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Baidy Ba shines in the Louisville XC Classic

Robyn Taylor, Reporter • October 3, 2023

Junior Baidy Ba finished in fourth place at the Lou Classic on Saturday morning. He finished with a time of 23:43.0 in the 8k. This was Ba’s third top-four finish this season. Last season,...

Track and field competes together for first time since early April

Michael Neenan, Reporter • April 30, 2023

The Kent State track and field team competed at the Clark Wood Invitational in Louisville, in its first time competing together since April 8. “It's nice for the sprinters to see the distance runners,...

Baidy Ba sets school record in men’s 1500 meter run

Michael Neenan, Reporter • April 24, 2023

On February 4, sophomore Baidy Ba broke Kent State’s men’s indoor track and field team’s record with a 3:59.47 mile time. Friday at the Virginia Challenge, Ba broke another school record with...

Baidy Ba breaks school record for indoor track and field

Matthew Franos, Reporter • February 5, 2023

For 56 years, a men’s indoor mile record stood for Kent State’s track and field team. Saturday, that record was broken as sophomore Baidy Ba ran a sub 4:00 mile at the Meyo Invitational at Notre...