Kent State cross country’s training cycle is now two weeks deeper and will last until the end of the month, and many runners are experiencing fatigue and soreness.
“I think everyone’s just a...
Bella Gibbs, a junior on Kent State’s dance team, is used to having a busy schedule.
Between practice, games, class and homework, finding time to be social and focus on friends and family is tough. Finding...
Kent State men's and women’s cross country teams have been preparing all offseason for their first meet.
Both teams will show off their hard work in the first race at Tommy Evans Invitational.
The...
As the semester came to a close and the summer began, Kent State’s sports teams continued to bring in victories – with some programs even marking historic seasons.
Track and field makes it to NCAA...
Sophomore Baidy Ba set his second program record of the year Saturday.
In the season opener for the men's track team, Ba set a new program record in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 13:58.49. James...
For the first time since 2012, Kent State will be represented at the NCAA cross country championships Saturday.
Sophomore Baidy Ba qualified for the championships with a program-record-breaking 30:07.0...
Cross country coach James Croft said, “The women were definitely the highlight of the weekend.”
The Kent State women’s program placed sixth out of 13 teams in the 6k race at the Falcon Invitational...
At Saturday’s Title IX homecoming celebration, Kris Ewing and a group of fellow former women athletes realized something.
Everyone had a Judy Devine story.
Devine, a pioneer in women’s sports...
Even while battling illness and a rough start to the race, almost all of Kent State's cross country runners managed to outperform Saturday.
“We had a lot of people sick last week,” coach James Croft...
In the chaos of the start of the race, sophomore Baidy Ba lost his shoe. Then he went on to set a personal best.
“Baidy lost a racing spike half a mile into the race,” coach James Croft said. “To...
The difference between a first and second-place victory in the opening race of the season came down to after-meet math.
This, however, was not a surprise for the men’s cross-country team.
“Everything...
Heading into the season opener, sophomore Baidy Ba described his feelings in one word: confident.
Head coach James Croft felt the same.
“I let the athletes come up with their own goals as a team...
