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Zips Athletics Hosts Annual Student-Athlete Banquet, "The Zippys"
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2013-14 All-Sport Highlight Video
AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron
Department of Athletics held its annual Student-Athlete Celebration
Banquet, coined "The Zippys", to honor the achievements of the
department's 400-plus student-athletes on Monday night in the ball
room of the University's Student Union.
Student-athletes and coaches from UA's 19 intercollegiate sports
teams along with athletics department staff, invited guests and
dignitaries were on hand to celebrate a memorable year of
achievements for the Zips.
Emceed by Willy Kollman, UA Assistant Director of Alumni
Relations, the program included remarks by Director of
Athletics Tom Wistrcill, Student-Athlete Advisory Council
President Whitney Graff (women's golf), as well as
senior reflections from student-athletes Kacie Cassell (women's basketball) and Bjorn Johansson (track and field).
Student-athletes were honored for their hard work in their
respective sports and in the classroom with a number of individual
and team awards, including: the Jim Schonover Award (highest team
grade-point average – women's golf for the 2013 spring
semester and women's soccer for the 2013 fall semester); the
Caroline J. Pardee Award (top female athlete – Hanna Luburgh, women's basketball); the James Horrigan
Award (top male athlete – Shawn Barber, track and field); the Bob Linton Male
and Female Student-Athlete of the Year Awards (Reinaldo Brenes – men's soccer; Rachel Tecca – women's basketball); and the
male and female Newcomer of the Year Awards (Shawn Barber – track and field; Annika Roloff – track and field).
The Zippy Cup for team community service went to the swimming and
diving program, which accumulated more than 1,700 hours during the
2013-14 academic year.
In addition to honoring the student-athletes graduating in the
spring and summer of 2014, the department also recognized Ariane Beaumont-Courteau (track and field) and Reinaldo Brenes (men's soccer) for earning the
Mid-American Conference Medal of Excellence Award. The award
is presented annually to one male and one female
student-athlete at each MAC member institution who participated on
the varsity level in a conference sponsored sport and shown
evidence of academic success with a minimum GPA of a 3.5.
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