Just a few weeks ago during homecoming, Head Men’s Soccer Coach Scott Fridley received an unexpected gift. Between the men’s and women’s soccer games, a sign for the newly named “Fridley Field” soccer field was revealed. Fridley has been head soccer coach at AU since 1994. Before that, he played on the team during his time as a student and then served as assistant coach. Before he was a student, his parents, grandfather, aunts, uncles and cousins attended AU. The field was originally … [Read more...]
Aaron Schneider: The SID behind the scenes
Sporting events can create memories that will last a lifetime and statistics that last until they are broken. At Anderson University, Sports Information Director (SID) Aaron Schneider is in charge of taking those stats and helping to preserve that memory. Schneider started as the sports information director at Anderson in Feb. 2019. Aaron Schneider graduated from Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois in 2015 with a major in mathematics. While he was a junior in … [Read more...]
Andersonian 2021-10-26
Gillian Lintz addresses the return of CAB's Haunted Haus event in Rice Hall, AU's new campus pastor Rev. Josh Tandy and the SOMTD's Fall Into Dance event coming soon. Miles Morey recaps Tallent's new reception record and AU's e-sports standings. … [Read more...]
Andersonian 2021-10-14
Gillian Lintz provides an update on the campus mask mandate, the recent School of Nursing Induction Ceremony and AU’s literary arts magazine. Miles Morey recaps the Homecoming football game and women's tennis wins. … [Read more...]
Andersonian 2021-10-06
Gillian Lintz interviews Trent Palmer about the Homecoming festivities this weekend and Miles Morey provides updates on women's soccer, men's tennis and volleyball victories from last weekend. … [Read more...]
Maubach dives into head coaching position
Emma Maubach, a 2020 graduate of Anderson University, was recently named interim head coach of the Ravens swim and dive team. Maubach, a swimmer herself, was a freshman at Anderson during the team’s first ever swim season in 2016. Maubach swam breaststroke and backstroke during her four years at Anderson and began swimming more distance races for the Ravens during her junior and senior seasons. Maubach came to Anderson her freshman year wanting to study youth ministries, but it was … [Read more...]
Andersonian 2021-09-22
Gillian Lintz provides updates on the School of Music, Theatre and Dance's upcoming productions including "The Music of Georgia Stitt" and Miles Morey recaps this past weekend's women's golf and men's tennis events. … [Read more...]
Fresh faces to lead AU sports teams
Along with the new faculty and staff on campus, a plethora of new coaches joined the Ravens this year. Women’s basketball, women’s golf, cross country and the Ravens football team were the teams with the biggest hires. On June 11, AU announced the new head women’s basketball coach, Jon Gin. Gin graduated from the University of North Florida and started his coaching career as an intern with the women’s basketball team at Florida State University. Shortly after, Gin became a … [Read more...]
The Conspiracy
Claire Mountcastle speaks with senior Melanie Marchena and director of orientation and first-year experience Nii Abrahams about The Conspiracy, a newly-formed community of students created to support AU athletics. … [Read more...]
COVID-19 continues to affect campus athletics
One of the places that has experienced the most challenges due to COVID-19 is the sports world. At times, athletes have been disheartened by the uncertainty of each practice or game, and those in leadership positions struggle to find a balance between giving the athletes some normalcy while keeping everyone safe. Anderson University athletics department continues to work with outside organizations to implement safety measures. AU athletics has been working with the Heartland Collegiate … [Read more...]