The University of Akron Athletics
athletics emails tom 2013 14 march 12 2014
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MAC MADNESS AT THE Q
Hopefully, you're making plans to attend this week's
Mid-American Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments at Quicken Loans
Arena in Cleveland. Both of our teams received a bye to Thursday's
quarterfinal round, during which the Women, the No. 3 seed, will
play either Western Michigan or Toledo at 2:30 p.m., and the Men,
the No. 4 seed, will face either Miami (Ohio) or Ohio at 6:30
p.m.
We encourage you to order seats through our ticket office by using
this order form or calling 1-888-99-AKRON (25766). Our
staff has called every paid season ticketholder, but there is still
time to reserve your seats. You will be charged only for games in
which we compete and then per round as we advance.
Please remember that the MAC requires each
school to purchase a block of tickets for each round, so any unsold
tickets are a cost we need to absorb. Plus, this way you are
guaranteed to sit among other Zips fans. I feel we have the
best fanbase in the league and I'm annually impressed by the
turnout of Zips faithful at the Q!
Be sure to join us before and after the games at the Clevelander, our Official
Fan Headquarters, located just a few blocks from The Q at 834 Huron
Road East.
MAC TOURNAMENT TRAVEL DETOUR
We want those of you traveling from the Akron area to downtown
Cleveland for this weekend's MAC Tournament to be aware of a road
closure situation on I-77 north and southbound, scheduled for late
Friday and running throughout the weekend.
This Ohio Department of Transportation web page
provides more information.
TRACK AND FIELD HEADS TO NCAA INDOOR
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Track and Field will send five athletes to this weekend's
NCAA Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. Representing the
No. 18-ranked Men's team will be Shawn Barber (pole vault) and Alex
McCune (heptathlon); while Brittany Funk (weight throw), Weronika
Gaudyn (triple jump) and Annika Roloff (pole vault) will compete
for the 34th-ranked women's squad.
ESPN3 will stream the meet live on Friday starting at
7:55 p.m. ET and Saturday starting at 7:50 p.m. A tape delay of the
championships will air Saturday, March 22 starting at 6:30 p.m. on
ESPNU.
Congrats to Head Coach Dennis Mitchell and his staff who have
qualified 11 athletes for the NCAA Indoor Championships over the
past two seasons.
ALSO COMPETING THIS WEEK ...
... Alice Hottensmith, Paige Kelkenberg and Carla McNamara will
compete at the NCAA Diving Zone Meet Thursday and Friday in
Columbus, Ohio ...
... Softball, which boasts a 9-2 record, competes against
Binghamton, Colgate and George Mason at the Cherry Blossom Classic
in Fairfax, Va., on Friday through Sunday ...
... Baseball, winners of three of its last four contests, travels
to Cincinnati for a three-game series Friday through Sunday ...
SAVE THESE DATES ...
... Men's Basketball will hold its annual Celebration Banquet on
Friday, April 11 at Rhodes Arena at 6 p.m. Reservations can be made
by contacting Amanda Baird at (330) 972-7781 or via E-mail ...
... Our third-annual Trivia Night will be held
on Saturday, April 12 at Rhodes Arena at 6 p.m. This is one of
my favorite nights of the year and I guarantee you will have a good
time. Please contact Alexa Doutt with our Z-Fund at (330) 972-2695
or via E-mail to buy a table
or individual seats ...
HELP US FIND OUR BRAND IDENTITY
As part of our ongoing IMPACT
2020 Strategic Plan, we are seeking feedback from everyone
associated with Zips Athletics regarding our brand identity. We
have developed a survey to understand your thoughts on our brand
– meaning logos, colors, merchandizing, etc.
Click here to access the survey. We have some
great prizes if you would like to provide your contact information
as well. We look forward to hearing from you!
FOOTBALL SEASON TICKETS ON SALE
A reminder that Football season tickets and renewals went on sale on
Wednesday, Feb. 5. Once again we are not increasing ticket
prices while offering a variety of all-inclusive packages that
include free parking, concessions vouchers, seat cushions, tailgate
flags and more.
Renewal invoices for current ticket holders are available at ZipsTickets.com, with a deadline of June 2 to
be eligible for additional prizes and to secure your same seat
locations. Hardcopy renewal invoices will be mailed at a later
date, and only to those who have not yet renewed
electronically.
We kick off the season at home on Thursday, Aug. 28 against Howard
and also play host to Marshall on Saturday, Sept. 20 in
non-conference play. Our
full MAC schedule was announced last month, which includes a
home game against defending league champion Bowling Green on
Tuesday, Nov. 2 on national TV.
We look forward to seeing you at games on campus in the Fall.
Please contact our ticket office at 1-888-99-AKRON (25766) if you
have questions.
ZIPS CONGRATS ...
... Hanna Luburgh and Rachel Tecca from Women's Basketball, named All-MAC First Team ...
... Hannah Plybon from Women's Basketball, named to the All-MAC Freshman Team ...
... Demetrius Treadwell from Men's Basketball, named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches
(NABC) All-District First Team ...
... Demetrius Treadwell and Quincy Diggs from Men's Basketball, named All-MAC First and Second Team, respectively
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... Jake Kretzer from Men's Basketball, named MAC Sixth Man of the Year – the fourth Zip
ever to earn the award ...
... Devan Ahart from Baseball, named
MAC East Division Player of the Week ...
... Mackenzie Conrad and Erin Seiler from Softball, named MAC East Division Player and Pitcher of the Week,
respectively ...
... Swimming and Diving, named College Swimming Coaches Association of America
(CSCAA) Scholar All-American Team with a 3.28 cumulative GPA
...
... Leo Chappel, named assistant coach for Men's Soccer ...
ZIPS CLIPS ...
... Elton Alexander of the Cleveland Plain Dealer previewed the men's and women's fields for this week's MAC Basketball
Tournaments ...
... Check out the MAC Tournament preview episode of Zips
Women's Basketball with Head Coach Jodi Kest ...
... Watch this feature from Fox 8 TV in Cleveland about the success of Women's Basketball's senior
class ...
... George Thomas of the Akron Beacon Journal wrote about Women's Basketball's record-setting
season ...
... Elton Alexander of the Cleveland Plain Dealer profiled the career of Women's basketball senior
Rachel Tecca ...
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
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