Intercollegiate Athletics
°µÍø½ûÇø Track 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,…
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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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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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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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°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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°µÍø½ûÇø’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’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…
Kent Campus
°µÍø½ûÇø Track Star Goes the Distance to Up the Speed of Young Athletes
°µÍø½ûÇø's Richard Dahome draws from his resources and dreams to create a camp for young athletes who want to increase their speed.
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59 Student-Athletes Achieved Perfect GPAs in Fall and Spring 2016
°µÍø½ûÇø’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 Athletics Launches Its New Branding and a Whole New Gameday Experience
°µÍø½ûÇø 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 °µÍø½ûÇø Athletics launched its new branding and a whole new gameday experien…
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