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Part Two: AU wrestler Tao, with narrow losses at NCAA Championships, sets eyes on Olympics

By Josh Paunil · Thursday, April 11, 2013

AU wrestler Kevin Tao plans to continue his wrestling career after graduation and has left his mark on AU’s program.

Three Eagle runners led by Mark Leininger (pictured) had top five finishes at the Colonial Relays.

Leininger second place finish sets pace for AU at Colonial Relays

By Chris Hall · Thursday, April 11, 2013

Three Eagle runners had top five finishes at the Colonial Relays.

$The AU women\'s club volleyball team fought through a plethora of obstacles to a successful season.$

Volleyball overcomes challenges of resources, medical problems to advance to nationals

By Gennaro Farone · Thursday, April 11, 2013

Despite all the difficulties of this volleyball season, the team competed April 4-6 in the NCVF Collegiate Club Volleyball Championships for the first time since the team was started five years ago.

$Jones served as the men\'s basketball head coach for 13 seasons.$

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Departure of Jones ends historic 13-year career at AU

By Eric Saltzman | April 11

In his career at AU, Jones set several records and led the Eagles to the only two NCAA Tournament apperances in school history.

The AU dance team, along with the AU cheer team (not pictured), are heading to Daytona, Fla. to compete at nationals, looking for inspiration from Abby Masenheimer (far left).

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Masenheimer performs impressive balancing act, finishes career despite injury

By Gennaro Farone | April 10

Senior Abby Masenheimer almost missed the national championship competition due to a knee injury.

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Leininger breaks program record in 10,000-meter run

By Chris Hall | April 9

Senior Mark Leininger ran to a record time in the 10,000-meter run as he finished second at the Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Va. Senior Mark Allen and junior John Pope also entered the AU record books as they finish with the third and fourth fastest times in the same race.

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Lacrosse stays undefeated in league play with win over Lehigh

April 7

The Eagles lacrosse team clinched a berth in the Patriot League tournament with a 16-8 victory over the Mountain Hawks.

Interim head coach Emma Wallace led the Eagles to first win over a ranked team in over a decade.

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Interim lacrosse head coach Wallace has Eagles making history

By Molly Kepner | April 4

Despite a rough start to the season, the Eagles have gotten hot recently, including a statement win over powerhouse Johns Hopkins.

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Wrestling’s Kevin Tao leaves behind legacy of leadership after Cinderella run at NCAA

By Josh Paunil | April 4

Kevin Tao prepared this whole wrestling season, physically and mentally, to perform at his best at NCAAs.

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Pope, Regan headline five Eagle top-five finishers at Maryland Invitational

April 4

Junior John Pope and sophomore Nick Regan highlighted the men’s and women’s outdoor track team performances at the Maryland Invitational on March 30 as they both registered runner-up finishes

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Men’s basketball head coach Jeff Jones leaving for Old Dominion

By Josh Paunil | April 3

After 13 years at the helm of the men’s basketball program, head coach Jeff Jones left AU to fill same the position at Old Dominion University.

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Defeat to UVA ends AU lacrosse’s win streak at five

By Molly Kepner | April 3

The Eagles lacrosse team dropped their first game in almost three weeks in a 16-4 defeat to the University of Virginia.

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Womens lacrosse remain undefeated in conference play with win over Bucknell

March 31

With their victory over Bucknell the Eagles win streak stands at five, the longest since 2007.

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Eagle lacrosse extends win streak to four with upset over No. 12 Johns Hopkins

By Molly Kepner | March 29

Jordan Harington’s goal with eight seconds left in extra time led to a 10-9 upset over the Blue Jays.

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Tao makes Cinderella run at NCAA wrestling championships

By Josh Paunil | March 29

Blake Herrin, Kevin Tao and David Terao represented the Eagles at the NCAA Championships as Herrin picked up a win at heavyweight and Tao pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the tournament at 149 lbs.

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Leininger leads AU at Navy Invitational, runs to first place finish

March 29

Senior Mark Leininger finished with a time of 14:31.70, an IC4A qualifying time, as he led AU’s four runners that finished in the top eight in the 5,000 meter run at the Navy Invitational.

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After tough start, lacrosse bounces back to league contender

By Molly Kepner | March 28

Women's lacrosse suffers from a 6 in a row losing streak.

Kevin Tao, seen here against a December 2012 game with Maryland, won three matches at the NCAA Championships.

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Tao’s upset headlines AU at NCAA championships

By Josh Paunil | March 28

Senior Kevin Tao fell just three points shy of All-American honors as he lost 5-3 to Virginia Tech’s Nick Brascetta March 22 in Des Moines, Iowa.

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MLB predictions: Sox will improve

March 27

With opening day for Major League Baseball fast approaching, The Eagle Sports section weighs on which teams will rise and fall in 2013. The Kansas City Royals will finish the 2013 season with a winning record and will compete for a wild card spot. They have some of the best young hitters in the game ...

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Second half score propels United to first victory of the season

By Charles Clayton | March 14

Lionard Pajoy

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.

Solutions by The State News