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The Kent State cheer (pictured above) and dance teams competed in the national competition April 6-8 in Daytona, Florida.

Not just ‘the spirit’: Cheer, dance teams compete nationally again, want better recognition

Nico Crespo, Reporter May 6, 2023

Kent State’s dance and cheer team traveled to Daytona, Florida, to compete at nationals, a competition junior cheer team member Alexis O’Connor said is like the March Madness of the cheerleading world. The...

Wrestling finishes eighth in MAC tourney, sends three to nationals

Mason Lawlor Sports Reporter March 1, 2021

Kent State wrestling competed in the two-day Mid-American Conference Championships that took place on Friday and Saturday, finishing in eighth place overall. The University of Missouri, the favorite going...

Joel Nielsen, the Kent State University athletic director, watches the Kent State women's basketball team play Purdue Fort Wayne on Nov. 16, 2019.

Nielsen will not seek to extend AD contract, set to leave June 30

After over a decade as director of athletics for Kent State, Joel Nielsen will not seek to extend his contract with the university.Nielsen’s current contract is set to expire on June 30, at which point...

Club tennis team successful amid financial, space struggle

Alex Kamczyc September 24, 2017

Evan Haskins has a problem.The recreational facility scheduled an event at the same time his Kent State Tennis Club is set to practice on Monday. As a result, they’re only limited to six courts.This...