through obstacles

NBC 15 ran their excellent feature on Edgewood College student-athlete Josh Williams last night. If you missed it, here's the story. Thanks to Robb Vogel and David Kmiecik for their hard work...

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Women's Basketball: Hard Work Never Sleeps

The Edgewood College women's basketball team began preseason practice at midnight on October 15, 2010 with a conditioning run around campus. Pay no attention to the tall player in the beak and feathers. I don't think he's going to make the team....

Five Questions: Kristin Manske

Here's a Five Questions first! The first interview that had to be edited to cut out uncontrollable nervous laughter. Thanks for being a pioneer, Kristin...


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2010 Edgewood College Student-Athlete BBQ

The competition gets fierce when there's food on the line! Edgewood College student-athetes competed to see who got to eat first in a series orf contests at the annual student-athlete BBQ and pig roast. You've never seen so many college students so excited over an egg in your life.

PHOTO GALLERY: Edgewood College Student-Athlete BBQ

Eagle Basketball teams assist at Ironman aid station

The Edgewood College men's and women's basketball team volunteered for duty at the 2010 Ford Ironman Wisconsin triathlon in Madison. The Eagles served water and provided assistance to the triathletes until the late hours of Sunday night. They also found a little down time to get in some bags and touch football.

Photo Gallery: Eagle basketball teams manning an aid station at the Ironman Wisconsin

Eagles in charge of aid station:


Eagles find a little free time at the Ironman:

IronEagle! Oestreich completes first Ironman Triathlon

Edgewood College men's and women's tennis coach Ben Oestreich competed and completed his first Ironman Triathlon on September 12, 2010 in Madison. Oestreich stopped to talk for a few moments when he was just 15 minutes or so from the finish line.



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Eddy and the Eagles at the FitKids Fun Run

For the fourth consecutive year, Eddy the Eagle and large group of Edgewood College student-athletes were on hand for the FitKids Fun Run. The run is part of the festivities surrounding the Ford Ironman Wisconsin race. After Eddy led the kids in a warmup, the student-athletes sent them off from the start line and encouraged them home to the finish.

What I did on my summer vacation...

Edgewood College sports information graduate assistant Travis Chell loves baseball. He played at another NAC school whose mascot is a giant fish. He still plays for his local hometown team in the summer. So when Travis got the chance to particiapte in a halftime contest at the Madison Mallards game, he was ready to go. He certainly could run from home plate to third base in a respectable time, right? If only he had been wearing cleats, he might have....

(Make sure the volume is up. You don't want to miss hearing the crowd reaction.)



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Five Questions: Zach Miller

Men's soccer player Zach Miller became the most recent victim of Five Questions when he was caught hanging around during picture day. What does Zach think of teammate Greg Dezell? We think he's kidding (isn't he?).



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Women's soccer getting ready to go!

The Edgewood College women's soccer team runs through a drill in preparation for their season opener on September 1, 2010.

Five Questions: Kelsey Beck

I know it's been a while, but Five Questions returns with a surprise attack on women's soccer player Kelsey Beck...

Eagle Baseball featured on WKOW-27

The Edgewood College baseball team was the subject of a story on WKOW-27. The Eagles open the Northern Athletics Conference Baseball Tournament on Friday. If the video doesn't appear below click on the headline.



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