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Dustin Porter
  • Lucas, OH

Dustin Porter is a member of the Men's Outdoor Track and Field Team at Ashland University

2012 Mar 15

Dustin Porter of Lucas, OH, is a member of the men's outdoor track and field team at Ashland University.

Porter is majoring in computer art.

He is the son of John and Christine Porter of Lucas.

Porter is a 2011 graduate of Lucas High School.

The men's outdoor track and field team hopes to continue on the success of this year's indoor track team, which placed seventh at the 2012 NCAA Division II Nationals. The indoor team had fourteen All-Americans. Ryan Loughney was named the national men's field athlete of the year for the 2011-12 indoor track and field season by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

The Ashland University Men's Track and Field team competes in NCAA Division II in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). The team is led by head coach Jud Logan and assistant coaches Dana Freeman, Dave Smalley, and Trent Mack. For more information, contact the track office at (419)289-5459 or visit their web site at http://goashlandeagles.com/sports/track/index

Ashland University, ranked in the top 200 colleges and universities in U.S. News and World Report's National Universities category for 2012, 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.