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Kilgore begins quest for 2nd National Championship

Richie Mulhall March 20, 2013

Fifth-year senior Dustin Kilgore has landed in Des Moines, Iowa and is ready to cap his perfect 39-0 season with a second NCAA Championship title this weekend.Kilgore became Kent State’s first wrestling...

Senior Stevie Mitcheff attempts to break free of Oklahoma State's Edward Klimara during their match Sunday, Feb. 17 at the M.A.C. as part of the NWCA National Duals. OSU defeated Kent State 34-10. Photo by Shane Flanigan.

No. 1 Kilgore makes history as four-time MAC Champion, named Most Outstanding Wrestler

Richie Mulhall March 10, 2013

Fifth-year senior Dustin Kilgore made history Sunday when he became the sixth wrestler in Mid-American Conference history to win the MAC Championship four times during his collegiate career. Kilgore was...

Senior Stevie Mitcheff pries Wisconsin's Matthew Cavallaris' hand from the mat during their match Sunday, Feb. 17 at the MACC as part of the NWCA National Duals. Kent State defeated Wisconsin in the meet 33-10, finishing in third place overall behind Oklahoma State and Northern Iowa. Photo by Shane Flanigan.

Healthy, determined, ready to wrestle for MAC Championships

Richie Mulhall March 8, 2013

Feeling healthy, determined and well rested after a three-week break from competing, the Kent State wrestling team spent the week preparing for the Mid-American Conference Championships on Sunday in Buffalo,...

Running The Point debates Akron hoops, Kent hoops, and Kent Wrestling

March 5, 2013

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Tyler Small and Ian Miller shine in National Collegiate Open

Richie Mulhall February 27, 2013

In the annual National Collegiate Open, a postseason championship event that featured some of the most talented, young collegiate wrestlers in the nation, Kent State redshirt junior Tyler Small and redshirt...

Kent State groups offer their take on the Harlem Shake

Bryan Webb February 22, 2013

Be it done in a house, an arena, an airport, underwater or in a nursing home, everyone is catching onto the Harlem Shake.“It’s a 30 second video where 15 seconds is a guy wearing a helmet or a...

Senior Tommy Sasfy struggles to break free of Oklahoma State's Alex Dieringer during their match Sunday, Feb. 17 at the MACC as part of the NWCA National Duals. OSU defeated Kent State in the meet 34-10. Photo by Shane Flanigan.

Kent wrestling falls in clash with No. 1 Oklahoma State; earns hard-fought victory against No. 18 Wisconsin

Richie Mulhall February 18, 2013

The Wrap-UpMany Kent State wrestling fans assumed their Golden Flashes were in for a long night Sunday, pitted against the No. 1 team in country at the M.A.C. Center-hosted NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals...

Kent State defeated Clarion 26 to 10 at the match on Jan. 20 in the MACC. Photo by Adrianne Bastas.

Kent State to face No. 1 Oklahoma State at Mat Mayhem Sunday

Richie Mulhall February 15, 2013

The MatchesAll mayhem will be unleashed Sunday, as the Kent State Golden Flashes (9-5, 4-1 MAC) gear up to face No. 1 Oklahoma State (13-0) in the first round of the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Regional...

Senior Stevie Mitcheff finishes with a 11-5 victory over Ben Willeford from Cleveland State University. Kent State defeated Cleveland State 31-30 on Friday night at the M.A.C Center. Photo by Yolanda Li.

Mat Mayhem brackets released, Kent State to face No. 1 Oklahoma State

Richie Mulhall February 13, 2013

The regional brackets and seeds for the 2013 National Wrestling Coaches Association/Cliff Keen National Dual Meet championship were released for the four qualifier regions today, and Kent State will face...

Stevie Mitcheff, a senior on the KSU wrestling team, he finished with a 11-5 victory over Ben Willeford (CSU).Kent State defeated Cleveland State 31-10 on Friday night at the M.A.C Center. Photo by Yolanda Li.

Flashes wrestlers dominate Vikings, nearly upset the Fighting Scots

Richie Mulhall February 11, 2013

On Senior Night in front of 2,635 cheering fans, the Flashes wrestling and gymnastics teams both triumphed in their historic “Beauty and the Beast” event Friday.Ranked No. 21 in the nation by InterMat,...

Kent State wrestled against Clarion State on Jan. 20, 2013, taking the win with a final score of 29-10. Photo by Chloe Hackathorn.

KSU wrestling ready to unleash the “beast” against Cleveland State and Edinboro

Richie Mulhall February 8, 2013

The Kent State wrestling team (8-4, 4-1 MAC) faces the home stretch of its schedule this weekend and is ready to unleash the “beast” against Cleveland State (3-6) Friday in the M.A.C. Center’s Beauty...

Kent State sophore Whitnee Johnson performs a routine on the balance beam during a home meet against George Washington and Western Michigan on Jan. 25, 2013. Photo by Melanie Nesteruk.

Gymnasts, Wrestlers to compete in simultaneous match

Lily Flynn February 8, 2013

After a victorious meet at Bowling Green last weekend, the Kent State gymnastics team (5-2, 2-0 MAC) is preparing for the first Beauty and the Beast meet in school history.“This has been a concept that...