AT H L E T I C D I R E C T O R ’ S W E L C O M E Zips Athletics had another banner year for our students, coaches, and fans. Men’s Track and Field pole vaulter Shawn Barber became the first three-time NCAA Champion in Zips Athletics history with a sweep in the indoor/outdoor pole vault. Women’s Basketball student-athlete Sina King was the 2015 MAC Player of the Year. Men’s Soccer, Women’s Swimming and Diving, Men’s Indoor Track and Field, and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field all won Mid-American Conference Championships, and Rifle won the Western Intercollegiate Rifle Conference Championship. Our Zips’ student-athletes continued to excel in the classroom with an overall grade-point average (GPA) of 3.025 for the 2014-15 academic year. More than 300 of our student-athletes made the Dean’s List with a 3.5 (or above) GPA with 24 student-athletes earning Presidential recognition with a perfect 4.0 GPA. The Zips Athletics Family lost two beloved members too soon. In October 2014, we lost Men’s Basketball Director of Operations Dan Peters. Coach Peters’ battle with pancreatic cancer continues to inspire us all and will continue to inspire us through an annual game, #4PetesSake. Earlier this month, we lost Bob Jorgensen, University Marching Band Director Emeritus and Professor Emeritus and husband to Anne Jorgensen, our Associate Athletics Director for Academic Services. Bob was a beloved member of the Zips’ family and brought joy to young and old through his love and passion for music. As we kickoff the 2015-16 athletics season, we will be revamping our brand to display the “Z” logo more prominently with our sports teams and in our venues. The “Z” logo will make us the only athletics program in the country to be identifiable by the letter Z, building on the uniqueness of the Zips’ name. We would like to thank our loyal fans. We need your continued support, especially in the stands. We look forward to seeing you at our events again next year.
Nathan J. Mortimer, Interim Director of Athletics
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Welcome Letter............................................ 2
Men’s Soccer MAC Championship............. 24
Table of Contents......................................... 3
Outdoor Track MAC Championship........... 26
NCAA Champions........................................ 4
Indoor Track MAC Championship.............. 28
Shawn Barber............................................... 6
Rifle Conference Championship................. 30
MAC Individual Champions.......................... 8
Rhodes Arena Hydrotherapy Room............ 32
Track at NCAA Championship.................... 10
Facilities...................................................... 33
Hall of Fame Banquet................................. 12
Student-Athlete Banquet........................... 34
Zips in the Pros........................................... 14
Men’s Soccer Trip to Brazil.......................... 36
Swimming MAC Championship................. 16
Our Brand................................................... 38
Zips in the Classroom................................. 18
Credits: The 2014-15 Annual Report is a product of The University of Akron Communications office. Written by Cathy Bongiovi, Dallas Moyer, and Sean Palchick. Cover design and layout by Jessica Atsas. Photos by Jeff Harwell, John Ashley, and Ernie Aranyosi.
Women’s Teams Notebook........................ 20 Men’s Teams Notebook.............................. 22
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NCAA CHAMPIONS In 2014-15, the Zips earned two more NCAA Individual National Championships, thanks to an indoor/outdoor sweep in the pole vault by junior SHAWN BARBER. Barber became Akron’s first three-time national champion, adding two more titles to his indoor crown from 2014. Akron now boasts seven individual national titles, including the three by Barber. Akron’s other individual national champions include
CHRISTI SMITH (Heptathlon, 2000), STEVI LARGE (Hammer, 2009), JENNA COMPTON (Air Rifle, 2009) and ANNIKA ROLOFF (Pole Vault, 2014). Let’s also not forget the memorable run to a national title by the men’s soccer program in 2010.
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SHAWN BARBER One of the greatest individual campaigns in the history of the Akron track and field program was turned in this past season by junior pole vaulter SHAWN BARBER, who captured a pair of national titles en route to becoming a three-time national champion and six-time All-American.
His achievements were recognized with his selection as a finalist for the AAU James E. Sullivan Award, also known as the “Oscar� of sports awards and is older than the Heisman, honors the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States.
Additionally, Barber is one of three finalists for The Bowerman Award. The honor marks the first time a student-athlete from Akron, or even the MAC, has been named as a finalist for the Bowerman Award.
Perform was an understatement for Barber this season as he won 17 of the 19 competitions in which he competed and owns two of the top-four jumps in the world this spring.
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MAC INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS In addition to the Zips’ four MAC team titles, UA student-athletes captured 21 individual conference titles. INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD • SHAWN BARBER, pole vault • RACHEL CHRISTIAN, 60 meters • CLAUDIA GARCIA JOU, high jump • BRENT GRAY, 400 meters • BRITTANY FUNK, weight throw • CLAYTON MURPHY, 800 meters & mile • MILES BALDWIN, MIKE OHIEMBOR, SEAN WEEMS & BRENT GRAY, 4x400 Relay OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD • RACHEL CHRISTIAN, 100 meters • JESS DELIC, javelin • CLAUDIA GARCIA JOU, high jump • CAROLINE HASSE, pole vault • SHAWN BARBER, pole vault • JORDAN LATIMER, long jump • BRYCE LEMON, javelin • CLAYTON MURPHY, 800 & 1,500 meters WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING • PALOMA MARRERO MUNOZ, 200 breastroke • ASHLEY NIZNIK, HANNAH RASPOPOVICH, ERIN SEILER & SUSAN FRANZ, 200 medley relay • HANNAH RASPOPOVICH, LAURA SAVARIAU, ASHLEY NIZNIK & SUSAN FRANZ, 400 free relay • LUDWIKA SZYNAL, AMANDA LAWSON, ERIN SEILER & HANNAH RASPOPOVICH, 400 medley relay
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TRACK AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS The Akron track and field program reaped the rewards for its efforts during the 2015 indoor campaign as six Zips garnered AllAmerica accolades. Collecting first-team recognition for the Zips were SHAWN BARBER, BRITTANY FUNK, CLAUDIA GARCIA JOU and CLAYTON MURPHY. Earning second-team honors for Akron was ALEXIS COOKS and JORDAN LATIMER. During the 2015 outdoor campaign, 11 Zips garnered 13 All-America citations. Collecting first-team recognition for the Zips was Barber, Cooks, Garcia Jou, and Murphy. Earning second-team honors for Akron was Cooks and CAROLINE HASSE. Tabbed as honorable mention selections were MILES BALDWIN, PHIL JAGERS, Latimer, JULIUS RUBY, D.J. WILLIAMSON and ANTHONY YOUNG. The men’s team finished a best-ever 12thplace at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship. The Zips earned their highest-ever finish at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship, placing ninth with 16 points. The women’s team posted its best-ever indoor team performance, finishing tied for 18th place with 12 points at the NCAA Indoor Championship, while finishing tied for 32nd place at the NCAA Outdoor Championship with seven points.
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HALL OF FAME BANQUET This year marked the 40th Annual Varsity “A” Sports Hall of Fame induction class. Class of 2014 included CHARLIE FRYE,
JOEL HAWTHORNE, BRANDE LAMB, DAN MCGRATH, DENNIS MITCHELL, and KIM SCHAPER . For the first time, the Hall of Fame recognized its Team of Distinction— the
1963-64 MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM. Kenneth “Red” Cochrane Meritorious Service Award recipients, VINCENT &
NANCY DIGIROLAMO, and the Mike Krino Varsity “A” Achievement Awardee,
MICHAEL J. DOWLING, were also honored. The six honorees takes the total in the UA Varsity “A” Hall of Fame to 309.
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ZIPS IN THE PROS The past year was a good one for former Zips in the pro ranks. In all, 41 former studentathletes either competed or signed with professional teams in 2014-15. Men’s soccer had the most with 24 pros playing last year, led by former Zip DeANDRE
YEDLIN. This former star on the pitch made three appearances for Team USA in the 2014 World Cup and, in August 2014, signed with Tottenham of the English Premier League. Eight former men’s basketball players saw time in pro leagues this year, led by
JEREMIAH WOOD. Wood helped San Martin Corrientes (Argentina) to a spot in the Argentina-LigaA semifinals. Nine former football players were listed on NFL rosters, including 10-year veteran CHASE
BLACKBURN. Three Zips were drafted this year, including soccer’s SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM (12th overall, Sporting Kansas City), and baseball’s J.T.
BRUBAKER (187th overall, Pittsburgh Pirates) and JOEY HAVRILAK (550th overall, Detroit Tigers).
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SWIMMING MAC CHAMPIONSHIP TWO-TIME DEFENDING MAC CHAMPIONS! That’s the title the women’s swimming and diving program will carry into the 201516 season after successfully defending its MAC crown at the 2015 championships. The Zips became the first MAC program to win consecutive titles since 2006-07 and just the fifth MAC school to win multiple league crowns. Akron, under the guidance of second-year and two-time MAC Coach of the Year BRIAN PERESIE, won three relay and one individual championship. Eight Zips earned All-MAC accolades, led by 200-yard breastroke MAC champion
PALOMA MARRERO-MUNOZ. Akron will head to the 2016 championships looking to become the first three-time champion since 2002-04.
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ZIPS IN THE CLASSROOM Our student-athletes carried their hard work in success in competition into the classroom, posting a 3.025 GPA in 2014-15. Thanks to their hard work, in competition and in the classroom, an incredible 129 student-athletes earned Academic All-MAC status, with 18 earning MAC Distinguished Student-Athlete awards as the “Best of the Best” in the conference. Ten student-athletes earned Academic AllAmerica status, as well. Over 300 student-athletes were named to the University of Akron Dean’s List, with 24 student-athletes earning President’s List designation thanks to posting a perfect 4.0 GPA. In all, 84 student-athletes earned 89 degrees in the past year.
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MAC DISTINGUISHED STUDENT-ATHLETE AWARD Kyle Cochrun, Men’s Cross Country Clayton Murphy, Men’s Cross Country Trevor Norris, Men’s Cross Country Martin Zegarelli, Men’s Cross Country Marisa Papp, Women’s Cross Country Jake Fenlason, Akron, Men’s Soccer Adam Najem, Men’s Soccer Andrew Souders, Men’s Soccer Victor Souto, Men’s Soccer Katie George, Women’s Soccer Madison Kaser, Women’s Soccer Danielle Reymann, Women’s Soccer Sarah Sivic, Women’s Soccer Julia Smagacz, Women’s Volleyball Andrew Bohan, Football Zach Guiser Football Kyle Pohl, Football Robert Stein, Football MAC MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE Kyle Cochrun, Men’s Cross Country/Track and Field Kelsey Ferrante, Women’s Swimming and Diving ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Mallory Etcheberry, Women’s Golf Laura Murray, Women’s Golf Alejandra Velasco-Villanueva, Women’s Golf Alan Agnew, Rifle Matt Chezem, Rifle Alexandra Fedorko, Rifle Julia Hatch, Rifle Tim Hopkins, Rifle John Hupp, Rifle Kris Mantel, Rifle Megan Pemberton, Rifle Crystal Reynolds, Rifle Zachary Strohl, Rifle
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WOMEN’S TEAMS NOTEBOOK The women of Zips Athletics provided Akron with two MAC Championships, including a repeat by the Women’s Swimming and Diving program, as well as a MAC Outdoor Track and Field title. Individually, the women posted some memorable
performances,
highlighted
by MAC Player of the Year SINA KING, and
four-time
All-America
honoree
ALEXIS COOKS. In all, the women produced 123 individual awards, including: • Nine All-Americans • Four Academic All-Americans • 30 All-MAC Selections • 74 Academic All-MAC Honorees • Six MAC Distinguished StudentAthlete Awards • One All-Region Honor • The MAC’s Leann Grimes Davidge Sportsmanship Award Recipient • One MAC Medal of Excellence Award Winner
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BASKETBALL The Zips closed 2014-15 with a 22-9 record, finishing 12-6 in MAC play. The Zips advanced to the MAC Quarterfinals and faced off against Kansas State in the opening round of the Women’s NIT. CROSS COUNTRY The squad finished in 11th place at the MAC Championships and posted a 22nd-place performance at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. GOLF The women’s golf team posted seven top-10 finishes in 10 events this season, including two top-five finishes. Junior Frida Fougberg led the squad with a 77.56 scoring average. SOCCER Akron finished 2014 with a 6-12-1 mark on the pitch. In the classroom, the squad was honored by the NSCAA as a College Team Award winner while a league-best 15 student-athletes earned Academic All-MAC status. SOFTBALL For the second consecutive season, the Zips qualified for the MAC Tournament. UA captured a 9-5 win over Northern Illinois. UA closed the season with a 25-26 mark. SWIMMING & DIVING The Zips successfully defended their MAC Championship, defeating second-place Eastern Michigan by 95 points. TENNIS Finished the season with an 11-11 mark, going 3-5 in MAC play. TRACK & FIELD The women won their sixth MAC Outdoor title while finishing in second place at the Indoor championships. The squad also ranked as high as 14 in the USTFCCCA indoor team rankings. VOLLEYBALL The Zips closed the season with an 8-23 mark and had seven student-athletes earn Academic All-MAC honors.
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MEN’S TEAMS NOTEBOOK Men’s programs had a successful season, both on the field of competition and in the classroom. In all, men’s teams won three MAC championships, including men’s soccer (regular season and tournament) and men’s track and field (indoor). Individually,
the
men
posted
some
memorable performances, highlighted by a pair of pole vault national championships by junior SHAWN BARBER. In all, the men produced 128 individual awards, including: • Six All-Americans • Six Academic All-Americans • 41 All-MAC Selections • 55 Academic All-MAC Honorees • 12 MAC Distinguished StudentAthlete Awards • Three All-Region Honors • Two All-Region Athletes of the Year • One MAC Medal of Excellence Award Winner
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BASEBALL Baseball closed the 2015 campaign with another memorable run in the MAC Tournament, scoring two walkoff wins before falling victim to the same. The Zips finished the campaign with a 28-30 record, 13-15 in MAC play. BASKETBALL The Zips closed the 2014-15 season with a 21-14 overall record and a 9-9 mark in Mid-American Conference play. UA posted 21 or more wins for a 10th-straight season, joining the likes of Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, and Ohio State. CROSS COUNTRY In 2014, Akron successfully defended its All-Ohio team title while finishing second at the MAC Championships for the second-consecutive campaign. FOOTBALL The football program finished 5-7 for a second consecutive season. The Zips posted its first win over an ACC opponent, thanks to a 21-10 triumph at Pittsburgh. GOLF The men’s golf team posted four top-10 finishes this season, including a fifth-place finish at the program’s Firestone Invitational. Junior Louis Birchall led the Zips with a 75.15 scoring averaging and earned MAC Golfer of the Week in October after nearly winning the Firestone Invitational. SOCCER The Zips won their 11th Mid-American Conference tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 29th time in program history. TRACK Akron posted a program-best 12th-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The Zips won their fourth indoor MAC title. UA ranked as high as 23rd in the USTFCCCA team rankings during the outdoor season and 14th in the indoor season.
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MEN’S SOCCER MAC CHAMPIONSHIP Freshman forward ANTHONY MACCHIONE connected on the game-winning goal in the 79th minute to propel the Akron men’s soccer team to its 11th Mid-American Conference Championship title. The victory gave the Zips their thirdconsecutive MAC Championship title and the school’s 29th NCAA Tournament berth in program history. Akron faced in-state rival Ohio State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, falling on penalty kicks, 13-12, in 15 rounds, in what will go down in the record books as a 1-1 double-overtime tie.
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OUTDOOR TRACK MAC CHAMPIONS WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD captured its sixth overall outdoor title and first since 2009. The Zips finished with 142 points, to beat out second-place Eastern Michigan by 13.5 points. Head coach DENNIS MITCHELL was chosen by his peers as the MAC Women’s Coach of the Year. Redshirt sophomore WERONIKA GAUDYN opened the day for the Zips by placing third in the women’s triple jump with a leap of 40-11.50. Capturing the women’s high jump with a meet record jump of 6-1.50 was senior
CLAUDIA GARCIA JOU. Finishing third in the event with a career-best jump of 5-11.25 was senior SKYLER WILLIS.
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INDOOR TRACK MAC CHAMPION The Zips men claimed their secondconsecutive
and
fourth
overall
Mid-
American Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship. The
Akron
women’s
squad
narrowly
missed making it a clean sweep for the Zips, finishing three points behind Eastern Michigan for the women’s team title. Akron sophomore CLAYTON MURPHY was tabbed as the Outstanding Track Athlete of the Meet, capturing the 800 meters in 1:53.10. Junior SHAWN BARBER was honored as the Outstanding Field Athlete of the Meet after setting a conference-record mark of 19-0.25 (5.80m) to win the men’s pole vault.
HEAD COACH DENNIS MITCHELL was tabbed as the conference men’s Coach of the Year for the ninth time following the Zips’ dramatic triumph.
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“I AM VERY PROUD OF HOW BOTH THE MEN AND WOMEN PERFORMED AND STAYED TOUGH THROUGH SO MANY HARD BATTLES” - HEAD COACH DENNIS MITCHELL
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RIFLE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP In the program’s final Western Intercollegiate Rifle Conference Championship, the Akron rifle team won its second consecutive championship in 2015. Junior MATT CHEZEM took top gun in the smallbore with a 579, while sophomore
ZACHARY STROHL and Morehead’s Haley Wilson tied for first place in the air rifle with a 590 each. Competing in its first Great America Rifle Conference
Championships,
the
Zips
finished eighth in the team standings. Chezem
advanced
Championships
in
to
the
NCAA
Fairbanks,
Alaska,
posting a 25th-place finish in the air rifle competition.
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RHODES ARENA HYDROTHERAPY ROOM In September, the James A. Rhodes Arena Sports Medicine Facility received an extensive renovation, thanks for a gift from THE WENTZ CHARITABLE FOUNDATION and HEATHER AND BUD WENTZ. The renovation included the addition of two hydrotherapy tubs – one hot and one cold – for Zips’ student-athletes to properly prepare and repair from their training activities. The hydrotherapy tubs are able to fit up to four student-athletes at one time as opposed to the old tubs which could only fit one. The room also received a new entryway, flooring, fresh paint, a large screen television, cabinetry, sports medicine tables and new logos. Special thanks again to the Wentzs for their generous gift.
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FACILITIES In addition to playing host to events for all 19 of its athletic programs, Zips Athletics welcomed more than 100,000 people on campus for various events. Events included the CLEVELAND BROWNS
FAMILY DAY, WELCOME HOME LEBRON CELEBRATION, the ASICS UWW CADET & UNIVERSITY NATIONALS, various OHIO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION events, CHARITY and AWARENESS WALKS, TWO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS, AA FOUNDER’S DAY and numerous other events.
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STUDENT-ATHLETE BANQUET The Second Annual Zippy Awards banquet celebrated the achievements of the department’s 400-plus student-athletes. Named the Caroline J. Pardee Female Athlete of the Year was basketball senior SINA KING. Junior SHAWN BARBER was named the James Horrigan Male Athlete of the Year for the second time. The Bob Linton Student-Athlete Awards, which recognize students for their hard work in their respective sports, in the classroom, and in the community, went to women’s basketball’s SINA KING and cross country runner KYLE COCHRUN. The male and female Newcomer of the Year Awards went to track’s CLAUDIA GARCIA JOU and men’s basketball’s NOAH ROBOTHAM. The Jim Schonover Award for the highest team grade-point average was given to the WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM (3.63 GPA) for spring 2014 and to the WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM (3.58 GPA) for fall 2014. For the second consecutive year, the Zippy Cup for team community service went to the SWIMMING AND DIVING program, which accumulated more than 3,000 hours during the 2014-15 academic year.
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MEN’S SOCCER TRIP TO BRAZIL The men’s soccer team traveled to Brazil in May for a 10-day trip that saw Akron play three exhibition contests. The Zips downed São Paulo FC Super 20s, 2-1, at the club’s Cotia Training Center in Sao Paulo. Four days later, the squad posted a 3-2 victory over professional club Fluminense in Rio de Janeiro. Akron closed out the trip with a 2-2 record, ending the trip with a 2-0 triumph over the Rio de Janeiro club 2SV Academy. When not competing, the Zips attended a professional match at the famous Maracaná Stadium between Flamengo and Náutico in the Copa do Brasil, visited the Christ the Redeemer statue and more. Visit GoZips.com/ZipsMSOC to read more about the trip, including student-athlete blogs, recaps, and more.
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OUR BRAND We launched a campaign to revamp our brand with the transition to the “Z” logo as the primary mark of Zips Athletics. The primary use of the “Z” logo will make Zips Athletics the only athletics program in the country to be identifiable by the letter Z, building on the uniqueness of the Zips’ name. Beginning this summer, Zips Athletics will transition its brand from the “Head A” logo to the “Z,” including a refresh of GoZips.com. The first facility to see the “Z” logo is the court inside James A. Rhodes Arena. The arena floor, which was resurfaced in May, now features a giant blue and gold “Z” at center court. Over the next couple of years, Zips fans will see the transition to the “Z” logo across all of Akron’s sports facilities, team gear, and fan apparel.
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“BECAUSE THE ‘Z’ MARK HAS BEEN SO WELL RECEIVED, WE ARE MAKING IT OUR PRIMARY IDENTIFIER BECAUSE OF ITS UNIQUENESS IN THE LANDSCAPE OF COLLEGE ATHLETICS.” -GEORGE VAN HORNE, SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR FOR DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING
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IN MEMORIAM