Students at the Lake Campus have the opportunity to participate in women's volleyball and softball, men's or women's basketball, and golf.

Students can attend all Laker Athletic Events for FREE; home games are held at the Auglaize-Mercer County Family YMCA.

Athletic Department Guidelines

For further information, please contact Steven Moor, Coordinator of Athletics & Student Activities at 419-586-0314, or 800-237-1477, ext. 8314 toll free.

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Men's Basketball
2009 - 2010 Schedule | 2009-10 Roster

Basketball teams are independent of a league and play about 25 games per year. Basketball practices begin in October, with rosters being established prior to the beginning of the season.

Coach Mark Ashman
A 2000 graduate of The University of Dayton with a bachelor's degree in communication management, Lakers Head Coach Mark Ashman was a 4-year varsity starter for the Flyers; in fact, he holds the UD record for starting in the most consecutive games. He was twice named most valuable player, was co-captain of the team in 2000, and was selected to the first team Atlantic 10 in 2000 and third team Atlantic 10 in 1999. Mark also played in the Hungarian Basketball League for the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and participated in the European Basketball League in Champagne, France. He has also worked with the Oliver Purnell Basketball Camp in Dayton and was varsity boys basketball assistant coach at Memorial High School in St. Marys.

Currently a sales associate with Coldwell Banker, Ashman lives in Montezuma with his wife Michelle. A 1996 graduate of Memorial High School, he holds the record as the all-time leading scorer in school history.

Anyone interested in playing basketball for the Lakers' men's team this season may contact Ashman at 419-733-2993 or markashman34@hotmail.com.

Women's Basketball
2009 - 2010 Schedule | 2009-10 Roster

Basketball teams are independent of a league and play about 25 games per year. Basketball practices begin in October, with rosters being established prior to the beginning of the season.

Coach Nikki Mescher
Women's basketball coach Nikki Mescher is no stranger to the court, or to the Lake Campus. Mescher, who hails from Coldwater, Ohio, walked the sidelines from 1998-2003 as a junior varsity girls basketball coach for the Cavaliers. She also coached junior varsity girls softball at Coldwater in 2001.

Mescher, who was named to the Dean's List at the Lake Campus, was active at the Lake Campus as a student. She helped facilitate "Talented and Gifted Kids Day" and "Math/Science Technology Day" while earning her degree at the Lake Campus, and she worked as a building supervisor at the Auglaize-Mercer County YMCA. She has lent her time as a Camp Inquire teacher in the summer, and also taught preschool at the YMCA. Mescher currently resides and works in her hometown of Coldwater, where she teaches first grade at Coldwater Elementary School.

Women's Volleyball

2009 Roster | 2009 Schedule/Results | 2009 Photos

The volleyball season begins in September and lasts through late October. The Lady Lakers play a very competitive schedule and participate in the Ohio Regional Campus Tournament in October.

Coach Rick Carter joins the Wright State Lake Campus Volleyball program.  He comes with nearly 30 years of playing, coaching, and officiating experience.   He has coached varsity women’s volleyball at Celina, Coldwater, and Minster.  He has officiated women’s high school, college, and USVBA matches.  He founded the Grandlake Junior Olympic Volleyball Club in 2000 and has since grown to over 300 local players.  He has coached 2 National Junior Olympic teams and has been involved in coaching for the past 20 years.

Rick is a supervisor at RCS Construction and resides in the Celina area with his wife, Linda.  He has 3 daughters and 5 grandchildren. 

Anyone interested in playing volleyball for the Lakers' women's team this season may contact Carter at 419-586-6850 or 419-305-8577 or email at rickcarter77@hotmail.com.

Men's Golf

2009 Schedule | 2009 Roster

Coach Vaughn Schellhause
Vaughn has several years of experience in coaching numerous sports at the Lake Campus.  He also teaches HPR classes for the campus.

  If interested in golfing this spring please contact athletic director Steve Moor.

Women's Softball

Coach Tom Riepenhoff
The team is lead by experienced coach Tom Riepenhoff.   Riepenhoff has 15 years of experience coaching high school and ASA softball.  He is also an NCAA Football and Basketball official. 

Questions? Email Coach: riep@wcoil.com