Editing University of Akron (section)

==Athletics==
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[[File:InfoCision opening day1.JPG|thumb|The Akron Zips 2009 home opener against [[Morgan State University]]]]
The University of Akron's athletic teams are known as the "Zips," originally short for "Zippers," overshoes with [[zippers]] made in the 1920s and 1930s. The university's mascot is "[[Zippy (mascot)|Zippy]]," a [[kangaroo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uakron.edu/zippy|title=Zippy's home page : The University of Akron |work=uakron.edu}}</ref> Zippy is one of eight female college mascots in the United States. Zippy won the title of Capital One National Mascot of the Year in 2007.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080101005009/en/University-Akrons-Zippy-Named-Capital-Mascot-Year|title=University of Akron's Zippy Named Capital One Mascot of the Year|access-date=October 19, 2018|language=en}}</ref>

Akron facilities include [[InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field]], the [[James A. Rhodes Arena]], and the [[FirstEnergy Stadium-Cub Cadet Field]].

In football, Akron's major rivalry is with [[Kent State Golden Flashes]]. In 2005, the Akron Zips [[American football|football]] team won their first [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] championship, allowing them to compete for the [[Motor City Bowl]], Akron's first [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]]-A [[bowl game]] appearance where they lost to the [[Memphis Tigers]].

In soccer, the Akron Zips men's soccer team, ranked number one throughout the 2009 regular season, went undefeated, making it to the [[NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship]]. The following season they secured the 2010 "College Cup" against the [[Louisville Cardinals]]. This was the first NCAA national team championship won by the [[Akron Zips]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/zips/2010/12/zips-win-national-championship/ |title=Zips Win National Championship |website=www.ohiomm.com |date=December 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215191956/http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/zips/2010/12/zips-win-national-championship/ |archive-date=December 15, 2010}}</ref>

In 2009, the men's basketball team won the MAC Tournament title, defeating [[University at Buffalo|Buffalo]] in [[Cleveland]] at the [[Quicken Loans Arena]] 65–53, thus qualifying Akron for its first appearance in the NCAA tournament since 1986 and first as a MAC member.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290732084|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316174011/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290732084|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 16, 2009|title=Freshman guard Hitchens sparks Akron to its first NCAA tourney berth since 1986 |work=ESPN.com}}</ref> In 2010, the team reached the MAC Tournament Championship game for the fourth straight year, but lost in overtime.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300722006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100320091320/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300722006|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 20, 2010|title=Ohio overcomes Akron in overtime, earns improbable NCAA tournament bid|work=ESPN.com}}</ref> The Zips played in the postseason CBI tournament where they lost to Wisconsin–Green Bay 70–66.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=300762006|title=Green Bay Phoenix vs. Akron Zips - Box Score - March 17, 2010 - ESPN|work=ESPN.com}}</ref> In 2022, the Zips defeated rival Kent State in the [[2022 MAC men's basketball tournament]] championship to earn a spot in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, their fourth [[Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament|MAC tournament]] title overall and first title and NCAA Tournament appearance since 2013.