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Kent State track and field team members run the 5000 meters event at the dual-open Doug Raymond Invitational Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 in the field house.

Kent State runs against Akron in dual track meet

Samantha Lough January 21, 2016

Kent State men's and women’s track team host rival Akron in the Akron Dual on Friday, Jan. 22 at Kent State's Field House.According to a pre-season poll from the MAC conference website, Akron's men's...

Tolbert, Figueroa have historic days at Doug Raymond Invitational

Stephen Means II January 18, 2016

Representing Kent State men's track and field team, senior Donovan Tolbert broke a triple-jump school record Saturday with a 16.08-meter leap at the Doug Raymond Invitational, surpassing a top mark that...

Runners stand poised at the starting line of the 15th annual Bowman VCup 5k race during Homecoming Weekend on October 3, 2015.

Bowman Cup 5K kicks off Homecoming Festivities

Elizabeth Randolph October 3, 2015

  The 15th annual Bowman Cup 5K took place on Saturday as a part of the Homecoming events.    Named after the fedora-loving former Kent State University President George Bowman, the race follows a...

John Butte embraces Flash Track recipient Danielle Wiggins during the JMC Awards in Franklin Hall on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015.

Journalism and Mass Communication awards four outstanding alumni

Alexis Wohler October 2, 2015

 JMC hosted an Alumni Awards Ceremony in Franklin Hall Oct. 2 honoring four distinguished alumni from Kent State’s JMC programs.The Dean Amy Reynolds, President Beverly Warren and the Director of Journalism...

Fans hold up a Kent Stater issue which reads, "Bash the Bulls! Go Flashes!" at the Kent State men's basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015.

How to be a good KSU fan

Jimmy Miller August 28, 2015

When the Ohio State Buckeyes won the College Football Playoff National Championship in January, national media outlets picked up stories about students setting fires and tearing down a goal post in Columbus. I...

Four track athletes to compete in USATF championships this weekend

Shayla Pierce June 25, 2015

Kent State sends four track and field athletes to compete in the 2015 USATF Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The competition will be held at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon from...

Behind the scenes of a successful 4×800 team

Megan McEldowney April 29, 2015

Every athlete has different thoughts, strategies and mentalities while performing in their sport.  Kent State’s 4x800-meter relay team is made up of Hannah Fleck, Tabitha Jacofsky, Lauren Burnett and...

Men’s track and field splits to four different locations, finds success

Quentin Smith April 26, 2015

The records continue to pile up for the Kent State men’s track and field team.Over the weekend, the team was split up at four different locations for their meets. The team had athletes competing at the...

Men’s track and field continue record-breaking season

Quentin Smith April 19, 2015

After breaking old records and setting news ones in the Tennessee Relays from April 9 to 11, Kent State duplicated that same success when the team broke a total of four records over the weekend.The team...

Matthias Tayala

KSU standouts’ record-breaking success bolsters track and field program

Richard Mulhall April 12, 2015

Records are meant to be broken, and for a pair of Kent State track and field throwers, no record is untouchable this season— not even their own.Senior Matthias Tayala and junior Danniel Thomas have been...

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Men’s track dominant at Tennessee Relays over the weekend

Quentin Smith April 12, 2015

Men’s track had a record-breaking outing over the weekend when they participated in the Tennessee Relays in Knoxville, Tennessee.On Thursday, two hurdlers received first place finishes: senior Miles...

Our View: Offer support for Kent State athletics

KS Editors April 1, 2015

Summary: While NCAA March Madness is one of the most exciting sporting spectacles of the year, ignoring our school’s athletics program isn’t fair.Over the last month, millions of people have watched...