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Kent State wrestler Kyle Conel celebrates after defeating No. 1 seed Kollin Moore of Ohio State for the second time in as many days to secure third place at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on March 17, 2018. 

‘One of the greatest moments of my life’: Conel shocks wrestling world with third-place win

Kayla Proctor • March 18, 2018

It may have been the biggest upset in Kent State wrestling history and one of the biggest ever in the NCAA Championships.Kent State’s Kyle Conel was facing the nation’s No. 1 wrestler in the 197-pound...

Kent State wrestler Anthony Tutolo grapples with Arizona State's Ali Naser during the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Quicken Loans Arena on March 15, 2018. 

Kent State wrestling pulls top-25 finish at NCAA Championships

Kayla Proctor • March 18, 2018

After suffering through one of the worst seasons in its history just a year ago, Kent State’s wrestling team finished 22nd in the country at the 2018 NCAA Championships.Above Kyle Conel’s upset victories...

Kent State wrestler Kyle Conel celebrates after defeating No. 1 seed Kollin Moore of Ohio State for the second time in as many days to secure third place at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on March 17, 2018. 

Conel finishes unlikely journey in third place at NCAA Championships

Kayla Proctor • March 17, 2018

Kyle Conel wanted to prove he couldn’t be stopped, and he did just that to the 19,000 attendees that joined him Saturday at Quicken Loans Arena for the third and final day of the NCAA Wrestling Championships.Conel...

Kent State wrestler Kyle Conel celebrates after pinning No. 1 seed Kollin Moore of Ohio State at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Quicken Loans Arena on March 16, 2018. Conel's victory earned him a spot in the Flashes' record books as the only unseeded all-American in school history.

From unseeded to all-American: Conel’s historic pin leads Flashes at NCAA Championships

Kayla Proctor • March 16, 2018

The Kent State wrestling team set goals to come to Cleveland to take names and an all-American title, and that’s exactly what they did Friday during the second day of the NCAA Wrestling Championships.Unseeded...

Kent State's Kyle Conel grapples with Appalachian State's Randall Diabe during day one of the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Quicken Loans Arena. Conel won all three of his matches on the day. 

Conel leads Flashes at day one of NCAA Championships

Kayla Proctor • March 16, 2018

Among the 18,000 attendees at day one of the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, four Kent State wrestlers came out to fight.Kyle Conel, Casey Sparkman, Anthony Tutolo and Stephen Suglio all came...

Casey Sparkman prepares to grapple with an opponent. Sparkman is one of four Kent State wrestlers competing in the NCAA Championships. 

Four Kent State wrestlers head to Cleveland for NCAA Championships

Kayla Proctor • March 14, 2018

Kyle Conel will make a return to the NCAA Championship after a year off. Casey Sparkman earned his spot with an allocation before the Mid-American Conference Tournament. Anthony Tutolo had an automatic...

Kent State's Ian Miller pins his opponent and watches as the time ends in his final match of the MAC Championship Sunday, March 9, 2014. Miller defeated his opponent from Central Michigan and finished first in his weight class winning him a Mid-American Conference title.

Scoring error results in loss for Miller

Zac Sommer • March 20, 2015

Kent State’s Ian Miller was denied an official victory on Friday due to a scoring error in Friday morning’s quarterfinal round of the NCAA Wrestling Championships.No. 7 seed Miller (157) maintained...