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Men’s track takes third straight MAC title

Women come close but finish second

GoZips.com Some of the members of the men's track team celebrate the third straight MAC title.

The University of Akron men’s track and field team secured it third straight Mid-American Conference Championship this past weekend at the Stile Athletics Field House. The Zips bested runner up Eastern Michigan by 10.5 points to win the title three times in a row for the first time in program history.

The women’s team fought hard all weekend and fell one point short of eventual champion Eastern Michigan. The one point marks the closest defeat in conference championship history.