Zips sports news, features and notes
- On the record: Greater Akron Baseball Hall of Fame announces inductees, including ABJ’s Sheldon Ocker
- UA football: Zips lift quarterback prospect Chandler Kincade from Pitt’s backyard
- Mid-American Conference announces kickoff times for some UA and KSU football games
- George M. Thomas: Finals ratings go up with stakes
- George Thomas: Magic Johnson prescribe’s Heat’s cure
- UA notebook: Keith Dambrot has Zips working for future
- On the record — Three former KSU golfers in U.S. Open
- Zips teams showing academic progress
- Q&A with Quincy Diggs, who returns to Zips basketball after suspension
- Former Zips point guard Abreu pleads guilty in drug case
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Track sweeps NE Ohio event
Track
The men made a heckuva comeback today to overcome Kent State and Youngstown State in the Northeast Ohio Invitational.
They sat in third place after Friday's events. In the end, Akron beat second-place Kent State, 219 to 139.
The women remained strong, winning over second-place Kent State, 217 to 148.
Here are some key performances that allowed the men to rebound:
- Cadeau Kelly - won the triple jump and long jump for the men
- Mike Meditz - snapped a 27-year-old school record, winning the 400-meter hurdles
- John Russell - big surprise, huh? He pole vaulted his highest mark this season at 18-00.50
Tennis
The Zips look pretty hopeless heading into next weeks MAC Championships.
Akron (5-15, 1-7 MAC) lost to Miami today, 7-0.
Some good news: Coach Tony Fox is using mostly underclassmen. So the team is bound to improve.
OK. If you don't have a sense of humor, stop reading here. Go visit ZipsNation or turn on the Indians game.
I just discovered something amazing. Coach Fox is a spitting image of actor Carl Weathers.
