The University of Akron Athletics
Barber sets new career-best mark in London
Meet Shawn Barber
Year: Junior
Hometown: Kingwood, Texas
High School: Kingwood Park
Event: Pole Vault
Barber's Bio | Photo Gallery
#RaisingTheBARber
ARTICLES
Barber sets new career-best mark in London
(July 25, 2015)
Barber earns gold at Pan American Games
(July 21, 2015)
Barber and Murphy set to compete at Pan American Games
(July 20, 2015)
Track and Field News tabs Barber its 2015 Male Collegiate Athlete of the Year
(July 13, 2015)
Barber captures third national title at Canadian Track and Field Championships
(July 5, 2015)
Barber set to compete at Canadian Track and Field Championships
(July 2, 2015)
Barber selected as semifinalist for prestigious Bowerman Award
(June 22, 2015)
Akron Track and Field garners 13 USTFCCA All-American Citations
(June 22, 2015)
Barber captures third NCAA title to lead Zips' efforts on the opening day of the NCAA Championship
(June 10, 2015)
A program-best 11 Zips set to compete at NCAA Track and Field Championship
(June 9, 2015)
Barber tabbed by USTFCCCA as Great Lakes Regional Field Athlete of the Year
(June 8, 2015)
Barber to be featured on NCAA Championship Preview - TrackTown Live
(June 5, 2015)
Barber honored by Athletics Canada as its Athlete of the Month
(June 3, 2015)
Barber selected to final Bowerman Award Watch List of 2015
(June 3, 2015)
A program-best 11 Zips punch tickets to NCAA Championship
(May 30, 2015)
Akron earns four NCAA Championship bids in second-day action at NCAA East Preliminary Round
(May 29, 2015)
Barber named to Post-Regular Season Bowerman Award Watch List
(May 20, 2015)
Sixteen Zips garner All-MAC Track and Field accolades
(May 19, 2015)
Akron captures MAC Women's Track and Field Championship; Zips' men finish second
(May 16, 2015)
Barber tabbed to May Watch List for The Bowerman Award
(May 6, 2015)
Barber and Murphy named MAC Track and Field Athletes of the Week
(May 6, 2015)
Zips establish five school records at Longhorn Invitational
(May 2, 2015)
Akron's Shawn Barber: Scaling New Heights
(April 29, 2015)
Barber and Murphy tabbed as MAC Track and Field Athletes of the Week
(April 28, 2015)
Barber and Murphy earn titles at Drake Relays
(April 22, 2015)
Barber tests himself against talented field at Drake Relays Street Vault
(April 22, 2015)
Barber wins pole vault at Mt. Sac Relays
(April 17, 2015)
Barber named to April Watch List for Bowerman Award
(April 15, 2015)
Barber featured on cover of Track and Field News
(April 13, 2015)
Barber and Garcia Jou earn MAC Athlete of the Week honors
(March 31, 2015)
School-record marks from Barber and Garcia Jou spark Zips at Texas Relays
(March 28, 2015)
UA pole vaulter Shawn Barber hits national spotlight with place among Sullivan Award finalists
(March 18, 2015)
Six Zips garner USTFCCCA All-America accolades
(March 17, 2015)
Barber leads Zips' efforts at NCAA Championship winning second straight pole vault title
(March 13, 2015)
Barber named semifinalist for prestigious Sullivan Award
(March 9, 2015)
Akron’s Shawn Barber Holds Collegiate Indoor Pole Vault Record
(Feb. 19, 2015)
#DidYouSeeThat Recap: Barber Re-Breaks Pole Vault Record & More History From Enekwechi, Dendy & Saunders
(Feb. 15, 2015)
Year of the Vault: Barber Break the Men’s Collegiate Record
(Feb. 7, 2015)
On the Record: UA’s Shawn Barber sets collegiate indoor pole vault record at Akron Invitational
(Feb. 7, 2015)
Shawn Barber: 2014 NCAA Indoor Pole Vault Champion
(March 15, 2014)
Shawn Barber Break Canadian Pole Vault Record
(March 29, 2013)
VIDEOS
Z360: Shawn Barber Feature
(March 19, 2015)
University of Akron pole vaulter shattering records
(Feb. 23, 2015)
QA₂ Max PODCAST: Shawn Barber of Akron – Collegiate Men’s Indoor Pole Vault Record Holder
(Feb. 20, 2015)
MAC Feature: Akron Zips Pole Vaulter Shawn Barber
(Feb. 19, 2015)
Akron Zips Shawn Barber Jumps 19-3.5
(Feb. 7, 2015)
University of Akron pole vaulter Shawn Barber breaks collegiate, Canadian records
(Jan. 6, 2015)
The Physics of Pole Vaulting
(May 10, 2014)
FAN PARTICIPATION
Shawn Barber has leaped his way into the record books. Banners and signs have been hung all over the city of Akron and the University campus.
Have you spotted one? Tweet it using the hastag:
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