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Former Tulane University guard Kain Harris announced on Sun., July 9, 2017, he will transfer to Kent State via Twitter.

Flashes men’s basketball add Kain Harris to lineup

Alex Cossin July 13, 2017

Kent State men’s basketball team picked up former Tulane University guard Kain Harris for the 2018-2019 season.“He’s an incredible athlete,” said coach Rob Senderoff.After redshirting this upcoming...

All-American women’s soccer recruit headed to Kent State

William Kovach June 30, 2017

All-American. All-State First Team. ECC Player of the Year. These are the titles previous Loveland High School star defender Rachel Ernst will bring with her to Kent State.The honors of All-American status...

Students and Staff pose for a picture in Belize during Kent State's partnership with Courts for Kids.

Student athletes partner with Courts for Kids for volunteer trip to Belize

William Kovach June 15, 2017

Kent State partnered with Courts for Kids to send 19 student athletes and four staff members to Belize in May to build a multipurpose athletic court.The court’s primary use is for volleyball, soccer...

Kent State Trumbull to launch cross country team

William Kovach June 15, 2017

For 25 years, the students of Kent State’s Trumbull campus have been without a formal athletic program. Now, Trumbull dean and chief administration officer Lance Grahn announced the campus will launch...

Thomas earns shot put national title, second in discus

Alex Cossin June 15, 2017

Kent State sent five track and field athletes to Eugene, Oregon, for the NCAA Track and Field Championship June 7-10.Danniel Thomas, the lone female Kent State athlete to qualify for the finals, earned...

Tyler Heintz, right, died after a morning workout with the Kent State football team June 13. Heat was likely a factor in the death, according to the Portage County coroner.

Excessive heat may have caused football player’s death

Matt Poe June 15, 2017

A Kent State football player likely died from “hyperthermia” June 13 after the second day of practice, according to The Record-Courier.The Portage County Coroner's office said Tyler Heintz's official...

Archival photo of Danniel Thomas, who won first place in the women's shot put 2017 NCAA Division 1 Championship.

Kent State’s Thomas captures NCAA shot put victory

Alex Cossin June 9, 2017

Kent State’s Danniel Thomas won first place in the 2017 NCAA Division I women’s shot put.Redshirt senior Thomas nailed the win with a career best — 62-foot 10-inch throw.Second place went to Louisville...

Five Flashes to compete in NCAA Track and Field Championships

Alex Cossin June 6, 2017

Sophomore jumper Samory Fraga, senior thrower Reggie Jagers III, freshman decathlete TJ Lawson, sophomore jumper AJ Stevens and 5th year thrower Danniel Thomas will represent Kent State at the NCAA Track...

Offensive line transfer could add spark to Flashes’ football

William Kovach June 1, 2017

Sophomore offensive lineman Nate Warnock from St. Joseph’s College transferred to Kent State this summer after his former college shut down due to financial reasons.Warnock said he was shocked to hear...

Women’s Golf ends season with all-time best finish

Alex Cossin June 1, 2017

Kent State women’s golf tied for fifth place May 23 at the NCAA Championship in Sugar Grove, Illinois, after a 3-2 loss to top-seeded Northwestern University — the best all-time finish for the women’s...

Men’s golf ends NCAA Championship dreams

William Kovach May 29, 2017

The No. 11 Kent State men’s golf team finished 21st in the NCAA Championship with a 17-over par total score of 881 (289-293-299). "We never really got any momentum going this week," said coach Herb...

Flashes' junior LHP Eli Kraus winds up for a pitch during the first round game of the MAC Tournament on Wed., May 25, 2017.

Kraus pitches shutout in first round MAC tournament win

Will Kovach May 25, 2017

Although rainy, the day belonged to the Flashes Wednesday, as the baseball team won its first game of the Mid-American Conference Tournament with a 7-0 shutout against University of Toledo.When Kent State...

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