Ashland University Women's Softball

YEAR: Second in 2025-26 PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Ohio Northern '12 AT ASHLAND UNIVERSITY Price is in her second season as Ashland University's head softball coach. Her first campaign of 2025 saw the Eagles go 23-23 overall and 13-11 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. Ashland returned to the conference tournament, and saw a 3 1/2-game improvement over 2024. BEFORE ASHLAND UNIVERSITY She comes to AU following eight seasons as head softball coach at her alma mater, Ohio Northern. Guiding the Polar Bears, Price had a winning record every season, and had a cumulative record of 178-112-1 (.613). Ohio Northern won the Ohio Athletic Conference championship in both the regular season and tournament in 2022, and the OAC tournament title in 2018 and 2021. Price guided ONU to the NCAA Division III Tournament in 2018 – a season in which she earned OAC Coach of the Year honors. She and her staff were named OAC Coaching Staff of the Year in 2022. In 2015 and 2016, Price was the head softball coach at D-III Hiram. She started her coaching career with assistant coaching stints at D-III John Carroll and Muskingum. As a player at Ohio Northern, the 2012 graduate was a two-time All-American, two-time OAC Player of the Year and three-time first-team All-OAC selection. Price is the program's all-time leader with 45 career home runs, which includes a school-record 21 during her junior year. She also ranks second all-time in RBI (179), third in runs scored (172) and fourth in hits (222), walks (79) and slugging percentage (.735). Her .392 career batting average stands eighth-best all-time for the Polar Bears. PERSONAL Price is married to David Price, head football coach at Lake Erie. They have two sons, Malcolm and Cameron.

YEAR: Ninth (cheer/dance) and sixth (STUNT) in 2025-26 PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Tiffin AT ASHLAND UNIVERSITY Farnsworth is in her ninth year as the Head Cheer and Dance Coach at Ashland University, and also serves as AU's first head STUNT coach. The Eagle STUNT team finished 2025 at 24-9 overall and 8-2 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, while winning an overtime game at Division II nationals for the second season in a row. For that, Farnsworth was named 2025 Great Midwest Coach of the Year. In 2024, Ashland STUNT won its second consecutive Great Midwest tournament title, as well as the program's first game at the national tournament. Farnsworth led the team to an 18-10 record overall and 9-1 mark in the league. The Eagle STUNT team won the nation's first collegiate championship in 2023, the Great Midwest Championships on the AU campus. Ashland also qualified for NCAA Division II STUNT nationals for the first time in 2023. Farnsworth was named 2023 Great Midwest Co-Coach of the Year. In the Eagle STUNT team's first full season in 2022, the team went 9-3, including a 16-0 win over Ursuline in the team's first home game at Kates Gymnasium. Farnsworth guided the first AU STUNT team in its initial game on April 17, 2021 - a 13-7 win at Tiffin. BEFORE ASHLAND UNIVERSITY Farnsworth spent two seasons dancing and cheering for Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew and was a varsity cheerleader at Tiffin University. PERSONAL Farnsworth currently holds memberships with USA Cheer, College STUNT Coaches Association, USASF and the NFHS, and is certified as a College STUNT Coach, College STUNT Official, USA Cheer Spirit Safety and USA High School Cheerleading Rules certified. She has been coaching Cheer, Dance and Tumbling for more than 24 years, and has experience as a coach and choreographer in all levels from youth, middle school, high school and college. Farnsworth currently is serving a two-year team as treasurer for the College STUNT Coaches Association. In May of 2019, she was named the OASSA Cheer and Dance Competition Director for the 2019-2020 school year and now serves on the OASSA Cheer and Dance Judging panel. Farnsworth has more than 15 years of judging experience in both cheer and dance. Farnsworth resides in Ashland with her husband, Rob, and two children, Miles and Stella. They all enjoy camping, traveling and, most importantly, baseball - when it is not cheer and dance season.

YEAR: Eighth in 2025-26 PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Ashland '13 AT ASHLAND UNIVERSITY Marquette is in her first year as the associate head coach for Ashland University's cheerleading, dance and STUNT teams. She is in her eighth year overall with AU's cheerleading and dance team, and is in her sixth season overall with Eagle STUNT. BEFORE ASHLAND UNIVERSITY Marquette came back to AU after years of coaching football, basketball and competitive cheerleading at Clear Fork High School and Ashland High School. She also coached the Ashland YMCA Gymnastics Team for four years (2009-13). She continues to teach private cheerleading and tumbling lessons and volunteers her time to local high schools during tryout season. She brings experience with running youth programs, choreography, judging, teaching tumbling and stunting lessons. She also is a member of USA Cheer, is a certified STUNT Coach, and is an OASSA certified judge for the Ohio High School Regionals and State Championships. PERSONAL She is an Ashland native, former AU cheerleader and 2013 AU graduate.

YEAR: First in 2025-26 PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Maryville '25 AT ASHLAND UNIVERSITY This is Mills' first year as a graduate assistant coach for Ashland University's STUNT team. BEFORE ASHLAND UNIVERSITY Competed on Maryville's STUNT team from 2021-25, and worked to support practice planning, athlete mentoring and team-building initiatives. Has more than 10 total years of competitive and sideline cheerleading.

YEAR IN 2025-26: Sixth PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Ashland '20, '25 AT ASHLAND UNIVERSITY Poling is in her sixth year as an assistant STUNT coach at Ashland University. She came back to Ashland after cheering for four years at AU. BEFORE ASHLAND UNIVERSITY Also coached at AmeriCheer as a summer cheer camp instructor (2016-20). Brings experience with running cheer camps/clinics, judging, and teaching tumbling and stunting lessons. Is a member of USA Cheer, is a certified STUNT Coach. PERSONAL Poling originally is from Fredericksburg, Ohio, but resides in Wooster, Ohio. In 2025, she received her Masters of Education from AU.

YEAR: Second in 2025-26 PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Bluffton '05 AT ASHLAND UNIVERSITY Leedy is in her second year as Eagle assistant softball coach. BEFORE ASHLAND UNIVERSITY She spent five seasons as assistant softball coach at the University of Findlay, helping the Oilers to the first regional runner-up finish in program history. Prior to that, Leedy was head coach at Black Hills State from 2014-19, guiding the program during transition from NAIA to NCAA and leading the team to every major wins and conference record. Was Toledo interim head coach in 2013-14, setting a single-season wins record while program transitioned to new head coach. Having extensive experience in the travel ranks, Leedy compiled a record of 232-67 over five years for the Ohio Stingrays. She helped lead the Stingrays to two ASA State Championships and a Regional PGF title. She also helped 57 of her players earn college scholarships. Along with the travel experience, Leedy was the varsity assistant coach for Lexington High School and Tuscarawas Central Catholic. She was also the head coach of Newcomerstown High School, where she led the program to its first-ever winning record along with a sectional championship and district runner-up performances. Leedy began her career as a player for Bluffton University as a three-way starter. Her squad was the 2004 Heartland HCAC Conference Champions and earned a ranking as high as 21st in the nation in NCAA Division III.