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An amazing story of perseverance from @Matt_Ludwig_23 who arrived in Tokyo nearly 20 hrs ago & today realized a dream of becoming an Olympian. Nothing but respect on everything you have & will accomplish in this sport.
#FindAWay | @ZipsTFCC
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Matt Ludwig flashing his Z's after becoming NCAA Champion in the men's pole vault for ninth NCAA title in program history @ZipsTFCC
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🚨 👏👏 Congrats to @ZipsTFCC alum & @uakron graduate @Matt_Ludwig_23 who is en route to Tokyo today to compete for Team USA in the men's pole vault at the Olympics on Friday, July 30, at 8:40 pm ET.
#FindAWay 🦘
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Clayton Murphy wins NCAA title in the 1,500M in a school-record time of 3:36.38 (photo by Phil Johnson) @ZipsTFCC
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Akron captures its eighth @MACSports Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship as the Zips best the field with 165.50 points. Akron also wins a pair of points in the Crystal Clinic Wagon Wheel Challenge @ZipsTFCC
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Congrats go out to Tomasz Smialek and Dominika Stokowska of the Akron Track and Field program on taking the Oath of Allegiance today at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland to become naturalized United State's citizens. Very proud of our Zips. @ZipsTFCC
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Noah Williams registered a school-record time of 46.28 in the men's 400 meters at the LSU Invitational, shattering his personal-best time of 47.19 by nearly a second, en route to placing second in the event. Williams bested Brent Gray's school-record time of 46.40. @ZipsTFCC
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A world-leading time propels @Clayton_Murph to his second Olympics in the 800M 👏👏
Wow. Olympic bronze medalist @Clayton_Murph takes the win in 1:43.17 for the men’s 800m. NCAA champion Isaiah Jewett holds on with a 1:43.85 PB for second. Bryce Hoppel takes 3rd in 1:44.14.
Reigning world champion Donavan Brazier ties up and doesn’t make the Olympic team.
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A great effort to raise awareness and change by a pair of former @ZipsTFCC student-athletes in Jeremiah Fitzgerald and Nick Stricklen as they reach they 65.5-mile mark
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It's OFFICIAL - Akron senior Marc Migliozzi will represent the Zips at the NCAA Cross Country Championships this Saturday, Nov. 23, in Terre Haute, Ind. He becomes the first runner in program history to receive an at-large selection to the NCAA Championship @ZipsTFCC
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How does 2020 USATF National Indoor men's pole vault champion Matt Ludwig celebrate his title - by flashing his Akron Z @ZipsTFCC
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Akron's Matt Ludwig honored with a returning champion photo at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. @zipstfcc
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NCAA Champion - Matt Ludwig wins NCAA Pole Vault title to earn Zips' 9th NCAA title all-time clearing 18-4.50 (5.60m) @ZipsTFCC
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Akron senior Matt Ludwig wins men's elite competition at National Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nev., on Friday eclipsing 18-8.75 (5.71m), an NCAA-leading and No. 2 mark in the world in 2019. The performance also set a new indoor-best for Matt. @ZipsTFCC
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Clayton Murphy, Olympic bronze medalist! Representing Ohio & the Univ. of Akron with pride. @ZipsTFCC @Clayton_Murph
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Akron captures the 2019 MAC Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships with 199 points @ZipsTFCC
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Clayton Murphy takes the bronze medal in the 800M Olympic final. @ZipsTFCC @Clayton_Murph
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Akron captures the 2019 MAC Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships with 120 points @ZipsTFCC
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Akron's seven qualifiers for the NCAA Outdoor T&F Championships in Austin, Texas (June 5-8) include; Matt Keim, Curtis Richardson, Jordan Latimer, Abigale Wilson, Lucy Bryan, Mackenzie Andrews and Matt Ludwig pictured here with head coach Dennis Mitchell @ZipsTFCC
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Former Akron National Champion and 2016 Olympic Medalist Clayton Murphy Sets World-Record. @ZipsTFCC bit.ly/2t5q6Xq
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Mackenzie Andrews wins the women's 1,500 meters at the Texas Relays with an NCAA-leading time of 4:21.01 @ZipsTFCC
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Sara Foster captures her first-ever MAC title winning the women's heptathlon with a career-best score of 4,808 at the MAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships @ZipsTFCC
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Congratulations @Clayton_Murph on winning the United States men's 800m national title at the @usatf outdoor championships @ZipsTFCC
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Matt Ludwig earns first-team All-America accolades for the 5th time surpassing 18-7.50 (5.68m) in the men's pole vault to finish 4th at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. @ZipsTFCC
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Outstanding run in the finals of the men's pole vault comes up just short for @Matt_Ludwig_23 as he finishes fourth at the USA Track and Field Olympic Team Trials, with top-three making the US Olympic squad.
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On the strength of a career-best jump of 26-3.75 (8.02m) Jordan Latimer places second in the men's long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Wednesday and garners first-team All-America honors for the first time. He is now a 4-time All-American. @ZipsTFCC
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Akron captures men's & women's MAC Indoor Track and Field titles @ZipsTFCC Zips' 4th straight men's title and women's first since 2009
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The Commonwealth judges scored this dive from Akron head track and field coach Dennis Mitchell a six @ZipsTFCC
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Akron senior Marc Migliozzi became the first Akron men's cross country runner to ever capture the Mid-American Conference Individual Cross Country Championship crossing the line in 25:15.9 at the MAC Championships in DeKalb, Ill. on Saturday @ZipsTFCC
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The Zips will win the 2019 men’s and women’s MAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships @ZipsTFCC @AkronZips
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Matt Ludwig Posts World No. 2 Mark to Win Elite Pole Vault at National Pole Vault Summit. @ZipsTFCC bit.ly/2MjJmcx
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Matt Ludwig, the defending NCAA men's pole vault outdoor champion clinches Akron's first ticket to Eugene for the NCAA Outdoor Track Championships clearing 17-6.50 (5.35m) in the event at the NCAA East Preliminary Round on Thursday in Tampa. @zipstfcc
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Matt Ludwig is having a big day before competition. He was named the Great Lakes Regional Field Event Athlete of the Year. 🥇🏆 @ZipsTFCC
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2017 MAC CHAMPIONS! Akron wins men's&women's MAC track and field championships (indoor/outdoor) for first time in program history @ZipsTFCC
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Akron's Tevin Brown becomes the first-ever Zip to win the men's 10,000m at the MAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships crossing the line in 31.20.78 to earn his second career MAC title @ZipsTFCC
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Sparked by a pair of career-best marks, Akron junior Matt Keim earns his first-ever NCAA Championship berth on the D1 level qualifying in the men's pole vault with a mark of 17-5 (5.31m) at the NCAA East Preliminary T&F Round in Jacksonville, Fla., on Thursday @ZipsTFCC
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Noah Williams wins the men's 400 meters at the MAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a school-record time of 45.72 @ZipsTFCC
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Murphy's medal first for US in 800M since 1992 @ZipsTFCC @Clayton_Murph
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Matt Ludwig captures his fifth MAC title with a meet-record mark of 19-0.75 (5.81m) in the men's pole vault at the MAC Indoor T&F Championships. @ZipsTFCC
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Clayton Murphy is an OLYMPIAN as he wins the 800M title at Olympic Trials. @ZipsTFCC @Clayton_Murph
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Lucy Bryan will be making her fourth NCAA Championship appearance in the women's pole vault after earning first-team All-America accolades a year ago. @ZipsTFCC
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Akron sweeps MAC T&F Championships, bringing home a pair of titles and 2 points in the Crystal Clinic Wagon Wheel Challenge @ZipsTFCC
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Freshman Victoria Abunaw registered the third-fastest time in indoor program history in the women's 60-meter hurdles crossing the line first in 8.52 in the Akron-Kent State Dual on Friday. @ZipsTFCC
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Mackenzie Andrews Runs School-Record Time in Steeplechase at Mt. Sac Relays. @ZipsTFCC bit.ly/2IKd5M3
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Jackie Siefring established a school and facility record en route to capturing the women's pentathlon title with a five-event score of 4,308 to headline the Zips' performances on the second day of the 14th Annual Akron Invitational. @ZipsTFCC
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@ZipsTFCC Dominika Stokowska Honored as @MACSports Men’s Track and Field Assistant Coach of the Year
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Two Zips representing Akron at the Olympics in Clayton Murphy & Shawn Barber. @ZipsTFCC Courtesy of @AthleticsCanada
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Murphy's time (1:44.30) was a new PR and represents the 4th-best overall time in 800M semifinals. @ZipsTFCC @Clayton_Murph
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Daziah Green perseveres through driving rain storm to run school-record time of 22.99 in women's 200 meters to earn qualifying berth in Saturday's quarterfinal round at the NCAA East Preliminary Round. @ZipsTFCC
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Jackie Siefring wins her eighth career MAC title winning the women's heptathlon with a meet-record 5,688 seven-event cumulative score. @ZipsTFCC
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Your 2018 Mid-American Conference Women's Outdoor Track and Field Champions for the eighth time in program history - the Akron Zips. @ZipsTFCC
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A huge reason why we have been able to successfully host our meets this season is the dedicated efforts of Allan Hoon, Steve Berch and Kalie Jenkins and the entire @ZipsFacOps and @ZipsSportsMed staffs 👏👏
#ZipsRiseTogether | @ZipsTFCC
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.@ZipsTFCC Dominka Stokowska Named MAC Women’s Indoor Track and Field Assistant Coach of the Year
#FindAWay | #GoZips | @ZipsTFCC
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Matt Ludwig's mark of 18-8.25 in men's pole vault meets qualifying standard for IAAF World Championships. @ZipsTFCC
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Lucy Bryan capped her stellar Zips' career with a 5th-place performance in the women's pole vault to earn 1st-team All-America honors for the 4th time at the NCAA Outdoor T&F Championships, she concluded the outdoor portion of her Zips' career as a 5-time All-America honoree.
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Dara Perry earns the 12th and final qualifying spot in the women's 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA East Preliminary Round on Saturday to earn her first NCAA Championship appearance. @ZipsTFCC
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Congrats to former @ZipsTFCC student-athletes Nick Stricklen and Jeremiah Fitzgerald on completing their 90-mile journey on Sunday to raise awareness and change, well done! 🦘
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Senior Mackenzie Andrews garners an automatic qualifying time for the NCAA Championships in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA East Preliminary T&F Round in Jacksonville, Fla., crossing the line in a school-record time of 10:01.73 @ZipsTFCC
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Tevin Brown wins his first MAC title crossing the line in 14:35.04 to take men's 5,000 meters at MAC Indoor T&F Championships. @ZipsTFCC
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MAC CHAMPS @ZipsTFCC captures its ninth @MACSports Outdoor Track and Field Championship in dramatic fashion
#GoZips | @ZipsTFCC 🦘
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Some additional shots of Marc Migliozzi following his performance at the NCAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday in Terre Haute, Ind. @ZipsTFCC (photos courtesy of J. Walters)
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One of the most decorated athletes in Akron T&F history, Jackie Siefring culminated her brilliant Zips' career earning All-America honors for the sixth time placing 10th in the women's heptathlon at the NCAA Outdoor T&F Championships with a score of 5,725. @ZipsTFCC
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Akron Track and Field standout and 2016 Olympian @Clayton_Murph was back in Akron last evening and was recognized by a warm Zips' welcome during the @ZipsMBB victory over Western Michigan @ZipsTFCC
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Akron Track and Field commences its 2020 indoor campaign with a dual meet versus Mid-American Conference foe Central Michigan this evening at the Stile Athletics Field House beginning at 6:30 p.m. @ZipsTFCC
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Mackenzie Andrews runs school-record time of 4:35.63 in women's mile at David Hemery Valentine Invitational hosted by Boston University on Friday.
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Making his 4th consecutive outdoor & 7th overall NCAA Championship appearance in the men's PV, Matt Ludwig capped his brilliant Akron career earning 2nd-team All-America honors. A 5-time 1st-team All-America recipient, Ludwig finished as a 7-time All-American @ZipsTFCC
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It took five rounds of a jump off, but senior Curtis Richardson persevered to punch his ticket to the NCAA Championships earning the 12th and final berth in the men's high jump at the NCAA East Preliminary T&F Round in Jacksonville, Fla. @ZipsTFCC
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A moment Clayton Murphy @Clayton_Murph and the University of Akron will never forget! @ZipsTFCC Photo courtesy USATF
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Matt Ludwig’s World-Leading Mark Propels Zips’ Efforts in Winning Akron-Kent State Dual. @ZipsTFCC bit.ly/2sMRol7
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Sara Foster reacts to winning her second MAC title at the @macsports Indoor T&F Championships on Friday @zipstfcc
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Nick Stricklen and Jeremiah Fitzgerald talk about getting 65.5 miles into their 90-mile run to raise awareness and change (1 of 2) @ZipsTFCC
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Congratulations to Tom Smialek on being named the @USTFCCCA Great Lakes Regional Men's Assistant Track and Field Coach of the Year. @ZipsTFCC bit.ly/2tLLp0u
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@Clayton_Murph taking his victory lap to an ovation from the outstanding Hayward Field crowd!
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@ZipsTFCC Shawn Barber has claimed the national title in the pole vault becoming Akron's first 3-time NCAA champ
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Jordan Latimer celebrates his third career first-team All-America citation with his coaches and his biggest fan after an eighth-place performance at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Wednesday in Austin, Texas @ZipsTFCC
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