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An animated University of Akron head coach John Groce during the second half of the Zips' 94-90 overtime win against Gardner-Webb on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, in Akron, Ohio. [Phil Masturzo/ Beacon ...
Zippy, Akron's mascot. The Zips name comes from "zippers", rubber overshoes made by the BF Goodrich Company of Akron that were popular in the 1920s and 1930s.. In 1925, a campus-wide contest had been conducted to choose a nickname for the university's athletic teams.
The Akron Zips men's basketball team represents the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. The team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference East division. The Zips are currently coached by John Groce. Prior to becoming members of the MAC in 1992, the Zips were members of the Ohio Valley Conference and the Mid-Continent Conference.
The Akron Zips baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team representing the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio, United States.The team plays in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field, formerly known as "Lee R. Jackson Soccer Field", is a soccer-specific stadium on the campus of the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio, United States. It is the home field of the Akron Zips men's and women's soccer teams. The facility is part of the Lee Jackson Field Complex, a 23-acre (9.3 ha) multi ...
The Akron Zips college basketball team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, representing the University of Akron in the Mid-American Conference. The Zips have played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio since 1983.
The team was established in 1891 when the school was known as Buchtel College; it became the University of Akron in 1913. In 1926, the athletic teams were named the Zippers, after rubber boots manufactured by the B.F. Goodrich Company, which was headquartered in Akron at the time. The name was shortened to "Zips" in 1950. [3] Akron was ...
The University of Akron currently offers more than 105 graduate degrees to approximately 2,000 graduate students. [38] The graduate schools at the University of Akron variously offer the Master's degree, PhD, J.D., and LL.M., among others. The Cleveland Clinic and University of Akron have formed the Integrated Bioscience Fellowship in Biomedicine.