TRACK TAKES ON NATION'S ELITE IN EUGENE
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he University of Akron was well represented at the 2013 NCAA Outdoor
Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., in June. After establishing a
program record with 24 athletes advancing to the NCAA Preliminary Round in
May, the Zips advanced six to the national
meet, which matched the most qualifiers in
school history.
In the end, Akron produced three First
Team All-Americans in Shawn Barber, who
placed third in the men's pole vault, Alexis
Cooks, who took sixth in the women's discus, and Brittany Funk, who finished sixth in
the women's hammer throw.
Brittany Cheese (women's long jump),
Claire Lucas (women's pole vault) and Alex
McCune (men's decathlon) each earned AllAmerica Honorable Mention.
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Shawn Barber
