Eighteen Zips earn All-MAC Track accolades

March 02 | Track & Field

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CLEVELAND, Ohio - Eighteen members of the Akron men's and women's track and field team garnered All-Mid-American Conference accolades when the league announced its all-league honorees following the conclusion of this past weekend's MAC Indoor Track and Field Championship in Mount Pleasant, Mich.

Earning first-team accolades on the women's side were seniors Rachel Christian (Columbus, Ohio), Brittany Funk (Jeromesville, Ohio) and Claudia Garcia Jou (Barcelona, Spain.).

The trio won their respective competitions in the women's 60-meter dash, weight throw and high jump.

Taking home first-team laurels on the men's side was sophomore Miles Baldwin (Cincinnati, Ohio), junior Shawn Barber (Kingwood, Texas), sophomore Brent Gray (Cincinnati, Ohio), sophomore Clayton Murphy (New Paris, Ohio), sophomore Mike Ohiembor (Dayton, Ohio) and senior Sean Weems (Maple Heights, Ohio).

Baldwin, Gray, Ohiembor and Weems combined to claim the title in the 4x400 relay, while Barber, and Gray took home first-place finishes in the pole vault and 400 meters. Murphy claimed victories in both the 800 meters and mile races.

The Zips also had nine student-athletes recognized with second-team honors. That list included; junior Bryce Cheek (Lewis Center, Ohio), senior Kyle Cochrun (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), junior Alexis Cooks (Colorado Springs, Colo.), sophomore Weronika Gaudyn (Kracow, Poland), freshman Jordan Latimer (Huber Heights, Ohio), sophomore Alante Oliver (Dayton, Ohio), sophomore Matt Rowland (Bellevue, Ohio), freshman Jackie Siefring (Covington, Ohio) and senior Kyle Walker (Cincinnati, Ohio).

Akron closes out its indoor campaign at the NCAA Championship, March 13-14, in Fayetteville, Ark.

2015 Women's All-MAC First Team

Rachel Christian, Akron (60m); Camaria Long, Buffalo (200m); Ayiana Gaines, WMU (400m); Meghan Manley, Buffalo (800m); Laura Bess, Miami (Mile); Jordann McDermitt, EMU (3000m); Victoria Voronko, EMU (5000m and DMR); Latesha Bigby, NIU (60H and 4x400); Ashanti Hutton, NIU (4x400); A'Iesha Irvin-Muhammad, NIU (4x400); Julie Cronin, NIU (4x400); Taylor Knoll, EMU (DMR); Morgan Yeadon, EMU (DMR); Natalie Cizmas, EMU (DMR); Claudia Garcia Jou, Akron (HJ); Ellie Braidic, EMU (PV); Dior Delophont, KSU (LJ and TJ); Danniel Thomas, KSU (SP); Brittany Funk, Akron (WT); Claudette Day, NIU (Pentathlon).

2015 Women's All-MAC Second Team

Tyler Williams, KSU (400m); Lauren Burnett, KSU (800m); Maria McDaniel, WMU (3000m); Alexis Hull, WMU (4x400); Sarita Dotson, WMU (4x400); Naiomi Dulaney, WMU (4x400); Liz Weiler, Toledo (DMR); Michelle Davis, Toledo (DMR); Julia Pusateri, Toledo (DMR); Megan Wright, Toledo (DMR); Samantha Tollerud, KSU (PV); Makelle Skelton, BSU (LJ); Weronika, Gaudyn, Akron (TJ); Amelia Strickler, Miami (SP); Alexis Cooks, Akron (WT); Jackie Siefring, Akron (Pentathlon).

2015 Men's All-MAC First Team

Wayne Gordon, KSU (60m); William Barnes, KSU (200m and 60H); Brent Gray, Akron (400m and 4x400); Clayton Murphy, Akron (800m and Mile); Willy Fink, EMU (3000m and 5000m); Miles Baldwin, Akron (4x400); Mike Ohiembor, Akron (4x400); Sean Weems, Akron (4x400); Cameron Bruce, Buffalo (DMR); Treyvon Mask, Buffalo (DMR); Tyler Scheving, Buffalo (DMR); Brian Crimmins, Buffalo (DMR); Matt Mueller, CMU (HJ); Shawn Barber, Akron (PV); Donald Scott, EMU (LJ and TJ); Jonathan Jones, Buffalo (SP); Matthias Tayala, KSU (WT); Solomon Ijah, EMU (Heptathlon).

2015 Men's All-MAC Second Team

Bryce Cheek, Akron (60m); Alante Oliver, Akron (200m); Cameron Bolton, EMU (400m); Kyle Cochrun, Akron (3000m and 5000m); Kyle Walker, Akron (60H); Ziemowit Dutkiewicz, CMU (4x400 and DMR); Malik Vasquez, CMU (4x400); Curtis Mitchell, CMU (4x400); Archie Sullivan, CMU (4x400); Joseph Emmanuel, CMU (DMR); Kyle Allinder, CMU (DMR); Ben Wynsma, CMU (DMR); Roosevelt Dotson, KSU (HJ); Matt Rowland, Akron, (PV); Jordan Latimer, Akron (LJ); Donovan Tolbert, KSU (TJ); Cole Walderzak, CMU (SP); Anthony Jones, EMU (WT); Craig Howard, Buffalo (Heptathlon).