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°µÍø½ûÇø gymnast Rachel Stypinski focuses as she performs her floor routine at the 2017 Mid-American Conference Gymnastics Championships. (Photo credit: David Dermer)

MAC Awards Top Honors to °µÍø½ûÇø Gymnast

°µÍø½ûÇø 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. °µÍø½ûÇø posted a 194.850 team score to finish sixth. Styp…

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°µÍø½ûÇø guard and Mid-American Conference Tournament MVP Jaylin Walker shoots over two UCLA defenders.

Golden Flashes Fall in First Round of NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

The 14th-seeded °µÍø½ûÇø 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…

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Members of the °µÍø½ûÇø men's basketball team celebrate winning the 2017 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.

Famous Flashes Congratulate °µÍø½ûÇø Men’s Basketball Team

Messages of congratulations and displays of °µÍø½ûÇø pride flooded social media as the °µÍø½ûÇø men’s basketball team captured the 2017 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Men's Basketball Tournament Championship title.

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The °µÍø½ûÇø Golden Flashes accept the trophy for winning the 2017 MAC Men's Basketball Championship.

°µÍø½ûÇø Men’s Basketball Wins 70-65 in MAC Tournament Championship Game

The °µÍø½ûÇø men’s basketball team (22-13) won the 2017 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship, defeating the top-seeded Akron Zips (26-8) by a score of 70-65 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. “Tonight the story is about our guys and what they’ve been able to accomplish here t…

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Larissa Lurken, 2017 Player of the Year,  drives past a Buffalo defender during the season finale and a °µÍø½ûÇø 80-71 win in the MAC Center.

°µÍø½ûÇøâ€™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 °µÍø½ûÇø 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…

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Larissa Lurken, 2017 Player of the Year,  drives past a Buffalo defender during the season finale and a °µÍø½ûÇø 80-71 win in the MAC Center.

°µÍø½ûÇøâ€™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 °µÍø½ûÇø 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…

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°µÍø½ûÇø student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA celebrate their academic achievement with °µÍø½ûÇø President Beverly Warren (front row, ninth from left) at a breakfast held in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony.

59 Student-Athletes Achieved Perfect GPAs in Fall and Spring 2016

°µÍø½ûÇøâ€™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…

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°µÍø½ûÇø students pose with Flash, the university’s mascot, in a #FlashesForever photo frame during Homecoming.

MEDIA ADVISORY: °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s 2016 Homecoming Scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1

  WHAT: °µÍø½ûÇø 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 °µÍø½ûÇø alumnus J…

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°µÍø½ûÇø alumnus Josh Cribbs waves to °µÍø½ûÇø students and local residents attending the 2016 °µÍø½ûÇø Homecoming Parade. Cribbs returned to campus to serve as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal.

A Homecoming Celebration

°µÍø½ûÇø 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 °µÍø½ûÇø alumnus Josh Cribbs, ’10, as the Parade Grand Marshal. Heroic efforts by N…

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°µÍø½ûÇø's Athletic Director to Speak About "The Game Plan" at Fall 2016 Bowman Breakfast

The fall 2016 Bowman Breakfast will take place at °µÍø½ûÇø 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 °µÍø½ûÇø Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen. Nielsen…

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