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Zips Athletics Hosts Fourth Annual Zippy Awards

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AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron Department of Athletics held its Fourth Annual Zippy Awards banquet, celebrating the achievements of the department's 450-plus student-athletes on Sunday night in the Quaker Station ballroom.

Student-athletes and coaches from UA's 18 intercollegiate sports teams, along with athletics department staff, invited guests, and dignitaries, were on hand to celebrate a memorable year of achievements for the Zips.

Named the Caroline J. Pardee Female Athlete of the Year was golf sophomore Danielle Nicholson (Geneva, Ohio). Basketball senior Isaiah Johnson (Cincinnati, Ohio) was named the James Horrigan Male Athlete of the Year.