SOU football All-Americans Dylan Young, Austin Dodge, Daniel Breaux, and Drew Gibson

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In addition to all the great points made here, consider that SOU only has 11 sports. (Next year there will be 12 with men’s soccer being added.) Many of the teams in the top ten for the Director’s Cup have 20 or more athletic teams. Their top 12 teams count. All of SOU’s teams count, and a zero is awarded for the missing sport.

What would be interesting is to see a weighted-average Directors Cup where a school’s score is divided by the number of sports they compete in. For instance, SOU scored 696.5 points. Divide that by 11 sports for 63.32 weighted points. The #1 school, Oklahoma Baptist University, scored 854.50 points. Divide that by their 20 athletic teams for 42.73 weighted points. Hmmmm… I wonder if any school with 11 or fewer sports scored anywhere near Southern Oregon’s total?

Posted on June 11th, 2015 under only in ashland. Tags: austin dodge, Daniel Breaux, drew gibson, dylan young, football, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University. Comments Off on SOU #6 in Director’s Cup for 2014-15

Max Proudfit and Austin Dodge receiving the Game of the Year Award from AD Matt Sayre

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Details here.

Nikki Keller receiving the Athletic Trainers Perseverance Award from Kristy Johnson

Brock Gutches received multiple awards

More photos here.

Posted on May 27th, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: austin dodge, brock gutches, football, Matt Sayre, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, volleyball, wrestling. Comments Off on 2015 Black and Red All-Sports Awards

Daniel Breaux and Austin Dodge @ NAIA press conference @ Daytona International Speedway

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Posted on May 26th, 2015 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: austin dodge, Daniel Breaux, football, NAIA National Championship Game Daytona Florida, Raider Athletics. Comments Off on Meet the Press

Austin Dodge of the NAIA National Champions and Atlanta Falcons

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Congratulations to the Atlanta Falcons for signing Austin Dodge today.

I haven’t followed the NFL since the Raiders went to L.A. in 1982. Now I have a reason to finally be interested again.

Posted on May 2nd, 2015 under people. Tags: austin dodge, colton grimwood, Daniel Breaux, football, NAIA National Championship Game Daytona Florida, Raider Athletics. Comments Off on Austin Dodge of the Atlanta Falcons

Austin Dodge on Siskiyou Boulevard

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Once upon a time, 30-40 years ago, my bedroom walls were covered in posters and pennants. In fact, I ran out of space on the walls and had to go to the ceiling. Eventually the ceiling ran out of room (literally), and then I had to move out to go to college. Flash forward to the present day and nothing has changed, except that now I take the photos, and the canvas has moved from my bedroom walls and ceiling to the streets of Ashland.

SOU football national champions banner in the heart of Ashland, Oregon

Photos found on these banners can be found in higher resolution here and here.

Thanks be to Mike Beagle for making this happen.

Posted on April 1st, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: austin dodge, campus, football, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports photography. Comments Off on Siskiyou “National Champions” Boulevard

“Becoming” showing at Ashland Street Cinema

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A final public showing of the 2014 SOU football documentary, Becoming, will happen at 6:30 p.m. tonight (4/1/15) at Ashland Street Cinema. Unlike earlier Dose of Dopeness films, this one is not expected to show up on Youtube so get to the theater if you want to see it. There is no cost.

Posted on April 1st, 2015 under only in ashland. Tags: AF-S Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G ED lens, austin dodge, football, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics. Comments Off on Last chance to see “Becoming”

Austin Dodge

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… and that pick will come in the second round?

That’s what this guy says…

The 2015 NFL draft begins on April 30, 2015.

Posted on March 31st, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: austin dodge, football, Raider Athletics, sports photography. Comments Off on Austin Dodge to be the fourth QB picked overall…

SOU women’s basketball – Carly Meister

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Southern Oregon was the only team in the CCC who had three players on the all-conference women’s basketball team the league announced today. Junior Carly Meister, senior Alexi Smith, and junior Ashley Claussen made the first team. Senior Kristen Schoenherr received honorable mention.

#44 Alexi Smith and #24 Ashley Claussen

Kristen Schoenherr with her family, Austin Dodge, and Coach Lynn Kennedy

Corban’s Tara Van Weerduizen, #33 pictured here, won the MVP award.

Posted on March 3rd, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Alexi Smith, Ashley Claussen, austin dodge, basketball, Carly Meister, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports photography. Comments Off on SOU lands most players on all-conference list

SOU football’s Austin Dodge throwing behind the 2014 offensive line

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A key piece of the Raiders’ success in their 2014 National Championship run was the offensive line. Austin Dodge was sacked only 23 times in over 540 attempts (an average amount for that many attempts would be around 40). The running backs averaged over 5 yards per carry.

The bad news is that two of these guys (Bubba Rylance and Drew Gibson) graduated. The good news is that three of them will be back for 2015.

Posted on February 26th, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: austin dodge, football, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports photography. Comments: 1