The University of Akron Athletics
2014-15 Track and Field

Iyisha Weaver
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Redshirt
- High School:
- Paul Robeson HS
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Pa.
2014-15: Indoor: Recorded a season-best jump (38-9.50) in the long jump at the Mid-American Conference Championship en route to finishing sixth...won the Zips Invitational (Feb. 20) with a mark of 36-9.75...placed 10th at Penn State National with jump of 38-4.00...Outdoor: An Academic All-MAC selection...MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete honoree...placed eighth in the triple jump with a leap of 38-10.50 at the MAC Championship (May 16)...captured titles in the triple jump at the All-Ohio Championships (April 11) and Ashland Alumni Open (April 25) with marks of 37-3 and 35-8.50...posted season-best jump of 39-1.75 to place second at Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 9)...jumped 37-9.25 at Raleigh Relays (March 28).
2013-14: Indoor: Placed sixth in the triple jump at the MAC Championships (March 1) with a mark of 38-11.50 ... finished third at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8) with a season-best leap of 39-00.50 ... won the Zips Invitational (Feb. 21) with a jump of 38-00.75 ... Outdoor: Placed fourth in the triple jump at the MAC Championships (May 17) with a leap of 39-08.00 ... finished third in the event at the All-Ohio Championships (Apr. 12), achieving a jump of 39-11.25 ... it was the fourth-best mark in school history and ranked her fourth in the MAC during the season ... placed eighth at the Longhorn Invitational (May 3) with a jump of 38-03.50.
2012-13: Indoor: Won the triple jump with a mark of 38-03.25 at the EMU Triangular (Jan. 11) ... placed third in the event at the Kent Dual (Jan. 18) with a season-best mark of 39-07.75 ... it was the third-best jump in the MAC ... scored in the triple jump at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23) with a seventh-place finish and mark of 38-05.00 ... Outdoor: Placed fifth in the triple jump at the MAC Championships (May 11) with a mark of 39-01.75 ... won the event at the Campbell/Wright Open (May 4) with a personal-record jump of 39-10.50 ... it was the fifth-best mark recorded in the MAC ... finished runner-up at the Northeast Ohio Quad (Apr. 6) with a jump of 37-10.75.
2011-12: Indoor: Won the triple jump in her first collegiate meet, going 37-11.50 at the Akron Opener (Jan. 13) ... it was the top mark of the season for the Zips and the eighth-best jump in the MAC ... Outdoor: Scored in the event at the MAC Championships (May 12) with an eighth-place finish and a mark of 39-01.75 ... placed second at the Northeast Ohio Quad (Apr. 14) with a season-best leap of 39-09.75.
at Paul Robeson HS: Two-time state medalist in the triple jump, finishing third at the outdoor meet as a junior and runner-up at the indoor meet as a senior ... also placed fourth in the outdoor triple jump as a senior ... recorded PRs of 18-08.00 in the long jump and 38-03.00 in the triple jump.
Personal: Mother is Jacqueline Weaver ... has one sibling, LeBarin ... majoring in business.