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University of Akron senior high jumper Claudia Garcia Jou (Barcelona, Spain) has been selected to the 2016 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District™ Women's Track and Field Team. View the full article here

Limited space is available for Akron football’s annual Summer Jamboree Golf Outing, presented by LeafFilter, on Friday, June 3, at the Quarry Golf Club in Canton. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron Track and Field program is primed for the NCAA East Preliminary Round this weekend as the Zips will be represented by 26 student-athletes at the three-day event hosted by the University of North Florida on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 26-28. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

University of Akron junior Clayton Murphy (New Paris, Ohio) continued his standing as one of the elite athletes in the country as he was among those included on the Pre-NCAA Prelims Watch List for The Bowerman Award, the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The sixth seeded Akron softball team concluded the 2016 season in the third round of the 2016 Mid-American Conference tournament at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio. The zips squad competed in three contests in their post season run going 1-2 falling to No. 3 seeded Ohio, 3-1, defeated No. 7 Toledo, 7-0, and dropped its final game to No. 1 Kent State, 13-6. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Senior Erin Seiler (Bowling Green, Ohio) was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Mideast Region third team, announced on Thursday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron track and field program will send 26 student-athletes from its men's and women's teams – competing in 19 events – to the NCAA East Preliminary Round at North Florida University in Jacksonville, Fla., from May 26-28. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Seniors Louis Birchall and Ryan Harris as well as sophomore George Baylis earned the MAC honors for excelling in the classroom and on the course. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

George Baylis finished 43rd overall with a 54-hole total of 221 (+5) at the 7,123-yard par 72 Blackwolf Run Meadow Valleys Course. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Former University of Akron men's soccer standouts have found success this season as more than 25 former Zips are currently playing professional soccer both in the United States and abroad. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Akron swimmer Luka Szynal (Lublin, Poland) recently competed at the European Championships in hopes to qualify for the upcoming Olympics. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Baylis fired a 1-over par 73 at Blackwolf Run Meadow Valleys Course on Tuesday for a 50th-best 149 (+5) 36-hole total. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Four University of Akron women's tennis players— senior Martina Zerbola (Neuquen, Argentina) and sophomores Ariadna Blinova (Riga, Latvia), Sophia Geier (Burgebrach, Germany) and Carli Knezevich (Austin, Texas)— were named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference women's tennis team announced on Tuesday, May 17. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron women's tennis team honored three of its players with the team's annual end-of-year awards announced by Zips head coach Brandon Padgett on Monday, May 16. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Zips’ sophomore George Baylis (Ascot, England) made the program’s third all-time individual appearance for the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships at the Kohler Regional on Monday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Junior centerfielder Savannah Fruin (Delray Beach, Fla.) and freshman designated player Gabrielle Fredericks (New Philadelphia, Ohio) were named to the 2016 All-MAC Tournament team after the performances through out the Zips post season run. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The three-time Mid-American Conference champion Akron swimming and diving team will be hosting the Zips Advanced Summer Swim Clinic on Tuesday, May 31, through Thursday, June 16 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 9-17. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Zips' George Baylis joins 13 teams and nine individuals for regional play at the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships on Monday, May 16. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The University of Akron men's track and field team captured the 2016 Mid-American Conference Championships with a strong final-day performance on Saturday, May 14. The Zips' women's squad came up short in their bid to repeat as league champions earning a runner-up finish. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Senior Joe Oduho (Erie, Pa.) displayed the tenacity that has defined the University of Akron track and field as champions winning the men's long jump on his final attempt to spark the efforts for the Zips on the second day of the Mid-American Conference Championships on Friday, May 13. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Sixty student-athletes, representing all of Akron's athletics programs, will don their caps and gowns this weekend, joining over 3,000 other University of Akron students as part of the Spring 2016 commencement ceremonies. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The No. 6 Akron softball team season comes to a close in the third round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament after the No. 1 Kent State offense found their stride en route to a 11-6 win over the Zips Friday afternoon at Firestone Stadium. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

In a win or go home situation, the No. 6 Akron Zips had a hug bounce back game at the plate and in the circle in an all around 7-0 victory over the No. 7 Toledo Rockets to advance in the 2016 MAC tournament, Thursday night at Firestone Stadium. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

Directed by a one-two finish in the women's pole vault and strong opening efforts in the multi-events, the University of Akron track and field teams garnered solid results on the opening day of the Mid-American Conference Track and Field Championships on Thursday, May 12. View the full article at www.GoZips.com

The 2016 Akron women’s soccer schedule, one which includes seven regular season home games and 12 road matches against quality opponents, was announced by second-year head coach Noreen Herlihy on Thursday. View the full article at www.GoZips.com