Austin Cook is a Member of Ashland University's Football Team That is Now Ranked 13th in the Nation

2012 Sep 25

Austin Cook of Toledo, OH is a member of the Ashland University football team that is now ranked 13th in the nation in the Division II American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll.

Cook is majoring in sports management.

He is the son of Williams and Heather Cook of Toledo.

Cook is a 2012 graduate of Robert S Rogers High School.

Ashland was ranked 17th in last week's poll. AU won at Northern Michigan last Saturday, 42-13. The Eagles are one of four GLIAC teams in this week's Top 25 poll. Grand Valley State is ranked fourth, Saginaw Valley State is 16th and Wayne State is 18th. Hillsdale and Michigan Tech are listed among, "Others Receiving Votes," in this week's poll.

The Eagles are 4-0, 3-0 in GLIAC play. This is the first time Ashland has been 4-0 since the 1991 season. This Saturday (Sept. 29, 7 p.m.) the Eagles host Lake Erie.

Ashland University, ranked in the top 200 colleges and universities in U.S. News and World Report's National Universities category for 2013, is a mid-sized, private university conveniently located a short distance from Akron, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Ashland University (www.ashland.edu) values the individual student and offers a unique educational experience that combines the challenge of strong, applied academic programs with a faculty and staff who build nurturing relationships with their students.