University of Akron Department of Athletics Annual Report
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Jan. 11: Broke the school indoor record in his first collegiate competition, jumping 18-04.50 at the EMU Triangular in Ypsilanti, Mich. May 11: Completed the sweep of MAC pole vault titles, winning the outdoor championship with a jump of 17-08.00 at Lee R. Jackson Track & Field Complex. Feb. 2: Set facility and meet records with a winning vault of 18-03.75 during the Akron Invitational at Stile Field House. June 5: Claimed the bronze medal at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a mark of 18-04.50, earning his second All-America First Team honor. March 8: Earned a 5th-place finish at his first NCAA Championships, jumping 18-00.50 at indoors in Fayetteville, Ark. June 22: Brought home the Canadian pole vault championship with a jump of 17-08.50 at the Canadian Track & Field Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick, to qualify for the World Championships in Moscow, Russia, this August. March 29: Became Canada's National Pole Vault Record Holder with the best outdoor jump in school history, clearing an "A" standard mark of 18-08.75 at the Texas Relays. ZIPS SNAPSHOT: Freshman pole vault phenom Shawn Barber RETIREMENTS AND STAFF CHANGES • Three long-time staff members of the UA Athletics Department retired from the University during 2012-13, including Marilyn Bowman, Director of Sports Medicine, J. Dean Carro, Faculty Athletics Representative and professor in UA's School of Law and Director of the Law Clinic, and Dottie Schmith, Administrative Assistant for Women's Basketball and Volleyball. • Jared Embick (left), who had served as the associate head coach for the men's soccer program the past six years, was promoted to the position of head coach in December. Embick, who was the receruiting coordinator under Caleb Porter, was the National Assistant Coach of the Year in 2010. • Brian Peresie was named head coach of the Zips women's swimming and diving team on May 2. Peresie spent the last two seasons as head coach of the men's and women's swimming and diving program at nearby Malone University. • After serving as quarterbacks coach for the Zips football team during the 2012 season, assistant coach A.J. Milwee was promoted to offensive coordinator in December. At the time of the promotion, he was the second-youngest coordinator in the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). • After leading the Zips women's swimming and diving program for the previous seven seasons, head coach Nittaya Klim announced her retirement from collegiate coaching on March 7. During her tenure, the program compiled 20 Academic All-MAC selections, 10 All-MAC recipients and five individual MAC champions. • Assistant volleyball coach Aline dos Santos was named head coach at Division II Indiana University of Pennsylvania in May. A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, she had been with the program since 2008. 18