The University of Akron Athletics
2015-16 Track and Field

Sean Weems
- Class:
- Redshirt
- Hometown:
- Maple Heights, Ohio
- High School:
- Maple Heights HS
Honors:
2x MAC Champions (4x400 relay, 2015 Indoor, 2016 Outdoor)
First-Team All-MAC (4x400 relay, 2015 Indoor, 2016 Outdoor)
2015-16: Outdoor: Named a Mid-American Conference Distinguished Scholar recipient and Academic All-MAC honoree...garnered USTFCCCA All-Academic accolades...garnered first-team All-MAC accolades as member of winning 4x400 relay at MAC Championships (May 14), while also collecting second-team honors with runner-up performance in the 400-meter hurdles (52.19)...registered six top-five efforts in the 400-meter hurdles, including running the second-fastest time (51.58) in program history en route to winning at the Ashland Alumni Open (April 30)...placed 29th in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 26) in 52.42...won the 400-meter hurdles at the All-Ohio Championships (April 9) and Northeast Ohio Quad (April 16)...placed fifth in the 400-meter hurdles at the LSU Alumni Invitational (April 23)...Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor campaign.
2014-15: Indoor: Member of winning 4x400 relay team that helped the Zips capture the overall championship at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Feb. 28) crossing the line first in 3:17.44…member of 4x400 teams which came in first at all five meets competed in, including running a season-best time of 3:11.72 at the Kent State Dual (Jan 16)...posted four top-five performances in the 400 meters, while placing third at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 16) with a season-best time of 48.50…won the 500 meters at the Penn State National (Jan. 31) in 63.86…member of fourth-place distance medley relay team at the MAC Championship (Feb. 27)...Outdoor: Academic All-MAC selection...member of school-record setting 4x400 relay team that crossed the line in 3:07.33 at NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 30) to place 14th...finished fourth in the 400-meter hurdles in 53.21 at the MAC Championship (May 16)...posted five top-10 efforts in the 400-meter hurdles, including placing seventh at Longhorn Invitational (May 2) in 54.13...member of winning 4x400 relay squads at Longhorn Invitational (May 2) and Northeast Ohio Quad (April 2) in 3:07.60 and 3:18.03.
2013-14:Indoor: member of the Zips' DMR relay team that placed fourth at the MAC Championships (Feb. 28) with a collective time of 9:53.85 ... also ran on the 4x400 relay team that set school records at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8) and Penn State National (Feb. 1) ... Outdoor: NCAA prelmininary qualifier in the 400m hurdles ... advanced to the semifinals with a time of 51.85 in the prelim (May 29) ... placed 19th overall in the semis, clocking a season-best time of 51.78 ... finished third in the event at the MAC Championships (May 17) with a mark of 51.99 ... was also a member of the Zips 4x400 relay team that finished runner-up with a school-record breaking time of 3:09.88.
2012-13: Indoor: placed 11th in the Blue Division of the 400-meters at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 2) with a time of 50.13 ... Outdoor: earned All-MAC Second Team honors in the 400m hurdles after finishing runner-up with a personal-record time of 51.96 ... also was a member of the runner-up 4x400 relay team that clocked a collective time of 3:11.35 ... his time in the 400m hurdles was the 56th-fastest mark in the NCAA ... placed fifth in the 400m at the Campbell/Wright Open (May 4) with a time of 49.48.
2011-12: Indoor: finished fifth in the 400-meters at the MAC Championships (Feb. 25) with a time of 48.47 ... also ran the third leg of the winning 4x400 relay team that clocked a time of 3:14.05 ... Outdoor: placed fifth in the 400m (51.32) at the Northeast Ohio Quad (Apr. 14)...subsequently received an NCAA medical hardship waiver for the season due to injury.
at Maple Heights HS: Three-time team MVP ... school record holder in the 300m and 4x400 relay ... posted a top time of 37.25 in the 300m as a senior ... ran 50.5 in the 400m junior year.
Personal: Mother is Michelle Weems.