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Zips teams showing academic progress

By George Thomas Published: June 12, 2013

From a UA news release:

Ten programs in The University of Akron's Department of Athletics recorded a perfect Academic Progress Rate (APR) score of 1,000 for the 2011-12 academic year, with 17 of 19 teams exceeding the national multi-year average, the NCAA announced on Tuesday.

Posting perfect scores were rifle, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, women's basketball, women's soccer, women's tennis, and women's indoor and outdoor track. In last year's report, eight UA teams posted a perfect score.

Zips programs exceeding the national multi-year average of 974 include men's basketball (990), men's cross country (986), men's golf (979), men's soccer (991), men's indoor track and field (984), men's outdoor track and field (984), women's basketball (995), women's cross country (1,000), women's golf (990), softball (990), women's soccer (995), women's swimming and diving (985), women's tennis (1,000), women's indoor track and field (978), women's outdoor track and field (978), women's volleyball (989), and rifle (981).

All 19 UA teams, including baseball (973) and football (932), posted averages above the NCAA's APR target score of 925. Additionally, 12 programs maintained or improved their four-year APR score from last year's report.

The APR rating system is a real-time measure of eligibility, retention and graduation of student-athletes. The most recent APRs are multi-year scores based on the last four reported academic years (2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12).

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Reports: Zips football grab FSU defensive tackle

By George Thomas Published: June 10, 2013

Those Florida connections are once again paying off for the Akron Zips football team, according to multiple reports. 

The Zips apparently received a commitment from Moses McCray, a 6-foot-2 defensive tackle transfer from Florida State  to play the coming season.

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Zips basketball: Zeke Marshall working against other big men

By George Thomas Published: June 7, 2013

Former Akron Zips center Zeke Marshall is improving his chances of sneaking into the NBA Draft later this month, according to a source close to him.

Marshall has a series of workouts schedule with a number of NBA teams including the Chicago Bulls and Indiana Pacers among others.

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Zips basketball: Marshall barnstorms through NBA

By George Thomas Published: May 31, 2013

Former Akron Zips center Zeke Marshall didn’t participate in the NBA Draft Combine. That, however, doesn’t mean there is no interest in the seven-footer who wrapped his career this past season.

Marshall worked out with the Dallas Mavericks today and has a series of workouts slated in the coming days, according to a source close to the hoopster.

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Kent State-Akron in-game updates: Kent State wins 4-3

By Ryan Lewis Published: May 17, 2013

 

Through nine innings: Kent State 4, Akron 3

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