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

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.

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.

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.

Men's Basketball
2008-09 Schedule | 2007-08 Roster
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
2008-09 Schedule | 2007-08 Roster

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.