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The Akron Zips and Buffalo Bulls are in a tight battle for the Mid-American Conference women's title with one day to go as the Zips have won the last seven conference titles. Despite winning both relays, Buffalo sits in second after leading last night as the Bulls are trying to end Akron's winning s...

As the coronavirus ravages the country, the human toll is easily traceable. Click on a link and find an up-to-the-minute count of COVID-19 victims. There’s also invisible consequences of this all-too-deadly virus. Fear will be the biggest legacy of the global pandemic, but as Steve Doten, commission...

The Mid-American Conference announced Friday that it will be postponing the start of its Olympic fall sports (field hockey, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, women’s volleyball and men’s and women’s cross country) competition until September 3. The NCAA has not mandated a decision regarding the play of ...

Paulina Nogaj Wins Three Events as Akron Dominates Women's MAC Championships The Akron Zips were the dominant team at this weekend's Mid-American Conference Championships, held at Bowling Green University in Ohio. The Zips scored 896.5 points to beat second-place Buffalo by 177 points, while Miami U...

Valparaiso University on Thursday announced an agreement to become an affiliate member of the Mid-American Conference in men’s swimming for the 2021-22 season. Valpo will be one of six programs in MAC swimming and diving. Two – Ball State and Miami (Ohio) – are full-time MAC members. Valparaiso join...

Ohio University’s Emily Hobel was recently inducted into the Kermit Blosser Hall of Fame for her outstanding collegiate swimming career as a Bobcat from 1997-2001. As a 20-time Mid-American Conference champion and two-time NCAA Academic All American, Hobel knew what it took to stand atop the podium....

GENEVA – Missouri State leads after Wednesday's opening session of the 2015 Mid-American Conference Men's Swimming & Diving Championships here at SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. The Bears tallied 80 points, followed by Eastern Michigan with 68 points and Southern Illinois with 64 points. Missouri S...

GENEVA – Eastern Michigan leads after day two of the 2015 Mid-American Conference Men's Swimming & Diving Championships here at SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. The Eagles tallied 266.50 points, followed by Missouri State with 236 points and Southern Illinois with 236 points. Southern Illinois Till ...

It's hard to put into words how much your college coach means to you. After all, they are the ones who oversee your growth for four years from when you are an awkward, lanky 18-year-old kid to when you walk across the stage at graduation as a strong 22-year-old young adult. My coach at Southern Illi...

Akron Zips Clinch Their Third Straight Title at the 2024 MAC Women's Championships The 2024 MAC Women's Championships at the Ohio Aquatic Center in Athens, OH, concluded with the Akron Zips winning their third straight team title, a testament to their dominance in the conference. This year's event f...

NCAA Division I Fall Sports on the Verge of Being Paused Reports from several media outlets, including reporting by Pat Forde and Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated, have indicated that NCAA Division I fall sports are about to be placed on the shelf due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Already, Division ...

The Mid-American Conference announced Monday an operational plan for the swimming & diving and wrestling seasons for the 2020-21 school year that has been deeply disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The men's and women's swimming & diving seasons will begin competition November 5, with the championsh...

This is the final session of the 2020 Mid-American Conference men’s swimming championship in Carbondale. Tonight, the team title went to Missouri State University who dethroned champion defender Miami University (Ohio). While Miami really surged in this session, it was simply not enough to surmount ...

The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. The swimming universe saw a glimpse of normalcy in the past week when some elite swimmers in Europe, Asia and Australia returned to the pool over the weekend after being away for an extended period of time due to the coronavirus. South African Chad Le Clos al...

This week, the Mid-American Conference announced it was changing its postseason for all of its sports in the 2020-21 academic year to stem the financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The swimming and diving championships will now be three days, as opposed to the four-day meet that was start...

YPSILANTI – Akron captured the 2015 Mid-American Conference Women's Swimming & Diving Championship Saturday night at Eastern Michigan in Ypsilanti, Mich. The Zips' repeat as MAC champions winning their second title. Akron compiled 650 total points throughout the four-day event. Eastern Michigan fini...

GENEVA, Ohio, March 2. AKRON has captured the 2014 Mid-American Conference Women’s Swimming & Diving Championship Saturday night at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. The title marks the Zips’ first MAC championship in program history. Akron compiled 574 total points throughout the three-day event...

By Andy Ross, Swimming World College Intern The 2015 MAC Men's Swimming & Diving Championships psych sheet has been released. The MAC Championship meet will be held March 4-7 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Defending champions Missouri State will be looking to make it two in a row after winn...

YPSILANTI – Akron, Buffalo, and Eastern Michigan lead after Wednesday's opening session of the 2015 Mid-American Conference Women's Swimming & Diving Championships here at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Mich. The Zips, Bulls, and Eagles each tallied 66 points, followed by Bowling Green an...

YPSILANTI - Akron holds onto lead after day three of the 2015 Mid-American Conference Women's Swimming & Diving Championships here at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Mich. The Zips tallied 440 points, followed by Bowling Green 354 points and Eastern Michigan with 344 points. Buffalo's Spen...