Zips Today 4-15-24

Another week, another Zip steps up on the Women's Golf Team!

Episode Transcript

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This is ZIPS Today, a lookat University of Akron Athletics. Here's your
host, Dave Scose. Another week, another ZIP steps up on the women's
golf team. More coming up onthis edition of ZIPS Today. Percent of
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partner of Akron Athletics Go Zips.Coming off Mid American Conference Golfer the Week
honors sophomore Riddick of Vora and theZips competed this weekend at the Lady Jaguar
Invitational hosted by Iupui in Indiana.Fellow sophomore Avery Wright led the Zips by

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finishing sixth over all. Akron headcoach Jenny King says Vora and Wright brings
some key traits to the table asyoung golfers. They're probably the longest on
the team actually, so that youththat they hit it far. When they
catch it, it's far, andthat gives them a nice advantage out on
the course. So with that lengthcomes a lot of like we gotta make
sure we dial in some things,you know. Once they get dialed in

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with their wedges, they're going tobe impact players too. Next up for
the Akron golf team as the MACChampionships. They'll begin Sunday in Groves City,
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Akron students, fans, and CircleK. A pair of Akron shotput throwers

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came away with championships over the weekendat the Tiff and Track Carnival hosted by
Heidelberg University and Tiffin University. SophomoreJosiah Cox won the men's shot put with
a distance of fifty three feet eleveninches. Teammate Owen Wendell finished second.
Fellow sophomore Gabriel Griffiths took home thewomen's shot put title with a distance of
over forty two feet. Griffiths wasalso sixth in the women's hammer, and

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senior Jabarry Neil Jackson was the runnerup in the men's hammer. Coming this
weekend to Akron track and field athletes, we'll head to multiple events once again,
including the Jim Green Invitational hosted bythe University of Kentucky and the Jesse
Owens Memorial Classic at Ohio State.You've been listening to ZIPS today percent of
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