After over a decade as director of athletics for Kent State, Joel Nielsen will not seek to extend his contract with the university.Nielsen’s current contract is set to expire on June 30, at which point...
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 mandates that public universities report sexual discrimination, assault and harassment on campus. When universities do not comply with these regulations and...
Former Kent State softball coach Karen Linder petitioned the U.S. District Court to dismiss all claims against her in a lawsuit filed in February by former softball player Lauren Kesterson.Linder argues...
Attorneys for Lauren Kesterson, a former Kent State softball player, petitioned the Ohio Supreme Court to compel Kent State University to produce public documents they requested in relation to a lawsuit...
Karen Linder Update from KentWired.com on Vimeo.When former Kent State softball coach Karen Linder resigned in August, she was paid a percentage of her salary, according to her resignation letter.Linder...
A report Kent State Title IX interim coordinator Pamela Fitzgerald filed to Athletic Director Joel Nielsen in January found that if former softball coach Karen Linder hadn’t resigned in August, the Office...
Former Kent State softball player Lauren Kesterson alleges in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the university and her former softball coach violated her Title IX rights.The suit, filed in U.S. District Court,...
Senior integrated health studies major Lauren Kesterson, a former Kent State softball player, filed a civil lawsuit alleging she was raped by the son of former softball coach Karen Linder. Kesterson also...
Karen Linder announced she is stepping down from her position as the Flashes longstanding softball coach after 18 years.Under Linder’s supervision, Kent State softball became a national power, reaching...
The Kent State softball team concluded its non-conference schedule on Wednesday with a dominant win over Robert Morris, 11-3.The Flashes (31-11, 9-4 Mid-American Conference) have now defeated the Colonials...
The Kent State softball team (28-9, 7-2 Mid-American Conference) increased its win streak to five after a doubleheader sweep of Cleveland State on Tuesday.Game 1: Kent State 10, Cleveland State 5Sophomore...
The way Kent State freshman infielder Maddy Grimm has been hitting the ball this season has her coach, Karen Linder, excited for tournament play. Opposing teams scramble to avoid giving the slugger something...
