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Freshman Baidy Ba runs during the Falcon Invitational in Bowling Green, Ohio on Saturday Oct. 16.

Ba’s first place finish highlights Falcon Invitational for cross country

Jimmy Oswald Sports Editor October 18, 2021

Freshman Baidy Ba has only competed in four meets as a college runner, but he already has a first place finish after winning the men’s 8K race at the Falcon Invitational hosted by Bowling Green State...

Farley and Ba highlight second straight cross country meet

Jimmy Oswald Sports Editor September 21, 2021

Kent State cross country coach James Croft went into the All-Ohio Championships in Cedarville, Ohio with a race plan designed to boost his runners’ performances and, in turn, raise his team up the scoreboard. But...

Kent State cross country sees two top-five finishers in opening meet

Jimmy Oswald Sports Editor September 6, 2021

Sophomore Joe Farley finished fourth in the men's four-mile race with a time of 19:50.4. Freshman Baidy Ba, competing in his first race at the college level, was directly behind him. Ba placed fifth with...

The Olympic flag arrives in the host city of Tokyo, Japan in early 2020. 

Kent State alumni to compete in 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Sophie Giffin July 19, 2021

Six Kent State alumni will compete in both track and golf at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. “It’s awesome to have so many Kent State athletes who will be competing,” said Assistant Director of Athletic...

Women’s cross country, men’s Alex Stamper start their fall season with a win

Owen MacMillan Sports Editor November 8, 2020

The Kent State women’s cross country team and men’s runner Alex Stamper both opened their fall season with a win on Friday, Nov. 6.The men’s and women’s team both competed in the 52nd annual Tommy...

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MAC fall sports to return in spring with league-only schedules

Sean Blevins Sports reporter October 13, 2020

Mid-American Conference fall sports will return in early 2021, with teams only playing conference games, the league announced on Monday. The MAC was the first conference to postpone fall sports back in...

NCAA announces plan for fall sport championships in the spring

Owen MacMillan Sports editor September 23, 2020

On Tuesday, Sept. 22, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors took up the issue of fall season sports playing national championships during the spring.Last month, the NCAA decided to move forward on plans...

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MAC postpones start of fall sports

Amid a rising number of coronavirus cases in Ohio and other states in the midwest, the Mid-American Conference made an announcement Thursday impacting all conference teams’ seasons. The Conference announced...

TJ Lawson

Lawson earns national recognition

Michael Reiner July 2, 2019

Kent State redshirt junior TJ Lawson is now a member of the 2019 Google Cloud All America Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Third Team.Lawson was named to this team in recognition for his accomplishments...

Kent State's Christian Champen takes part in the men's pole vault during Friday's meet against Akron. 

A dare is all it took for Christian Champen to turn to pole vaulting

John Conley February 10, 2019

At first, Christian Champen didn’t think of himself as a pole vaulter. Instead of flinging himself into the air using a fiberglass pole, Champen spent his time glued to the ground as a member of Northmont...

Kent State men’s and women’s cross country finishes 23rd

Maddie Dolin October 15, 2018

Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams failed to top the charts in the Bradley Pink Classic this past weekend. Kent State men’s cross country finished 23rd out of 33 teams. The women finished...

Maddie Dunlap runs during a cross country meet on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017.

Kent State cross country finishes behind leaders at All-Ohio

Maddie Dolin October 1, 2018

Junior Clark Bookman and sophomore Maddie Dunlap both finished in the top 20, but Kent State’s cross country teams were well behind their leaders at the All-Ohio Intercollegiate Championships in Norton...

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