In his Olympic debut, former Akron All-American and reigning IAAF World Champion Shawn Barber overcame some early adversity to secure a berth in the men's pole vault final on Saturday, Aug. 13, at the XXXI Summer Olympics.

Parlayed by his patented finishing kick, Clayton Murphy earned a berth in the 800-meter final on the strength of establishing a personal-best time of 1:44.30 in the semifinal round on Saturday, Aug. 13, at the XXXI Summer Olympics.

The Olympic pole vault final proved to be a bittersweet moment for former Akron All-American and reigning IAAF World Champion Shawn Barber, as he placed 10th at the XXXI Summer Olympics on Monday, Aug. 15.

Making her Olympic debut, former Akron All-American Annika Roloff, who was representing her home country of Germany, placed 21st in qualifying of the women's pole vault at the XXXI Summer Olympics on Tuesday, Aug. 16.

Parlayed by his patented finishing kick, former Akron All-American Clayton Murphy became the first United States men's 800-meter runner to win an Olympic medal since 1992, chasing down the bronze medal over the final 100 meters on the strength of the f...

National championships, success in competition and in the classroom, and a Top 25 finish in the Capital One Cup men s standings highlighted the 2015-16 academic calendar year and the start of the 2015-16 year as Zips Athletics published its Annual Repo...