The University of Akron Athletics
athletics emails tom 2012 13 october 26 2012
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BASKETBALL MEDIA DAY
Hope you were able to enjoy our annual Basketball Media Day on Wednesday, whether you attended in person or tracked the event online. Our social media activity and web stream resulted in hundreds of followers, and our live radio coverage – new this year – was well-received based on feedback we heard. Thanks to @iMelissaPow and @tffffny for serving as our social media correspondents.
Here’s the video of the Men’s and Women’s press conferences if you missed the comments from Head Coaches Keith Dambrot, Jodi Kest and members of their teams. I’m really proud of how they represented Zips Athletics, and look forward to watching them compete against someone other than themselves starting next week. If you haven’t bought your season tickets yet, please click here or call 888-99-AKRON (25766) to do so now!
COACHES VS. CANCER BREAKFAST
One last reminder: The first Northeast Ohio Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off Breakfast will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 31 at the Sheraton Suites in Cuyahoga Falls. Coach Dambrot will be one of the featured speakers and will not only preview the season but share why this cause is so near and dear to his heart. The four schools hosting this event – Akron, Kent State, Cleveland State and Youngstown State – have a collective goal of raising $50,000 for the American Cancer Society. Please sign up here!
CROSS COUNTRY COMPETES FOR MAC TITLE
Our Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams compete in the Mid-American Conference Championships tomorrow in Buffalo, N.Y. Here’s a video preview from Head Coaches Scott Jones (women) and Lee LaBadie (men). In addition to conference titles being on the line, so are points for the PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge … good luck, Zips!
VOTE FOR SCOTT!
Senior midfielder Scott Caldwell has a slim lead in the Senior CLASS Award over the other nine finalists … please log in and vote for someone who embodies CLASS: Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School. You can vote once per day through Nov. 19.
Scott also was named MAC Player of the Week on Tuesday. A two-year team captain, the accounting major carries a 3.937 cumulative GPA and is always eager to volunteer in the community.
ZIPS CLIPS AND CONGRATS TO …
… Volleyball for winning three straight matches, including a road shutout of Buffalo last night, to improve to 13-10 overall and 6-5 in the MAC. Joins us when Head Coach Ron Arenz and the team host Toledo at 5 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday) at Rhodes Arena …
… senior Chelsea Harvey for being named MAC East Division Defensive Player of the Week on Monday after strong performances in two wins last week …
… junior Kendra Colby for being named MAC Women’s Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week, thanks to her performance last week at Duquesne with wins in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke as well as the 200-yard medley and 400-yard free relays …
… Women’s Soccer for rallying yesterday to win its final match of the season, a 2-1 overtime victory at Buffalo …
… senior David Meves for becoming our Men’s Soccer program’s all-time shutouts leader (49 and counting!) with the 1-0 win Tuesday at Ohio State …
… Best wishes to Rifle and to Swimming and Diving, both of which have their first regular season home competition on Saturday (Rifle vs. John Jay College and Indiana (PA) at 9 a.m. at Pinn Shooting Range in Schrank Hall South , and Swimming vs. Ball State at 1 p.m. at Ocasek Natatorium) …
… George Thomas of the Akron Beacon Journal previews our Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams …
… ABJ columnist Marla Ridenour looks ahead to Zeke Marshall’s senior season …
… finally, J.R. Eskilson of TopDrawerSoccer.com talks to Jared Embick about taking the reins of our Men’s Soccer program and his vision for the Zips …
ASK THE AD …
As always, if you have a question or want to comment about Zips Athletics, click here now or at any time on the “Ask the AD” button on the home page of GoZips.com.
Go Zips!
Tom Wistrcill
Director of Athletics
