University of Akron senior high jumper Claudia Garcia Jou (Barcelona, Spain) has been selected as the Mid-American Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week honoree the league announced on Wednesday, Feb. 3.

The nationally-ranked Akron track and field teams return to competition this weekend as the Zips welcome more than 20 teams to the Stile Athletics Field House for the 12th-Annual Akron Invitational this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5-6.

Today's college student-athletes are usually focused on one sport. At The University of Akron, four young men senior Bryce Jones, senior Hakeem Lawrence, sophomore Kwadarrius Smith, and junior Anthony Young are sharing their athletic talents with two...

The University of Akron track and field team turned in a trio of first-place performances, including sophomore Jackie Siefring (Covington, Ohio) winning the women's pentathlon on the opening night of the 12th annual Akron Invitational with a school-rec...

The University of Akron track and field team turned in 11 first-place performances, highlighted by junior Clayton Murphy (New Paris, Ohio) running the first sub-four-minute mile (3:57.11) in program and Stile Athletics Field House history, to round out...

The University of Akron men's distance medley relay team's school-record setting performance highlighted the Zips' efforts on the opening day of the Penn State National on Friday, Jan. 29.