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Getting To Know: Central Michigan's Frank Zombo

Posted: 7/4/2009 5:49:24 PM

Courtesy: Jeremy Guy

2009 Football Summer Preview: Getting To Know...
The 2009 MAC Football season is quickly approaching and as part of our preview we would like to give you an inside look into the lives of our student-athletes. You can find the schedule of student-athletes we will preview by scrolling to the bottom of the page or by clicking the “Getting To Know” advertisement on the front of our homepage or football page. You can also stay up-to-date with our player features via Twitter and Facebook.

Be sure to visit www.mac-sports.com on Friday, July 31st to watch live video interviews with the league’s head coaches and student-athletes as we kick off the season with our 2009 MAC Football Preview at Detroit’s Ford Field.

Getting To Know: Central Michigan's Frank Zombo
Frank Zombo is a senior defensive end for the Central Michigan Chippewas. Last seson Zombo was named All-MAC first team and ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District IV second team honoree. He led the MAC in tackles for loss and ranked second in sacks. Zombo currently ranks fourth on CMU's career sacks list. He made at least two sacks in three different games and his nine sacks are tied for the third most in a season in school history. Below is a closer look at the CMU defensive end...
1. Why did you choose Central Michigan?
I liked the location of Central Michigan and its facilities.

2. What do you consider your greatest accomplishment so far as an athlete?
Being named All-MAC

3. What is your greatest accomplishment off the field?
Being named All-MAC Academic

4. What do you still hope to accomplish in the future?
Win a third MAC Championship

5. What are your goals for this season?
Be a part of the best defense in the MAC

6. What is your favorite beverage/food/desert?
Spaghetti

7. What were you up to this summer?
Worked out and cooked out with my teammates.

8. What is an annoying habit you possess?
I bite my nails

9. What is your greatest fear?
Scary Movies

10. When you were a little kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A professional football player

11. What is the best class you've taken at Central Michigan?
Pathophysiology

12. What would your ideal job be? (outside of playing sports professionally)
A day trader

13. What is the most notable thing about your hometown?
Jets Pizza started in Sterling Heights.

14. What’s the best part of being a Division I athlete?
The fan base and regular television games.

15. What’s your dream as a college athlete?
To one day play in the NFL.

16. Besides (current sport), what sport would you have pursued for a college scholarship?
Soccer

17. You are on a road trip and stop at a gas station, what snacks do you buy?
Gatorade and Mike and Ikes.

18. What is your favorite vacation spot and why?
Key West. It is the most relaxed place I have ever been.

19. What is one movie you could watch over and over again and not get sick of?
Bronx Tale

20. What is your most memorable moment in sports, either as an athlete or as a sports fan?
Winning my second MAC championship in 2007.

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2009 MAC Football Summer Preview: Getting To Know...
July 1: Tyler Sheehan, QB, Bowling Green
July 2: Austin Pritchard, LB, Western Michigan
July 3: Eugene Jarvis, RB, Kent State
July 4: Frank Zombo, DL, Central Michigan
July 5: James Starks, RB, Buffalo
July 6: David Bryant, S, Northern Illinois
July 7: Chris Jacquemain, QB, Akron
July 8: Barry Church, DB, Toledo
July 9: Taylor Price, WR, Ohio
July 10: Ryan Downard, DB, Eastern Michigan
July 11: Daniel Raudabaugh, QB, Miami
July 12: Brandon Crawford, DL, Ball State
July 13: Andre Neblett, DL, Temple
July 14: Tim Hiller, QB, Western Michigan
July 15: Jahmal Brown, DB, Bowling Green
July 16: Dan LeFevour, QB, Central Michigan
July 17: Brian Lainhart, DB, Kent State
July 18: Chandler Harnish, QB, Northern Illinois
July 19: Almondo Sewell, DT, Akron
July 20: Aaron Opelt, QB, Toledo
July 21: Noah Keller, LB, Ohio
July 22: Andy Schmitt, QB, Eastern Michigan
July 23: Jordan Gafford, S, Miami
July 24: MiQuale Lewis, RB, Ball State
July 25: Mike Newton, DB, Buffalo
July 26: Dominique Harris, DB, Temple

Getting To Know: Kent State's Eugene Jarvis

Posted: 7/3/2009 11:15:48 AM

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Getting To Know: Western Michigan's Austin Pritchard

Posted: 7/2/2009 6:21:09 PM

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Getting To Know: Bowling Green's Tyler Sheehan

Posted: 7/1/2009 5:35:45 PM

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Kent State Second In Excellence In Management Standings

Posted: 7/1/2009 5:33:59 PM

Courtesy: Kent State Athletic Communications Release: 07/01/2009

KENT, Ohio — Heading into his 16th year as Kent State’s Director of Athletics, Laing Kennedy has always been a firm believer in building a comprehensive program that wins championships while being fiscally responsible at the same time.

That philosophy was validated this week with the release of the 2009 Excellence in Management Cup, presented by Texas A & M’s Laboratory for the Study of Intercollegiate Athl

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Zips Athletics Department Recognized Twice for Performance

Posted: 7/1/2009 5:33:14 PM

Courtesy: Mike Cawood
The University of Akron
Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations

AKRON – The University of Akron Department of Intercollegiate Athletics was nationally recognized twice this week for its performance for the 2008-09 season. First, the Zips had their highest finish ever in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup, presented annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NCADA). Also, Akron placed fourth nationally in the Excellence in M

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