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Dustin Kilgore: National Champion

Kent State athletics made a name for itself at the turn of the 21st century.In 2002 the Kent State men's basketball team made it to the elite eight in the NCAA tournament, and have since won seven division...

Former KSU wrestler ‘Dolph Ziggler’ wins WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Richie Mulhall April 10, 2013

Former Kent State wrestler turned professional wrestler Nick Nemeth, also known as “Dolph Ziggler,” won the World Wrestling Entertainment’s World Heavyweight Championship on “Monday Night Raw.”Nemeth...

Kent State’s Dustin Kilgore crowned MAC Wrestler of the Year

Richie Mulhall April 3, 2013

The eight Mid-American Conference head coaches voted fifth-year senior Dustin Kilgore MAC Wrestler of the Year for the second time in his career Tuesday.Representing Kent State as the only MAC wrestler...

NCAA Championships update: Dustin Kilgore advances to NCAA quarterfinals

Richie Mulhall March 23, 2013

Day one of the NCAA Championships is in the books, and fifth-year senior and 2011 national champion Dustin Kilgore is headed to the NCAA Quarterfinals following a pair of major decision victories Thursday...

Dustin Kilgore one win away from second NCAA title; becomes Kent State’s first three-time All-American

Richie Mulhall March 23, 2013

Kent State wrestling’s fifth-year senior Dustin Kilgore is now one win away from claiming his second NCAA Championship and capping a perfect 44-0 season.No. 1 seed Kilgore will return to the NCAA finals...

KSU wrestlers grapple with struggles or rigorous season

Richie Mulhall March 21, 2013

People enter and exit the M.A.C. Center Annex every day, and their route will often take them past the wrestling room where the team practices. The wrestling room, insulated with protective rubber floor...

Kilgore begins quest for 2nd National Championship

Richie Mulhall March 21, 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 11, 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...

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