Akron Zips track and field

Akron Zips track and field
UniversityUniversity of Akron
Head coachKendra Reimer-Gonzales
ConferenceMAC
LocationAkron, Ohio
Outdoor trackLee R. Jackson Track & Field Complex
NicknameZips
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   

The Akron Zips track and field team is the track and field program that represents University of Akron. The Zips compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mid-American Conference. The team is based in Akron, Ohio, at the Lee R. Jackson Track & Field Complex.[2]

The program is coached by Kendra Reimer-Gonzales.[3] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.[4]

Pole vaulter Shawn Barber was the team's first three-time NCAA champion.[5][6]

Postseason

As of August 2025, a total of 16 men and 17 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status for the team at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality).[7][8]

First team NCAA All-Americans
Team Championships Name Event Place Ref.
Women's1999 OutdoorChristi SmithHeptathlon2nd[9]
Men's2000 OutdoorLeShaunte Edwards200 meters7th[10]
Women's2000 OutdoorChristi SmithHeptathlon1st[9]
Men's2001 IndoorLaShaunte Edwards200 meters8th[11]
Women's2001 IndoorMary VargaHigh jump2nd[12]
Women's2001 OutdoorMary VargaHeptathlon8th[9]
Men's2003 IndoorJohn RussellPole vault7th[13]
Women's2003 IndoorBeata Rudzinska800 meters5th[14]
Women's2003 OutdoorKira SimsPole vault4th[15]
Women's2003 OutdoorMary VargaHeptathlon8th[9]
Men's2004 IndoorJohn RussellPole vault3rd[13]
Women's2004 IndoorBeata Rudzinska800 meters4th[14]
Women's2004 IndoorKira SimsPole vault5th[16]
Women's2004 OutdoorBeata Rudzinska800 meters4th[17]
Women's2004 OutdoorKira SimsPole vault4th[15]
Men's2005 IndoorTomasz SmialekHigh jump6th[18]
Women's2005 IndoorBeata Rudzinska800 meters3rd[14]
Men's2005 OutdoorJohn RussellPole vault3rd[19]
Women's2005 OutdoorBeata Rudzinska800 meters3rd[17]
Women's2005 OutdoorAshley KaufmanJavelin throw7th[20]
Men's2006 IndoorJohn RussellPole vault3rd[13]
Men's2006 OutdoorTomasz SmialekHigh jump8th[21]
Men's2006 OutdoorJohn RussellPole vault6th[19]
Men's2008 IndoorAuston PapayShot put8th[22]
Women's2008 IndoorStevi LargeWeight throw5th[23]
Men's2008 OutdoorCadeau KelleyLong jump7th[24]
Women's2008 OutdoorStevi LargeHammer throw8th[25]
Women's2009 IndoorStevi LargeWeight throw2nd[23]
Women's2009 OutdoorStevi LargeHammer throw1st[25]
Men's2010 IndoorMichael UhlePole vault5th[13]
Women's2010 IndoorCarrie KayesPole vault4th[16]
Men's2010 OutdoorDaniel KinseyDecathlon6th[26]
Women's2010 OutdoorCarrie KeyesPole vault7th[15]
Women's2010 OutdoorValerie WertHammer throw6th[25]
Men's2011 OutdoorWillie Brown800 meters7th[27]
Men's2013 IndoorShawn BarberPole vault5th[13]
Men's2013 OutdoorShawn BarberPole vault3rd[19]
Women's2013 OutdoorAlexis CooksDiscus throw6th[28]
Women's2013 OutdoorBrittany FunkHammer throw6th[25]
Men's2014 IndoorShawn BarberPole vault1st[13]
Men's2014 IndoorAlex McCuneHeptathlon6th[29]
Women's2014 IndoorAnnika RoloffPole vault3rd[16]
Women's2014 IndoorBrittany FunkWeight throw8th[23]
Men's2014 OutdoorShawn BarberPole vault2nd[19]
Men's2014 OutdoorAlex McCuneDecathlon6th[26]
Women's2014 OutdoorAnnika RoloffPole vault1st[15]
Women's2014 OutdoorAlexis CooksDiscus throw4th[28]
Women's2014 OutdoorBrittany FunkHammer throw4th[25]
Men's2015 IndoorClayton Murphy800 meters3rd[30]
Men's2015 IndoorShawn BarberPole vault1st[13]
Women's2015 IndoorClaudia Garcia JouHigh jump2nd[12]
Women's2015 IndoorBrittany FunkWeight throw5th[23]
Men's2015 OutdoorClayton Murphy800 meters3rd[27]
Men's2015 OutdoorShawn BarberPole vault1st[19]
Women's2015 OutdoorClaudia Garcia JouHigh jump6th[31]
Women's2015 OutdoorAlexis CooksShot put8th[32]
Women's2015 OutdoorAlexis CooksDiscus throw6th[28]
Men's2016 IndoorClayton Murphy800 meters1st[30]
Women's2016 IndoorClaudia Garcia JouHigh jump3rd[12]
Men's2016 OutdoorClayton Murphy1500 meters1st[33]
Women's2016 OutdoorClaudia Garcia JouHigh jump3rd[31]
Women's2016 OutdoorCaroline HassePole vault7th[15]
Men's2017 IndoorMatt LudwigPole vault3rd[13]
Men's2017 IndoorTerrell McClainLong jump6th[34]
Women's2017 IndoorLucy BryanPole vault4th[16]
Men's2017 OutdoorMatt LudwigPole vault1st[19]
Men's2017 OutdoorTerrell McClainLong jump4th[24]
Women's2017 OutdoorNikki MansonHigh jump5th[31]
Women's2017 OutdoorJaclyn SiefringHeptathlon5th[9]
Men's2018 IndoorMatt LudwigPole vault4th[13]
Women's2018 IndoorLucy BryanPole vault7th[16]
Women's2018 IndoorJaclyn SiefringPentathlon4th[35]
Men's2018 OutdoorMatt LudwigPole vault2nd[19]
Men's2018 OutdoorJordan LatimerLong jump2nd[24]
Women's2018 OutdoorLucy BryanPole vault6th[15]
Men's2019 IndoorMatt LudwigPole vault4th[13]
Men's2019 IndoorJordan LatimerLong jump7th[34]
Men's2019 OutdoorJordan LatimerLong jump8th[24]
Women's2019 OutdoorLucy BryanPole vault5th[15]
Men's2021 IndoorHunter GarretsonPole vault8th[13]
Men's2023 OutdoorHunter GarretsonPole vault2nd[19]
Men's2025 IndoorHunter GarretsonPole vault3rd[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The University of Akron Department of Athletics Brand Guide (PDF). 19 June 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Akron Zips Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Akron Zips Track and Field Coach". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Here are the differences between the indoor and outdoor track seasons". ncaa.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Akron Zips NCAA national champion Shawn Barber, an Olympic pole vaulter, dies at 29". beaconjournal.com.
  6. ↑ "Canadian national pole vault record holder Shawn Barber dies at 29". nytimes.com.
  7. ↑ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Indoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Heptathlon at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "200 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "200 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  12. 1 2 3 "High jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Pole vault at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  14. 1 2 3 "800 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Pole vault at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pole vault at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  17. 1 2 "800 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  18. ↑ "High jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Pole vault at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  20. ↑ "Javelin throw at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  21. ↑ "High jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  22. ↑ "Shot put at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  23. 1 2 3 4 "Weight throw at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  24. 1 2 3 4 "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 "Hammer throw at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  26. 1 2 "Decathlon at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  27. 1 2 "800 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  28. 1 2 3 "Discus throw at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  29. ↑ "Heptathlon at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  30. 1 2 "800 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  31. 1 2 3 "High jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  32. ↑ "Shot put at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  33. ↑ "1500 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  34. 1 2 "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  35. ↑ "Pentathlon at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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