Over 250 former Zips Participated in the Two-Month Event
AKRON, Ohio – The 18 University of Akron varsity teams competed in the inaugural Alumni Student-Athlete Giving Challenge, vying to be the program to have the highest percentage of former student-athletes give to Zips Athletics. The friendly competition, hosted by the Varsity "A" Association and Z-Fund, was highly successful.
Women's soccer, which garnered the highest percentage of participation from their alumnae, was crowned the 2016 champion.
Men's basketball finished second in the challenge, followed by football and men's soccer tied for third.
The Alumni Student-Athlete Giving Challenge was announced on Homecoming weekend and ran to the end of the calendar year.