Intercollegiate Athletics
ÂÌñÉçTrack Star Goes the Distance to Up the Speed of Young Athletes
It all comes down to a fraction of a second. Who can push off the block first? Who can jump the highest? Who will cross the finish line ahead of everyone else? In the end, speed is the ultimate winner – it can separate the good from the great. Richard Dahome is one of the greats. This year alone,…
MAC Awards Top Honors to ÂÌñÉçGymnast
ÂÌñÉç junior Rachel Stypinski won the all-around title with a 39.500 to lead the Golden Flashes at the 2017 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Gymnastics Championships held March 18 at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio. ÂÌñÉçposted a 194.850 team score to finish sixth. Styp…
Golden Flashes Fall in First Round of NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
The 14th-seeded ÂÌñÉç men’s basketball team played third-seeded UCLA close in the second half, but ultimately fell to the Bruins, 97-80, March 17 in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament Midwest Region at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. Through the first 32 mi…
Famous Flashes Congratulate ÂÌñÉçMen’s Basketball Team
Messages of congratulations and displays of ÂÌñÉç pride flooded social media as the ÂÌñÉçmen’s basketball team captured the 2017 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Men's Basketball Tournament Championship title.
Kent State’s Lurken, Starkey Receive MAC’s Biggest Postseason Awards
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced its women’s basketball postseason awards on March 7, with ÂÌñÉç senior guard Larissa Lurken being named Player of the Year and head coach Todd Starkey being named Coach of the Year. Jordan Korinek also was honored as she was named to the…
Kent State’s Lurken, Starkey Receive MAC’s Biggest Postseason Awards
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced its women’s basketball postseason awards on March 7, with ÂÌñÉç senior guard Larissa Lurken being named Player of the Year and head coach Todd Starkey being named Coach of the Year. Jordan Korinek also was honored as she was named to the…
ÂÌñÉçTrack Star Goes the Distance to Up the Speed of Young Athletes
Kent State's Richard Dahome draws from his resources and dreams to create a camp for young athletes who want to increase their speed.
59 Student-Athletes Achieved Perfect GPAs in Fall and Spring 2016
ÂÌñÉç’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics held its third annual 4.0 GPA Student-Athlete Breakfast on Feb. 2 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony. “We are tremendously proud of and inspired by the success of our student-athletes who demonstrate time and time again that…
ÂÌñÉçAthletics Launches Its New Branding and a Whole New Gameday Experience
ÂÌñÉç students, employees, alumni, donors and community members gathered on Saturday, Jan. 21, in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center) to cheer on the Golden Flashes as ÂÌñÉçAthletics launched its new branding and a whole new gameday experien…
ÂÌñÉçMen’s Basketball Displays Unity During National Anthem
The Kent State's men's basketball student-athletes select fans of all races to stand with them in solidarity during the national anthem.
