The University of Akron Athletics
athletics emails tom 2013 14 nov 6 2013
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THE WAGON WHEEL RECLAIMED
Thanks to everyone who was at InfoCision Stadium – Summa
Field last Saturday to cheer Football onto a victory over our rival Kent State in the Battle for the
Wagon Wheel and help us celebrate Jim
Dennison Day.
For the first time since 2009, the coveted wooden Wagon Wheel is
back in its rightful home hanging on the wall of the Football
locker room inside Stile Athletics Field House. Congrats to Coach
Bowden, his staff and student-athletes for a job well done!
Before the game, over 200 former coaches and players gathered on
the stadium's club level to honor Jim Dennison, our winningest
Football coach. We enjoyed reliving the program's national
runner-up finish in the 1976 NCAA Division II playoffs and other
memories from his 13 seasons at UA. Mayor Don Plusquellic declared
it Jim Dennison Day in the City of Akron with a proclamation prior
to kickoff.
We also announced the Jim and
Sue Dennison Scholarship in Football, which will go to a
student-athlete leader in Football who displays Positive Mental
Attitude (PMA) and trademark Dennison toughness.
Be sure to watch the video
recap and view the photo
gallery of Jim Dennison Day.
MEN'S SOCCER TAKES ON PENN STATE IN MARQUEE
MATCHUP
Men's Soccer, ranked No. 9 nationally and unbeaten in its last six
matches, faces No. 11 Penn State tonight at 7 at
FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field in this year's final
regular-season home match. PSU is the Big Ten regular-season
champion and the result of the match will impact the resume of both
top 20 teams, so we need you in the stands supporting us.
Tickets are available on ZipsTickets.com or by calling our ticket office at
1-888-99-AKRON (25766).
We close out the regular season on Saturday at Western Michigan in
a match that could help decide if we have earned the right to host
the MAC Tournament on our campus on Nov. 15 and 17.
Invoices for postseason tickets were mailed to season
ticketholders this week.
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ACHIEVES BEST-EVER FINISH AT MAC
MEET
Men's Cross Country posted
its best-ever finish at the MAC Championships last Saturday in
Bowling Green, Ohio, placing second behind defending champ Eastern
Michigan. Senior Brad Hough paced the team with a 10th-place time.
He was one of five of our runners to finish in the top 18.
Our Women's team came in eighth, led by junior Kayla Whitlow's
23rd-place finish.
Placing higher than Kent State in both races, earned us two
valuable points in the PNC Wagon
Wheel Challenge, which we now lead 3-2.
BASKETBALL DOUBLEHEADER FRIDAY
Both Men's and Women's Basketball, each named preseason favorites
to win their division, started their seasons with exhibition
victories last weekend and open the regular season at home with a
doubleheader on Friday at James A. Rhodes Arena. The Women face
Florida Atlantic at 5:30 p.m., and the Men tip off against Coastal
Carolina at 8 p.m.
Both games will be video streamed and broadcast locally on SportsRadio1350.com (1350 AM) and nationally on iHeartRadio.
Throughout the evening, the Men will be honored for their MAC
regular-season and tournament titles, and the Women for their MAC
East Division championship. We will have celebratory giveaways for
fans that day – mini banners commemorating the Women's
championship and replica rings recognizing the Men's titles.
Also, we want you to be aware of a new security policy at home
games. Starting on Friday, fans will have bags they bring into the
arena checked as they come through the turnstiles. We do the same
before Football games at InfoCision Stadium and feel it is an
important step in ensuring our venues are safe.
Season and single-game tickets as well as mini plans are available
on ZipsTickets.com or
by calling our ticket office at 1-888-99-AKRON (25766).
OTHER TEAMS COMPETING THIS WEEK ...
... Volleyball opens a four-match homestand, facing Buffalo on
Thursday at 7 p.m. and Ball State on Saturday at 5 p.m. ...
... Rifle holds the inaugural Zippy Invitational on Friday through
Sunday at the shooting range in Schrank Hall South ...
... Swimming and Diving continues its season against St. Francis
(Pa.) on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Ocasek Natatorium ...
MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY
With Veteran's Day coming up next Monday, we honored members of
the armed services with Military Appreciation Day at InfoCision
Stadium – Summa Field last Saturday during the Kent State
game. We were pleased that our fans donated over 300 tickets to
active and retired members of the military through the Salute a
Soldier campaign.
Our ticket sales staff worked with the University's Department of
Veteran Affairs, National Guard Family Readiness Group, the U.S.
Army, the U.S. Marines, and the ROTC programs from both UA and Kent
State. The Family Readiness Group, Army and Marines set up
interactive displays in Zips Fest outside the stadium as well.
VIP FAN PACKAGE FOR TOLEDO FOOTBALL GAME
Through a contest sponsored by the local Crystal Clinic
Orthopaedic Center, you have the opportunity to win a football
autographed by Terry Bowden along with four club seats and four
pregame field passes for the season finale Football game versus
Toledo on Nov. 29 (kickoff time TBD). Click
here to register.
'DRIVE FOR 5' DONOR OF THE WEEK
Thanks to Mr. Larry Walters for joining our team through the "Drive for 5"! You can join Larry – and our team
– by signing up here as we seek to elevate Zips
Athletics by having 5,000 donors and fundraising $5 million
annually by 2015.
GOZIPS.COM COACHES SHOWS
We have launched a series of coaches shows on GoZips.com in recent
weeks ...
• Zips Men's Soccer with Head Coach Jared Embick (Nov.
5)
• Zips Volleyball with Head Coach Ron Arenz (Oct.
31)
• Zips Cross Country with Head Coach Lee LaBadie (Oct.
30)
• Zips Swimming and Diving with Head Coach Brian Peresie
(Oct. 26)
• Zips Women's Soccer with Head Coach Vernon Croft (Oct.
24)
ZIPS CONGRATS TO ...
... Robbie Dershang from Men's Soccer, named to the National Team of the Week by College Soccer
News as well as the MAC Player of the Week ...
... Amber Kern and Lani Smith from Women's Soccer, selected to the College Soccer Madness All-MAC Team
...
... Jawon Chisholm from Football, chosen as MAC East Division Offensive Player of the
Week ...
... Alex Cocklin from Volleyball, surpassed 1,000 career kills during a match versus Ohio
last Friday ...
... Rifle, set a program record score in smallbore last
weekend versus West Virginia ...
ZIPS CLIPS …
... Terry Pluto of the Cleveland Plain Dealer wrote about the progress Football is making under
the leadership of Coach Bowden ...
... Marla Ridenour of the Akron Beacon Journal profiled Men's Soccer senior Robbie Dershang
...
... George Thomas of the Akron Beacon Journal wrote about the importance of Football's off week
this week and recaps Jim Dennison Day ...
... George Thomas also profiled Men's Basketball freshman Isaiah "Big
Dog" Johnson ...
... Watch This Week in Akron Basketball with Men's head coach
Keith Dambrot ...
... Elton Alexander of the Cleveland Plain Dealer broke down last Saturday's Football win over Kent
State ...
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
