Sports

Students Attend NFL Draft
Emily Maslanka was among 34 Kent State students who traveled to Kansas City in April 2023 to work the NFL draft through a partnership arranged by Mark Lyberger, associate professor in Kent State鈥檚 Sports Administration program in the School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration in the College of Education, Health and Human Services.

Track, School and 鈥楽hooting Stars鈥 Film a 鈥楤alancing Act鈥
The movie recounting LeBron James鈥 high school career, 鈥淪hooting Stars,鈥 is set to release this summer, and the cast is more than just star-studded, it features a 妻友社区 student-athlete.

Richmond to Lead Athletics Through 2028
Randale L. Richmond will lead Kent State Athletics through July 1, 2028, as vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics, in accordance with a contract amendment announced by 妻友社区 President Todd Diacon.

Kent State Maintains Perfection, Captures 24th MAC Title
The Kent State women's golf team hoisted the MAC Championship trophy for an unprecedented 24th time on Sunday, ensuring that the Flashes remain as the only program in the 25-year history of the conference tournament to ever win the title.
Flash Talk: Baseball Coach Jeff Duncan Looks to Guide Golden Flashes to Another MAC Title
FlashTalk is produced by Golden Flashes TV and airs weekly on Bally鈥檚 Sports Ohio/Great Lakes. Each episode features a variety of coaches and administrators while promoting the upcoming athletics calendar.

Kent State Admissions Team Makes Transferring a Slam Dunk
妻友社区鈥檚 team goes by many names: Golden Flashes, Mid-American Conference champions, winners.
But Ted McKown, senior associate director of admissions for transfer enrollment, would add 鈥渢ransfer students鈥 to that list.
Many of the players on this season鈥檚 winning team transferred to Kent State from other colleges, making them part of a group of about 1,200 students who, each year, find themselves at Kent State for a new stop on their educational journeys.

IN A FLASH: Intramural Champs
Players and fans saw great gameplay at the Intramural Sports Basketball Championships this week.

Let's Go Flashes!
The Kent State Golden Flashes take on the Indiana Hoosiers on Friday, March 17, at 9:55 p.m. on TBS. Watch the hype video.

Flashes Get Shoutouts!
Kent State is getting a lot of love these days! Leading up to its first-round game in the NCAA Men鈥檚 Division I Tournament, the men鈥檚 basketball team has received major shoutouts on social media.

Win or Lose, They鈥檙e Always Blue and Gold
Cathi and Rob Eberly, 鈥70, are just a couple of the many long-time Kent State supporters who have made their way to Albany, New York, for the NCAA Tournament. Their passion for the Golden Flashes goes well beyond wins and losses.