Intercollegiate Athletics
MEDIA ADVISORY: Kent State’s 2016 Homecoming Scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1
WHAT: ÂÌñÉç will celebrate Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 1, with classic traditions such as the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, Homecoming Parade and football game against the Akron Zips that kicks off at 3:30 p.m. This year’s Homecoming will feature ÂÌñÉçalumnus J…
A Homecoming Celebration
ÂÌñÉç celebrated Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 1, with classic traditions such as the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, Homecoming Parade and football game. This year’s Homecoming featured ÂÌñÉçalumnus Josh Cribbs, ’10, as the Parade Grand Marshal. Heroic efforts by N…
Kent State's Athletic Director to Speak About "The Game Plan" at Fall 2016 Bowman Breakfast
The fall 2016 Bowman Breakfast will take place at ÂÌñÉç in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Doors open at 7 a.m., breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., and the program will follow at 8 a.m. The featured speaker is ÂÌñÉçDirector of Athletics Joel Nielsen. Nielsen…
First Home Football Game of 2016 Season Kicks Off Saturday
After creating optimism in a hard fought battle at Penn State University, ÂÌñÉç hosts its 2016 home opener Saturday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. against North Carolina A&T State. With a Dix Stadium night crowd behind them, the ÂÌñÉçGolden Flashes look to win their 14th consecu…
MAC Honors ÂÌñÉçWith 2015-16 Cartwright Award
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced the presentation of the Cartwright Award to ÂÌñÉç for its program excellence in academics, athletics and citizenship during the 2015-16 school year. It is the program’s third Cartwright Award honor in the last seven years, the most of any p…
Welcome Back Week Events
The Center for Student Involvement and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics are welcoming back the ÂÌñÉç community in a big way. To kick off the academic year, students, faculty and staff are invited to enjoy a week packed full of food, giveaways and some ÂÌñÉçpride! …
Teamwork Pays Off For ÂÌñÉçVolleyball Players In Helping Build Habitat Home
Members of the ÂÌñÉçvolleyball team shifted their focus to helping out in the local community as 16 players joined members of the coaching staff volunteered at a Habitat for Humanity home refurbishing site in Ravenna.
Trio Of ÂÌñÉçGolfers Selected To Compete Against World's Best
Three ÂÌñÉç men's golfers, , and , are competing in the 116th U.S. Amateur Championship at the Oakland Hills Country Club.
ÂÌñÉçAthletes Head to Rio to Reach Their Olympic Dreams
ÂÌñÉç track and field’s William Barnes and Danniel Thomas are going for the gold in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Barnes will represent Puerto Rico in the men’s 110m hurdles, while Thomas will represent Jamaica in the shot put. Barnes and Thomas mark the eighth and ninth members i…
ÂÌñÉçAdds Sports Medicine Facility in MAC Center Annex
ÂÌñÉç is in the midst of building the ÂÌñÉçAthletic Training and Education Center for its student-athletes. Located in the MAC Center Annex (behind the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center) and spanning more than 10,000 square feet, the two-floor space will be a key asset f…
