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Miller wins wrestling championship at Navy Classic

Richie Mulhall November 25, 2013

Sophomore Ian Miller was crowned champion in the 157-lb. division as the Kent State wrestling team placed fourth out of 14 schools at the 36th annual Navy Classic in Annapolis, Md., on Saturday.Miller...

Ben Woolf, an international ambassador for Alpha Epsilon Pi from England (left), and Kent State senior physical education major Matthew Weaver (right) participate in a latke eating contest at AEPi's annual LatkeFest at Hillel on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. Woolf defeated Weaver with a tie breaker, consuming a total of nine latke cakes. All of the fifth annual festival's funds will go to Save a Child's Heart, a cause that benefits children in need of transplants. Photo by Jenna Watson.

Baxter looks to continue Kilgore’s success

Richie Mulhall November 22, 2013

Last season, the Kent State wrestling team had arguably the best pound-for-pound wrestler in all of collegiate wrestling.Dustin Kilgore was a 2011 NCAA champion, three-time All-American and all-around...

Kent State defeated Clarion 20-10 on Jan. 20, 2013 in the MACC. Photo by Adrianne Bastas.

Kent State wrestling gears up for Navy Classic, hopes to repeat as winners

Richie Mulhall November 22, 2013

The Kent State wrestling team will head to Annapolis, Md. on Saturday for the 36th annual Navy Classic, which will take place inside the Wesley Brown Field House.Eastern Michigan Duals SuccessThe Flashes...

Wrestling caps perfect day at EMU Duals

Richie Mulhall November 18, 2013

Editor's note: The original version of this story did not specify that the quotes from Coach Jim Andrassy are from a press release. The attribution has been added.Last weekend, in its first tournament...

Expectations heighten as wrestling team heads into Eastern Michigan Duals

Richie Mulhall November 15, 2013

The Kent State wrestling team (0-3) will travel to Ypsilanti, Mich. Sunday to take on Gardner-Webb, Michigan and Campbellsville in the annual Eastern Michigan Duals.A tiebreaker made the difference last...

Wrestling team swept in first outing at Virginia Tech Duals

Richie Mulhall November 12, 2013

In its first tournament of the season, the Kent State wrestling team (0-3) dropped all three of its dual matches Sunday at the Virginia Tech Hokie Duals in Salem, Va.In their first dual against No. 8 Virginia...

Kent State hosted the NCWA National Duals last season on February 17, 2013. Kent State lost to Oklahoma State 10-34 and won against Wisconsin 33-10. Photo Melanie Nesteruk.

Kent State’s promising young wrestling team ready for season

Richie Mulhall November 7, 2013

Young blood runs deep in Kent State’s wrestling program this upcoming season.The Flashes will have 14 freshmen, 15 sophomores, four juniors and one lone senior on its roster as the team braces itself...

Wrestlers practise in Risman Plaza on Monday, Oct. 14, 2013. Photo by Time Dorst.

Wrestling team hosts first-ever outdoor practice

Kent Hushion October 15, 2013

Students walking through Risman Plaza on Monday afternoon might have noticed a rare sight.For the first time in school history, the Kent State wrestling team scheduled an outdoor practice on the path connecting...

Joel Nielsen, Kent State's Athletic director, sits outside the MAC Center. Nielsen got a contract extension and a raise after being at KSU for three years. Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt.

Nielsen’s raise sets record high salary in MAC

Madeleine Winer October 2, 2013

Kent State Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen is now the highest paid athletic director in the Mid-American Conference after a two-year contract extension and 18 percent pay raise.“I enjoy it here,”...

Kent State sophomore Hannah Faulker hits the ball toward the Ball State goal on Oct. 13 at Murphy-Mellis Field in Kent. The Flashes won against The Cardinals 6-5. Photo by Brian Smith.

A breakdown of Kent State sports

Nick Shook and Cindy Deng August 27, 2013

FOOTBALLFormer head coach Darrell Hazell led Kent State’s football team to an 11-3 overall record, including a perfect 8-0 record in the Mid-American Conference in 2012. The Flashes also participated...

Brian Winters holds up the Wagon Wheel with Flash, after the Kent State football team won the PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge against Akron on Nov. 3, 2013. 

Excitement abounds as Winters prepares for NFL Draft

Tim Dorst April 25, 2013

During the NFL Combine in February, former Kent State offensive lineman and NFL hopeful Brian Winters experienced an instance of bad luck when he injured his pectoral muscle during the bench press. The...

Kent State wrestling’s Sasfy & Candiello earn Academic All-MAC honors

Richie Mulhall April 19, 2013

Kent State senior Tommy Sasfy and sophomore Andy Candiello were honored for their academic excellence this season and named to the 2013 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Wrestling Team Wednesday.Sasfy,...

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