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The Akron strength and conditioning program, under the guidance of Dan Bailey, prepares the Zips for the rigors of a high-profile non-conference schedule and a difficult MAC slate. Workouts are specifically designed by Bailey, now in his 14th season at UA, and his staff to meet the needs of each student-athlete. 10 STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING PROGRAM n n n VArsitY WeiGHt rOOm FACts & FiGUres • 16 Power-Lift multi-racks • 14 Olympic lifting platforms, outfitted with competition eleiko weights. • Two Woodway treadmills, four upright bikes, one elliptical trainer and one stair climber. • Bose stereo system • Hammer strength equipment • Nautilus and Nebula fitness equipment dan Bailey Head Coach strength and Conditioning tim Campbell Assistant Coach strength and Conditioning
FOOtBALL ACAdemiC ACHieVemeNt... 2007 Fall Football Dean’s List (3.25 semester GPA) Jake Anderson Jabari Arthur Jared Cecchetti reggie Corner marquinn Davis Brian flaherty ryan Gibbons matt harmon kris kasparek matt Little marcus Patterson Viktor Rajek matt rodgers Dan ronsman John stec Joe Tuzze Brigham van etten AKRON FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY n n n The Akron football student-athletes and staff serve as role models in the Akron community and throughout the state of Ohio. Members of the program regularly spend time volunteering in the community with youth programs and the underprivileged. Over the last two years, UA student-athletes completed more than 9,400 hours of service in the Akron community. The efforts include volunteering at local schools and senior living communities, along with making visits to Akron Children’s Hospital and working with Habitat for Humanity, United Way and Special Spectators. JABAri ArtHUr • December 2007 UA graduate • 2007 Fall Semester Dean’s List • All-American (Phil Steele’s Magazine) • Selected by Calgary in 2007 CFL draft 2008 spring Football Dean’s List (3.25 semester GPA) marquinn Davis Brian flaherty ryan Gibbons matt harmon Andy hildreth keith huebner Chris kemme eric Lively marcus Patterson merce Poindexter Viktor Rajek matt rodgers Dan ronsman mike schepp michael Taggert Brigham van etten Doug williams 2007-08 Football Scholar-Ballers (3.0 GPA or higher for academic year) Zach Burk Jared Cecchetti marquinn Davis Brian flaherty stephon fuqua ryan Gibbons matt harmon Andy hildreth keith huebner Chris Jacquemain eric Lively marcus Patterson merce Poindexter mike Polinski Viktor Rajek matt rodgers Dan ronsman John stec Brigham van etten Doug williams UA football players have established a tradition of visiting Akron Children’s hospital on the friday preceding each home football game. Those visits are part of the national special spectators program, in which the Zips take time to visit with young patients, pose for pictures and sign autographs. Through UA's involvement in the program, children who are patients at Akron Children's hospital, including some who were visited by the Zips, have been special guests at UA's football and men’s basketball games during recent seasons. The visits to the games usually include a pre-game pizza party. A crew from the esPn2 morning show Cold Pizza was on hand to film the first visit and gameday event at rhodes Arena (in february of 2004). special spectators is a twopart national program. first, it coordinates visits by studentathletes to a children's hospital or pediatric ward in the local community. second, it arranges for patients from the hospital to attend a college football or basketball game and participate in such activities as a tailgate party and a game day ritual or other tradition unique to that university. special spectators has been instrumental in arranging for hundreds of children and their families to attend a collegiate sporting event in recent years. for more information, visit www.specialspectators.org. 11
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FOOtBALL ACAdemiC ACHieVemeNt...<br />
2007 Fall <strong>Football</strong><br />
Dean’s List<br />
(3.25 semester GPA)<br />
Jake Anderson<br />
Jabari Arthur<br />
Jared Cecchetti<br />
reggie Corner<br />
marquinn Davis<br />
Brian flaherty<br />
ryan Gibbons<br />
matt harmon<br />
kris kasparek<br />
matt Little<br />
marcus Patterson<br />
Viktor Rajek<br />
matt rodgers<br />
Dan ronsman<br />
John stec<br />
Joe Tuzze<br />
Brigham van etten<br />
AKRON FOOTBALL IN THE<br />
COMMUNITY n n n<br />
The Akron football student-athletes and staff serve as role models in the Akron<br />
community and throughout the state <strong>of</strong> Ohio. Members <strong>of</strong> the program regularly<br />
spend time volunteering in the community with youth programs and the underprivileged.<br />
Over the last two years, UA student-athletes completed more than<br />
9,400 hours <strong>of</strong> service in the Akron community. The efforts include volunteering<br />
at local schools and senior living communities, along with making visits to<br />
Akron Children’s Hospital and working with Habitat for Humanity, United Way and<br />
Special Spectators.<br />
JABAri ArtHUr<br />
• December 2007 UA graduate<br />
• 2007 Fall Semester Dean’s List<br />
• All-American (Phil Steele’s Magazine)<br />
• Selected by Calgary in 2007 CFL draft<br />
2008 spring <strong>Football</strong><br />
Dean’s List<br />
(3.25 semester GPA)<br />
marquinn Davis<br />
Brian flaherty<br />
ryan Gibbons<br />
matt harmon<br />
Andy hildreth<br />
keith huebner<br />
Chris kemme<br />
eric Lively<br />
marcus Patterson<br />
merce Poindexter<br />
Viktor Rajek<br />
matt rodgers<br />
Dan ronsman<br />
mike schepp<br />
michael Taggert<br />
Brigham van etten<br />
Doug williams<br />
2007-08 <strong>Football</strong><br />
Scholar-Ballers<br />
(3.0 GPA or higher<br />
for academic year)<br />
Zach Burk<br />
Jared Cecchetti<br />
marquinn Davis<br />
Brian flaherty<br />
stephon fuqua<br />
ryan Gibbons<br />
matt harmon<br />
Andy hildreth<br />
keith huebner<br />
Chris Jacquemain<br />
eric Lively<br />
marcus Patterson<br />
merce Poindexter<br />
mike Polinski<br />
Viktor Rajek<br />
matt rodgers<br />
Dan ronsman<br />
John stec<br />
Brigham van etten<br />
Doug williams<br />
UA football players have<br />
established a tradition <strong>of</strong> visiting<br />
Akron Children’s hospital<br />
on the friday preceding each<br />
home football game. Those<br />
visits are part <strong>of</strong> the national<br />
special spectators program,<br />
in which the Zips take time to<br />
visit with young patients, pose for pictures and sign autographs.<br />
Through UA's involvement in the program, children who are patients at<br />
Akron Children's hospital, including some who were visited by the Zips,<br />
have been special guests at UA's football and men’s basketball games<br />
during recent seasons. The visits to the games usually include a pre-game<br />
pizza party.<br />
A crew from the esPn2<br />
morning show Cold Pizza was<br />
on hand to film the first visit<br />
and gameday event at rhodes<br />
Arena (in february <strong>of</strong> 2004).<br />
special spectators is a twopart<br />
national program. first, it<br />
coordinates visits by studentathletes<br />
to a children's hospital<br />
or pediatric ward in the local<br />
community. second, it arranges<br />
for patients from the hospital to attend a college football or basketball<br />
game and participate in such activities as a tailgate party and a game day<br />
ritual or other tradition unique to that university.<br />
special spectators has been instrumental in arranging for hundreds <strong>of</strong><br />
children and their families to attend a collegiate sporting event in recent<br />
years. for more information, visit www.specialspectators.org.<br />
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