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Akron Zoo to host wild egg hunt events for kids, adults in April
AKRON, Ohio – The Akron Zoo is hosting wild egg hunts for kids on select weekends in April and an adults-only egg hunt on April 15.
The zoo’s wild egg hunt events are suitable for young children and feature costumed characters, eggs hidden throughout the zoo and treat bags. Event dates and times are: April 2, April 3, April 9, April 10 and April 16 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Tickets are $7 for adult members, $13 for child members, $12 for non-member adults and $18 for non-member children. Infants under age 2 are free but will not receive a treat bag. All tickets include zoo admission after the event. Purchase tickets online.
Adult egg hunt
The 21-and-over event is scheduled for Friday, April 15 from 6-9 p.m. Eggs will be hidden throughout the zoo for the after-hours event, which includes goodie bags and prizes. Food and adult beverages will be available for purchase. Tickets will go on sale in mid-March and are $23 for members and $28 for non-members. No children will be admitted to the event.
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Paulina Nogaj Wins Three Events as Akron Dominates Women’s MAC Championships
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 University took third. Akron earned a measure of revenge after Buffalo beat the Zips by seven points at last year’s championships (held in April due to COVID-19 concerns), ending a seven-year win streak for Akron at the conference meet.
Leading the way for Akron were Paulina Nogaj, who was named swimmer of the meet after earning three individual victories, and Sarah Watson, who took two wins and was named outstanding senior of the meet.
Team Scores:
1. Akron, University of 896.5 2. University at Buffalo 619.5 3. Miami University (Ohio) 429.5 4. Ohio University 367.5 5. Eastern Michigan University 354 6. Bowling Green State University 339 7. Ball State University 243.5 8. University of Toledo 233.5
Nogaj earned victories in the 50 freestyle (22.37), 100 butterfly (51.76) and 200 butterfly (1:58.24), while Watson grabbed first in the 200 IM (1:56.86) and 100 free (48.70). In other individual events, Akron’s Gail Workman won the 1650 free (16:42.05), and Weronika Gorecka took first in the 200 back (1:53.89). Andrea Fischer was the winner in the 200 breast for Akron in 2:10.68.
Akron also won all five relays. On day one, the team of Madelyn Gatrall, Paula Garcia, Watson and Sofia Henell took first in the 200 medley relay in 1:37.28, and Watson, Gorecka, Victoria Kaufman and Nogaj won the 800 free relay in 7:07.09. Thursday’s action saw Nogaj, Watson, Rachel Schiffli and Henell take the 200 free relay in 1:28.98.
On Friday, Gatrall, Garcia, Nogaj and Watson won the 400 medley relay in 3:31.67, breaking the previous conference record of 3:33.43 set by Akron in 2019. Finally, Nogaj, Schiffli, Abby Daniel and Henell took first in the 400 free relay in 3:16.54.
The other standout swimmer of the meet was Miami’s Nicole Maier, who won the 500 free in 4:44.19 and then took the 400 IM in 4:08.94, smashing her own MAC record of 4:11.30 set last year. Maier was aiming for a third title in the 100 free, but she ended up finishing in second (48.71), just one hundredth behind Watson. Meanwhile, Buffalo diver Tori Franz was also a double winner, scoring 318.75 on 1-meter and 322.95 on 3-meter
Buffalo also got a pair of swimming wins, from Sawyer Bosley in the 200 free (1:46.94) and Katie Pollock in the 100 breast (59.92), while Bowling Green’s Daisy Platts took first in the 100 back (52.19).
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2022 Women’s MAC Champs: Akron Sweeps Day 4 Events to Reclaim MAC Crown
2022 MAC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS
Team Scores
1. Akron – 896.5
2. Buffalo – 619.5
3. Miami – 429.5
4. Ohio – 367.5
5. Eastern Michigan – 354
6. Bowling Green – 339
7. Ball State – 243.5
8. Toledo – 233.5
The Akron Zips are officially back on top in the MAC, posting a decisive team victory at this year’s championships. Akron takes the title back from Buffalo, and has now won the MAC title 8 of the last 9 years.
The Zips had all but guaranteed victory heading into the final session of the meet, but they would go on to sweep Saturday night’s swimming events for good measure.
Things started in the 1650 free, where junior Gail Workman got into a tough battle with BGSU’s Kellie House and Toledo’s Jovana Duric. Workman would get her hand on the wall first by two seconds, however, swimming a 16:42.05.
We then moved into the 200 back, where Akron junior Weronika Gorecka pulled off an upset, beating 100 back champion Daisy Platts (BGSU). Platts used her superior speed, getting out to a 55.00 on the first 100, ahead of Gorecka (55.59). Gorecka was able to hold on to the pace better, and took over the lead on the 3rd 50, then grew it further through the final lap. She touched in 1:53.89, not far off the meet record of 1:53.12. Platts was 2nd with a 1:55.17.
The next race saw two of the top swimmers of the race, Akron’s Sarah Watson and Miami (OH)’s Nicole Maier, go head-to-head. In the 100 free, Watson was able able to get the better of Maier in a down-to-the-wire finish, clocking a 48.70 to Maier’s 48.71. The pair essentially swam stroke-for-stroke the whole way, making this one of the most exciting races of the meet.
Akron had an enormous team performance in the 200 breast, taking the top 4 spots. Senior Andrea Fischer led the way, swimming a 2:10.68, with Paula Garcia touching 2nd in 2:11.59. Madeline Dyer came in 3rd, swimming a 2:12.29, while Sara Bozso touched 4th with a 2:14.46. Buffalo’s Katie Pollock, the 100 breast champion from Friday, took 5th with a 2:15.09.
Individual racing concluded with the 200 fly, where Akron’s Paulina Nogaj, another top swimmer of the meet, emerged victorious in a time of 1:58.24. Nogaj led the race from the start, and managed to hold the lead through the finish.
In the final event of the meet, the 400 free relay, Nogaj led her team off with a 48.97, a time which would have been good for 3rd in the individual 100 free. Rachel Schiffli swam 2nd, splitting 49.26, then Abby Daniel went 3rd with a 49.28. Sofia Hennell anchored the team in 49.03, getting Akron into the finish for a 3:16.54. Notably, 100 free champion Sarah Watson wasn’t on the 400 free relay, as she had already competed on the other 4 relays this weekend.
Buffalo’s Tori Franz picked off another diving event, winning 3-meter with a score of 322.95.
