Athletic director Joel Nielsen announced on Monday, June 20, that interim head coach Eric Oakley has been promoted to the official head coach of the Kent State softball team.Oakley was named interim head...

Kent State athletic department announced a new staffing position including the role of assistant director for student-athlete development and assistant athletic director of facilities and operations.Katie...

Kent State seniors Jackie Leppelmeier and Jessie Oxley were named Second Team All-American during the first two days of the 2016 National Track and Field championships in Eugene, Oregon. This is the...

Sophomore volleyball player Kelsey Bittinger was focused on impressing college recruiters in high school so she could continue in the sport.Now an accomplished outside hitter, Bittinger strives to stand...

Senior Bridget Wilhelm started playing volleyball in fourth grade on a team coached by her mother, Kate Wilhelm.When she wasn’t playing volleyball, Bridget was learning the game of basketball from her...

Ronnie Ladines isn’t like most pitchers. The right-hander is 20-7 this season with a 2.71 earned run average and strikes out over 25 percent of the batters she faces. But what sets her apart from her...

Some of the names in this story were changed as to protect the identity and privacy of the individuals.Sometimes in practice, Kent State sophomore student-athlete Ashley Joyce says she felt like she couldn’t...