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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ gymnast Rachel Stypinski focuses as she performs her floor routine at the 2017 Mid-American Conference Gymnastics Championships. (Photo credit: David Dermer)

MAC Awards Top Honors to ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Gymnast

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ junior Rachel Stypinski won the all-around title with a 39.500 to lead the Golden Flashes at the 2017 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Gymnastics Championships held March 18 at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio. ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ posted a 194.850 team score to finish sixth. Styp…

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ guard and Mid-American Conference Tournament MVP Jaylin Walker shoots over two UCLA defenders.

Golden Flashes Fall in First Round of NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

The 14th-seeded ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ men’s basketball team played third-seeded UCLA close in the second half, but ultimately fell to the Bruins, 97-80, March 17 in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament Midwest Region at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. Through the first 32 mi…

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Members of the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ men's basketball team celebrate winning the 2017 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.

Famous Flashes Congratulate ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Men’s Basketball Team

Messages of congratulations and displays of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ pride flooded social media as the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ men’s basketball team captured the 2017 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Men's Basketball Tournament Championship title.

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The ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Golden Flashes accept the trophy for winning the 2017 MAC Men's Basketball Championship.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Men’s Basketball Wins 70-65 in MAC Tournament Championship Game

The ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ men’s basketball team (22-13) won the 2017 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship, defeating the top-seeded Akron Zips (26-8) by a score of 70-65 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. “Tonight the story is about our guys and what they’ve been able to accomplish here t…

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Larissa Lurken, 2017 Player of the Year,  drives past a Buffalo defender during the season finale and a ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 80-71 win in the MAC Center.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Lurken, Starkey Receive MAC’s Biggest Postseason Awards

The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced its women’s basketball postseason awards on March 7, with ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ senior guard Larissa Lurken being named Player of the Year and head coach Todd Starkey being named Coach of the Year. Jordan Korinek also was honored as she was named to the…

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Larissa Lurken, 2017 Player of the Year,  drives past a Buffalo defender during the season finale and a ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 80-71 win in the MAC Center.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Lurken, Starkey Receive MAC’s Biggest Postseason Awards

The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced its women’s basketball postseason awards on March 7, with ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ senior guard Larissa Lurken being named Player of the Year and head coach Todd Starkey being named Coach of the Year. Jordan Korinek also was honored as she was named to the…

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Kent Campus

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA celebrate their academic achievement with ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ President Beverly Warren (front row, ninth from left) at a breakfast held in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony.

59 Student-Athletes Achieved Perfect GPAs in Fall and Spring 2016

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics held its third annual 4.0 GPA Student-Athlete Breakfast on Feb. 2 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony. “We are tremendously proud of and inspired by the success of our student-athletes who demonstrate time and time again that…

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ students pose with Flash, the university’s mascot, in a #FlashesForever photo frame during Homecoming.

MEDIA ADVISORY: ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s 2016 Homecoming Scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1

  WHAT: ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ will celebrate Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 1, with classic traditions such as the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, Homecoming Parade and football game against the Akron Zips that kicks off at 3:30 p.m. This year’s Homecoming will feature ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ alumnus J…

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ alumnus Josh Cribbs waves to ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ students and local residents attending the 2016 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Homecoming Parade. Cribbs returned to campus to serve as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal.

A Homecoming Celebration

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ celebrated Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 1, with classic traditions such as the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, Homecoming Parade and football game. This year’s Homecoming featured ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ alumnus Josh Cribbs, ’10, as the Parade Grand Marshal. Heroic efforts by N…

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Athletic Director to Speak About "The Game Plan" at Fall 2016 Bowman Breakfast

The fall 2016 Bowman Breakfast will take place at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Doors open at 7 a.m., breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., and the program will follow at 8 a.m. The featured speaker is ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen. Nielsen…

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