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Redshirt freshman Casey Sparkman looks toward the clock during his match against Justin Oliver of CMU in the MACC on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. Sparkman won 4-2. Kent beat CMU 18-17.

Sparkman to compete at nationals

Samantha Ross March 15, 2017

Casey Sparkman came up one spot short of an automatic bid at the Mid-American Conference Tournament, but received an at large bid to wrestle at the national tournament.Sparkman took third place at the...

Sparkman heads to nationals

Samantha Ross March 7, 2017

Kent State wrestler Casey Sparkman will join fellow Flash Anthony Tutolo at the national championship after receiving an at-large bid.Sparkman came up one spot short of an automatic bid at the MAC tournament...

Eight wrestlers advance to second day of MAC tournament

Samantha Ross March 4, 2017

For the past 11 years, Kent State's wrestling team has had at least one Mid-American Conference champion —  but the streak will end tomorrow. Eight Flashes are advancing to Sunday's round of the MAC...

Kent State junior Stephen Suglio battles with Oklahoma Sate red-shirt sophomore Derek White during Kent State University's Beauty and the Beast double meet event for gymnastics and wrestling on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.

Kent State wrestling sends students to MAC Championships, hope for spot in Nationals

Samantha Ross March 1, 2017

The Kent State wrestling team (2-15, 0-8 Mid-American Conference) has spent the past week practicing hard in the hopes that they will do well at the MAC Tournament and have some wrestlers advance to the...

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Danielle Johnson March 1, 2017

HED: Female Kent State students prepare for futures in male dominated fieldFemale Kent State students are proving they are just as qualified to work in a male dominated industry while working for their...

Flashes drop close affair to Old Dominion

Samantha Ross February 19, 2017

Kent State’s wrestling (2-15, 0-8 Mid-American Conference) won five out of the ten bouts, but it wasn’t enough to beat Old Dominion University (7-10, 3-5 MAC) who won 23-19.Devin Nye, a 285-pounder,...

KSU wrestling tries to find positives as losses mount

Samantha Ross February 16, 2017

This season hasn’t been one of the best for the Kent State wrestling team, as they currently hold a 2-14 overall record to go along with a 0-7 conference record. “Last year, arguably, it was the best...

Kent State red-shirt freshman Jared Walker fights to avoid being pinned against Eastern Michigan red-shirt senior Devin Marry at the M.A.C. Center on Sunday Feb. 5, 2017.

Wrestling drops sixth meet in a row

Samantha Ross February 12, 2017

Kent State's wrestling (2-14, 0-7 Mid-American Conference) struggles continued Saturday, as they only managed to get one winner in their 40-3 loss to Central Michigan University (9-2, 6-2 MAC) on Sunday.“Central...

Sophomore Devin Nye battles back and forth across the mat with his opponent from Eastern Michigan University Sunday Feb. 5, 2017. Kent would lose 12-27 against Michigan.

Wrestling suffers two losses over weekend

Samantha Ross February 5, 2017

The Kent State wrestling team's struggles continued this weekend, falling to both No. 1 Oklahoma State University and Eastern Michigan University this weekend.#1 Oklahoma State 36, Kent State 6Kent State's...

Kent State junior Brooke Timko celebrates after her performance on the uneven bars at a meet against the University of West Virginia at the M.A.C. Center on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. Kent State lost 195.950-194.875.

Beauty and the Beast returns to the M.A.C. Center

Samantha Ross and Scott Lendak February 4, 2017

The Kent State M.A.C. Center was filled with both wrestling mats and balance beams Saturday in preparation for the Beauty and the Beast event, an event in which both wrestling and gymnastics teams compete...

Kent State freshman Cory Simpson wrestles against Gardner-Webb sophomore Landon LoAlbo at the Kent State Field House on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2016. Simpson won by major decision 14-6.

Flashes making their way back to the top

Samantha Ross February 3, 2017

This season hasn’t been the best for the Kent State wrestling team, as they currently sit at 2-11 overall and 0-5 in the Mid-American Conference.“Last year, arguably, it was the best team we’ve had...

Kent State sophomore Isaac Bast fights against Northern Illinois sophomore Bryce Steiert at the M.A.C. Center on Jan. 29, 2017. Kent State lost 16-31.

Flashes Struggle in MAC Dual Meets

Samantha Ross January 29, 2017

This weekend proved to tough for the Kent State Wrestling team (2-11, 0-5 Mid-American Conference), as they fell to both Northern Illinois and Northern Iowa.“I thought that as a group we did better (against...

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