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Then a sophomore, Anthony Tutolo (left) warms up before the Thanksgiving Throwdown on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, at the M.A.C. Center. 

Wrestling record improves from last season

Kayla Proctor February 2, 2018

Kent State wrestling is having a far better season than last year's record.The Flashes are 11-7. Last year the team was 2-15, its worst record since 1971-72.“Our team has gotten more experience and more...

Wrestling wins Grudge Match, loses to No. 5 Cowboys

Kayla Proctor January 21, 2018

Kent State wrestling had a mixed bag this weekend with a win against Ohio and a blowout defeat to no. 5 Oklahoma State.Kent State won six of the seven matches against Ohio, culminating in an 18-13 victory.Chance...

Flashes finish weekend 2-2 against tough competition

Ian Kreider December 31, 2017

The theme of the weekend for the Kent State wrestling team was inconsistency.The Flashes had plenty of close matches, some of which went their way and some of which did not, with the exception of the first...

Kent State junior Chance Driscoll fights against Ohio red-shirt junior Noah Forrider at the M.A.C. Center on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. Kent State out 2-43.

Kent State drops dual meet to Northern Illinois

Samantha Ross January 27, 2017

Friday night showed that the Kent State wrestling team is still struggling to win a dual meet, falling to Northern Illinois University 30-12.Juniors Chance Driscoll and Jerald Spohn, as well as sophomore...

Former Kent State wrestler Jairod James walks away after punching Ohio red-shirt sophomore Arsen Ashughyan in face at the M.A.C. Center on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. James was disqualified from the match. Kent lost 2-43.

Kent State wrestler dismissed for misconduct

Henry Palattella January 27, 2017

A member of the Kent State wrestling team has been removed following misconduct at last Sunday's match against Ohio University.Redshirt sophomore Jairod James was kicked off the team for throwing a punch...

Kent State fifth year senior wrestler Ian Miller fights for position against an Old Dominion University wrestler during a meet at the M.A.C. Center on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. The Flashes won the Meet 25-13.

Miller’s moment

Richie Muhall March 16, 2016

Kent State fifth-year senior, two-time All-American and three-time MAC champion Ian Miller is a man on a mission. And that mission is to win.It all happened so fast. Almost as fast as an Ian Miller takedown.It...

The Kent State sidelines react as redshirt freshman Devin Nye attempts to pin his Central Michigan University opponent on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016 at the M.A.C. Center.

Wrestling’s Big 3 to usher out winning legacy together

Dan Armelli March 2, 2016

After 2012-13 wrestling season, Kent State suffered the departures of guys like national champion Dustin Kilgore and national qualifiers Stevie Mitcheff, Casey Newburg and Keith Witt.However, head coach...

Miller wins title at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational

Dan Armelli December 6, 2015

At the toughest tournament of the season for the Kent State wrestling team, three Kent players were able to place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational. The highlight of the weekend...

Three Flashes take home titles at Navy Classic

Dan Armelli November 22, 2015

There has been a tendency in the NBA to gather three superstars on one team and throw out the label “Big Three” (see the 2008 Boston Celtics and 2012 Miami Heat). But perhaps this theory has made...

Members of the Kent State Wrestling team jog around the mats set up in Risman Plaza for their third annual outdoor wrestling practice. Oct. 12, 2015.

Wrestling prepares for first dual meet at Eastern Michigan

Dan Armelli November 3, 2015

The Kent State wrestling team will head into its first dual meet of the season with more of an emphasis on easing into the season.Flashes head coach Jim Andrassy said this year the team will be able to...

Mack McGuire tries to escape the hold of Northern Illinois’ Jordan Northrup during their meet in the M.A.C. Center on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015.

Kent State looking for breakout season with mix of older and younger wrestlers

Dan Armelli October 20, 2015

From 2005 to 2013, the Kent State wrestling team had eight consecutive years of either going undefeated or having one loss in the Mid-American Conference.Things changed when Missouri, Northern Iowa, and...

T.J. Keklak wrestles during a meet against Edinboro University on February, 21, 2014.

KSU wrestling opens MAC competition Saturday

Richie Mulhall December 4, 2014

 The No. 19 ranked Kent State wrestling team (ranking according to InterMat) will begin its Mid-American Conference season this Saturday, as the team travels to Buffalo, New York on Saturday to face the...