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Wrestling to compete in duals Saturday

Tim Dorst February 10, 2012

After clinching the Mid-American Conference regular season title last weekend, Kent State wrestling returns to action Saturday afternoon in the regionals of the National Dual Championship at Rutgers University.The...

New York Giants win thrilling Super Bowl

Grant Engle February 6, 2012

The New York Giants’ duo of head coach Tom Coughlin and quarterback Eli Manning cemented their legacy Sunday with their second Super Bowl victory.The Giants defeated the New England Patriots 21-17 for...

Brandonn Johnson, junior, wrestles Phillip Joseph, sophomore, at the match against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 5. The Flashes won 28-10. Photo by Nancy Urchak.

Wrestling clinches MAC regular season title with two weekend wins

Tim Dorst February 6, 2012

One of the wrestling team’s biggest goals this season was to win the Mid-American Conference regular season title. With two meet wins Friday and Sunday, that goal was accomplished in decisive fashion.The...

Kent State wrestling makes statement in 25-9 win

Tim Dorst February 4, 2012

The Kent State wrestlers went into their meet Friday night as the first-place team in the Mid-American Conference, and they showed exactly why they belong there.The Flashes won their first four matches...

Photo by Philip Botta.

Wrestlers looking to continue success in two weekend meets

Tim Dorst February 3, 2012

Both teams have multiple wrestlers ranked in the top five in the MAC individual rankings. In the 125-pound weight class, senior Nic Bedelyon, who is ranked No. 1 in the MAC rankings, will be matched up...

New Dean of Undergraduate Studies announced

Grant Engle January 30, 2012

Kent State has finally found its new dean of undergraduate studies. The position has been vacant since November 2010.Dr. Said Sewell, a native of Houston, Texas, has authored three books and several articles...

149 lb. Freshman Ian Miller takes down his Central Michigan opponent during the meet on Sunday. Kent State beat Central Michigan 22-13 and remain unbeaten in the Mid-American Conference.

Kent State wrestlers topple Central Michigan

Tim Dorst January 30, 2012

Whenever the Kent State wrestling team takes on Central Michigan, it’s always an important matchup. Both teams sit atop the Mid-American Conference standings, so winning a meet between the two teams...

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Kent State hosts Central Michigan in critical wrestling meet

Tim Dorst January 27, 2012

For the last few years, the quest for the Mid-American Conference wrestling championship came down to a matchup between Kent State and Central Michigan. Historically, the team that wins this matchup goes...

Senior wrestler Stevie Mitcheff stands inside the wrestling training room Thursday evening. Photo by Brian Smith.

Wrestler follows in his brother’s footsteps

Tim Dorst January 26, 2012

The Kent State wrestling team has developed a close-knit relationship — becoming a family of sorts. The wrestlers get along as such, helping and supporting each other as the season goes on. For junior...

Wrestling coach signs four-year extension

Tim Dorst January 25, 2012

Kent State wrestling coach Jim Andrassy has received a contract extension through the 2015-16 season, securing the ninth-year head coach for another four years.“I was pretty happy,” Andrassy said....

Brandonn Johnson attempts to pin Caleb Busson in the Flashes wrestling match against Northern Illinois University on Jan. 21, 2011. Johnson, sophomore exploratory major, won against Greenhaw 4-1. File photo by Valerie Brown.

KSU wrestling defeats Ohio for seventh straight dual win

Tim Dorst January 23, 2012

The rivalry between Ohio University’s and Kent State’s wrestling teams is always a fierce one, and the fans who go to the event know it. When the Flashes traveled to Athens Friday, Bobcats’ fans...

Freshman Ian Miller, considered the No. 2 recruit in the nation, is already making headlines with a 22-3 record in his first season at Kent State. Photo by Brian Smith.

Kent State wrestler enjoying great success as freshman

Tim Dorst January 20, 2012

In college wrestling, it can be rare to see a freshman have a lot of success right away. Typically, incoming freshman wrestlers are redshirted, meaning they sit out of competition during their first year...

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