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The University of Akron men's track and field team continued to make its presence felt on the national stage with another weekend of strong performances and the Zips were recognized for their efforts checking in at No. 33 in the latest United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I Outdoor Track and Field National Team Rankings released on Monday, April 17. View the full article here

The Mid-American Conference announced its weekly MAC Track and Field Athletes of the Week recipients on Tuesday, April 18, and University of Akron senior Phil Jagers (Solon, Ohio) and junior Jackie Siefring (Covington, Ohio) were among those honored. View the full article here

Akron freshman left-hander Lexie Handley (Mogadore, Ohio) Handley captured Mid-American Conference Pitcher of the Week honors for the East Division on Tuesday. View the full article here

Akron closes out the home portion of its schedule. On Wednesday, April 19, the Zips host Dayton in a non-conference doubleheader, beginning at 3 p.m. at Lee R. Jackson Field. Both games will be televised live by ESPN3 online with Dave Bacon (play-by-play) and Scott Nixon (analyst) calling the action. View the full article here

Scott Nixon reviews all the week's action, including tennis' senior day. View the full article here

Third-year head coach Noreen Herlihy announced the 2017 Akron women’s soccer schedule on Monday. The fall slate features 12 home matches, Loyola’s tournament, and an exhibition. View the full article here

Former University of Akron men's soccer standouts Adam Najem and Jonathan Lewis both recently realized the pinnacle of their respective athletic playing careers making their Major League Soccer debuts in 2017. View the full article here

Akron Zips senior men’s basketball player Isaiah Johnson showed a different side of his game at the 65th Annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament in Portsmouth, Va. last weekend. View the full article here

With its 6-1 win over Bowling Green at the LaTuchie Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon, the Akron women's tennis team remained undefeated in Mid-American Conference play with its 22nd consecutive victory. View the full article here

The Akron softball team closed out its three-game series with a 2-1 win over Ohio in Mid-American Conference play on Saturday afternoon at Lee R. Jackson Field. View the full article here

Sparked by a trio of victories from senior Daziah Green (Canton, Ohio), the University of Akron track and field team garnered 26 first-place performances en route to claiming a trio of dual-meet triumphs on the final day of the Northeast Ohio Quad on Saturday, April 15, at the Lee R. Jackson Track and Field Complex. View the full article here

With two regular-season matches remaining, Akron women’s tennis closes out the home portion of its schedule with Bowling Green (5-11 overall, 1-3 MAC) in Mid-American Conference action on Sunday, April 16, in a 1 p.m. match. Seniors Karolina Maksimova (Mogilev, Belarus) and Shannon Newnes (Romford, London) will be honored prior to the match. View the full article here

The Akron softball team’s weekend series with Ohio has been changed with bad weather forecasted for Saturday. View the full article here

The University of Akron track and field team garnered a pair of career-best marks in the hammer to highlight the Zips' efforts on the opening day of the Northeast Ohio Quad on Friday, April 14, at the Lee R. Jackson Track and Field Complex. View the full article here

In the opening day of a three-game series, the Akron softball team split a twinbill with Ohio on a sunny Friday afternoon at Lee R. Jackson Field. View the full article here

Meet the Zips' new men's basketball coach John Groce, check out women's tennis which has won 21 consecutive matches, and preview this week's home track meet. View the full article here

For the University of Akron track and field team strength in numbers has been a proven method for success as the Zips have excelled on the national stage this season with strong contributions in a number of disciplines. View the full article here

Akron returns home for a three-game series against Ohio. A single game is scheduled for Friday, April 14, at 3 p.m., followed by a twinbill on Saturday, April 15, at 1 p.m. All games will be played at Lee R. Jackson Field. The games will be streamed live on GoZips.com with Scott Nixon (play-by-play) and coach Scott Scalf (analysis) calling the action. View the full article here

The University of Akron track and field team returns to competition this weekend hosting the first of two home meets this season as the Zips welcome Ashland, Kent State and Youngstown State to the Lee R. Jackson Track and Field Complex for the Northeast Ohio Quad this Friday and Saturday, April 14-15. View the full article here

University of Akron junior Jackie Siefring (Covington, Ohio) established a new career-best heptathlon score with a seven-event cumulative score of 5,750 at the Mt. Sac Relays/California Invitational Combined Events on Thursday, April 13, en route to earning a third-place finish. View the full article here

Akron sophomore Caleb Lloyd (Seven Valleys, Pa.) qualified for the finals in the prone national championship at the USA Shooting Junior Olympic Rifle Championships at the Olympic Training Center late Tuesday night. View the full article here

The University of Akron men's basketball team, in conjunction with the Z-Fund, has announced three travel packages for Zips’ fans for the 2017 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, set for Dec. 22-25 at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. View the full article here

The Akron softball team came away with a 3-2 Mid-American Conference victory over Buffalo on Wednesday afternoon at Nan Harvey Field. View the full article here

Akron junior Sophia Geier (Burgebrach, Germany) earned two Mid-American Conference honors on Wednesday. She was named the MAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week and the women’s tennis singles Player of the Week. Additionally, Geier earned Zips’ Student-Athlete of the Week honors, presented by The University of Akron. View the full article here

Zips’ volleyball head coach Tom Hanna announced on Wednesday that Jelena Slijepcevic (Ruma, Serbia) and Shelby Fulmer (Perrysburg, Ohio) will be joining the program for the 2017-18 academic year. View the full article here