The Akron men's track and field team garnered its highest-ever preseason indoor ranking checking in at No. 17 nationally on Tuesday when the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association unveiled its NCAA Division I Preseason Nati...

Akron junior pole vaulter Shawn Barber (Kingwood, Texas), who became the school's first male individual NCAA Champion in the pole vault in 2014, has been named to the 2015 Bowerman Preseason Men's Watch List, the U.S. Track & Field/Cross Country Coache...

The University of Akron Department of Athletics announced its 40th Annual Varsity A” Sports Hall of Fame Inductees on Wednesday. The Class of 2014 — Charlie Frye, Joel Hawthorne, Brande Lamb, Dan McGrath, Dennis Mitchell, and Kim Schaper &...

A star-studded cast including Olympic Team hopefuls, national champions and NCAA national champions will highlight the list of competitors putting their elite skills on display at the third annual Pole Vault Convention, hosted by The University of ...

The Akron Track and Field program is set to host the third annual Pole Vault Convention, Jan. 9-11, at the Stile Athletics Field House.

Akron junior pole vaulter Shawn Barber (Kingwood, Texas) jumped at record heights on Saturday as he established a new career-high mark of 19-3 (5.87 meters) to win the Texas Expo Vault competition.