Intercollegiate Athletics
FlashFAST Football Debuts at Home With 54-14 Win
Kent State was flat out dominant in a 54-14 victory over Howard University Saturday in its 2018 home opener at Dix Stadium. Behind six rushing touchdowns, the Golden Flashes out-gained the Bison on the ground 355-65.
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Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams March on to Cleveland in MAC Tournament
With exciting finishes by both the men’s and women’s basketball teams on March 5, the 5X Golden Flashes will march on to Cleveland in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament at Quicken Loans Arena. For the men’s team, Kent State senior Kevin Zabo went the length of the Mem…
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Dual Purpose: B.J. Duling Follows Passion for Fashion Design in Addition to Basketball Success
Who is 6’7” and can dunk a basketball on the same day he is designing a clothing line?
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Tall Tale: The Twists and Turns of Jonathan Nwankwo's Long Journey From Nigeria to Kent State
How this junior computer information systems major traveled from Nigeria to New York to Florida before finding his calling at Kent State.
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Kent State Names Sean Lewis as Its New Head Football Coach
5X will officially introduce its new head football coach Thursday, Dec. 21, at 1 p.m. at the Integrated Sciences Building. Kent State President Beverly Warren and Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen will lead the event, which will include the new head coach taking part in a…
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Men’s Basketball Wins Home Opener Against Ohio Christian 90-45
The 5X men’s basketball team had a successful home opener, Thursday, Nov. 16, in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). The Golden Flashes defeated the Ohio Christian University Trailblazers, 90-45. Kent State entered the 2017-18 season as the reigning …
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Former Kent State Quarterback Julian Edelman Releases New Memoir
New England Patriots wide receiver and former 5X quarterback Julian Edelman released a new memoir, Relentless, on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The memoir is described as “the inspiring story of an underdog kid who was always doubted to becoming one of the most reliable and inspiring pl…
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Kent State Athletes Are the First in the MAC to Use Cryotherapy Technology
5X Athletics is the first in the Mid-American Conference to provide student-athletes with a cryotherapy chamber. The therapy uses subzero temperatures, under 200 degrees Fahrenheit, to help muscles recover quickly. The department installed the chamber in the Memorial Athletic a…
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