Additional information on Kent State University Athletics: 

 

Softball team celebrating
  • Kent State Women's Golf won their 25th straight MAC Championship.
  • Flashes sit atop MAC in five year Learfield Cup standings.
  • 8 men's teams: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor track and field, outdoor track & field and wrestling
  • 11 women's teams: basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, indoor track and field, outdoor track & field and volleyball
  • Kent State currently supports 19 Division I intercollegiate teams competing within the Mid-American Conference
  • There are 450+ student athletes
  • Many individual, team and academic awards have been earned throughout the years - and continue to be earned.

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Flash, the Kent State University mascot

Kent State takes great pride in its Golden Flashes, who go on to successful careers in wide-ranging fields from business to healthcare to professional and collegiate athletics. Some of the KSU Athletics alumni who have excelled at the next levels of their sport: Thurman Munson (baseball); Antonio Gates (basketball); Nick Saban, Lou Holtz, Jack Lambert, James Harrison, Josh Cribbs, and Julian Edelman (football); Ben Curtis, Mackenzie Hughes and Corey Conners (golf); Jenna Hellstrom (soccer); Madison Thompson (field hockey); Jennifer Ha and Karoline Stormo (golf); Hall of Fame coaches such as Judy Devine (field hockey) and Herb Page (golf); and many Olympians such as Danniel Thomas-Dodd (shot put), Kim Kreiner (javelin), Betty-Jean Maycock (gymnastics), Gerald Tinker (Gold medalist, track), and Holly Speers (softball).

 

 SportNameNotability
 BaseballEmmanuel BurrissProfessional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a second baseman
 BaseballChris CarpenterProfessional baseball player in Major League Baseball
 BaseballDain ClayProfessional baseball player in Major League Baseball
 BaseballMatt GuerrierProfessional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher
 BaseballDirk HayhurstProfessional baseball player in Major League Baseball, currently for the Toronto Blue Jays as a pitcher
 BaseballDustin HermansonProfessional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher[14]
 BaseballEric LauerProfessional baseball player in Major League Baseball
 BaseballGene MichaelProfessional baseball player, manager, and scout in Major League Baseball
 BaseballThurman MunsonProfessional baseball player in Major League Baseball with the New York YankeesRookie of the Year, and MVP winner
 BaseballRich RollinsFormer professional baseball third-baseman in Major League Baseball 1961-1970. 1962 All-Star.
 BaseballAndy SonnanstineProfessional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher
 BaseballSteve StoneProfessional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher, winner of the Cy Young Award, sportscaster
 BaseballScott StricklinProfessional baseball player, head coach for the Kent State baseball team from 2005–2013, current head baseball coach at Georgia
 BaseballJeff TabakaProfessional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher, 1994-2001
 BaseballJohn Van BenschotenProfessional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher
 BasketballJohn EdwardsProfessional basketball player in the NBA and NBDL
 BasketballAl Fisher2008 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
 BasketballAntonio GatesProfessional football player in the NFL as a tight end, played basketball for Kent State
 BasketballNate ReinkingProfessional basketball player in the British Basketball League, 1996–2012; member of the Great Britain national basketball team from 2005–12; Canton Charge head coach
 BasketballJim ZoetProfessional basketball player in the National Basketball Association, 1982-1983
 Field HockeyJudy DevineFormer Field Hockey Coach and Senior Associate Athletic Director
 Field HockeyMadison ThompsonProfessional field hockey player on Canadian Indoor National team
 FootballWillie AsburyProfessional football player with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League 1966-1968
 FootballEugene BakerProfessional football player in the National Football League
 FootballCedric BrownProfessional football player in the National Football League 1976-1984
 FootballJim CorrigallProfessional football player in the Canadian Football League as a defensive end, member of Canadian Football Hall of Fame, former KSU head football coach
 FootballJoshua CribbsProfessional football player in the NFL
 FootballJose DavisProfessional football player in the NFL and the Arena Football League
 FootballJulian EdelmanProfessional football player in the NFL; Super Bowl LIII MVP
 FootballAbram ElamProfessional football player in the NFL
 FootballBob HallenFormer professional football player in the NFL
 FootballJames HarrisonProfessional football player in the NFL as a linebacker
 FootballLou HoltzCollege football coach, television sportscaster
 FootballVan JakesProfessional football player in the NFL
 FootballIshmaa'ily KitchenProfessional football player in the NFL
 FootballJack LambertProfessional football player in the NFL as a linebacker and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
 FootballBen McDanielsAssistant coach in the NFL, University of Michigan
 FootballMike "Scooter" McGruderProfessional football player in the NFL, 1989-1997
 FootballJohn MatskoAssistant coach in the National Football League
 FootballDaniel MuirProfessional football player in the NFL
 FootballRico MurrayProfessional football player in the NFL
 FootballDon NottinghamProfessional football player in the NFL
 FootballLuke OwensProfessional football player in the NFL, 1957-1965
 FootballGary PinkelFormer head football coach at University of Missouri and University of Toledo
 FootballNick SabanCollege football and NFL head coach, six-time national championship winner
 FootballAbdul Salaam
(Larry Faulk)
Professional football player in the NFL, 1976-1983
 FootballO. J. SantiagoProfessional football player in the NFL
 FootballKen WalterProfessional football player in the NFL, 1997-2006
 FootballHenry WaszczukProfessional football player in the CFL, 1975-1984
 FootballBert WeidnerProfessional football player in the NFL, 1990-1995
 FootballBrian WintersProfessional football player in the NFL
 FootballUsama YoungProfessional football player in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns
 GolfBen CurtisProfessional golfer, 2003 British Open champion
 GolfBryan DeCorsoCanadian professional golfer
 GolfJan DowlingHead women's golf coach at the University of Michigan, Canadian former professional golfer
 GolfJennifer HaProfessional golfer
 GolfMackenzie HughesProfessional golfer in the PGA Tour
 GolfJon MillsCanadian professional golfer
 GolfKaroline StormoProfessional golfer
 GolfRyan YipCanadian professional golfer
 GymnasticsBetty-Jean MaycockU.S. Olympian gymnast in 1960
 Ice HockeyDean SylvesterProfessional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League 1995-2001
 Track and fieldGerald TinkerMember of gold-medal 4 x 100 meter relay team in 1972 Summer Olympics; professional football player in the NFL, 1974-1975
 SoftballEmma JohnsonNational Pro Fastpitch pitcher
 Track and fieldThomas JeffersonBronze medalist at the 1984 Summer Olympics (200m)
 BaseballTravis ShawProfessional baseball player in MLB
 BaseballAndrew ChafinProfessional baseball player in MLB
 BasketballDoug SimsProfessional basketball player in NBA
 FootballDri ArcherFormer professional football player in NFL
 FootballRoosevelt NixProfessional football player in NFL
 GolfCorey ConnersProfessional golfer in the PGA Tour
 GolfHerb PageFormer KSU Head Golf Coach, Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, Mid-American Conference (MAC) Hall of Fame
 SoccerJenna HellstromMember of Canadian national team at 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
 VolleyballKelsey BittingerFormer professional volleyball player in Austria
 BasketballJordan KorinekProfessional basketball player in Greece and Germany
 WrestlingDustin KilgorePlaced third at 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
 WrestlingNick Nemeth "Dolph Ziggler"Wrestling, two-time World Heavyweight Championship
 Track & FieldDanniel Thomas-DoddMember of Jamaican national team at 2016 Summer Olympics
 Track & FieldKim KreinerTwo-time U.S. Olympian (2004, 2008) in javelin throw
 Track & FieldJacques AccambrayMember of French national team (hammer throw) at 1972 Summer Olympics
 Track & FieldBruno CherrierMember of French national team (200m, 4x100 relay) at 1972 Summer Olympics
 Track & FieldJud LoganFour-time U.S. Olympian (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000) in hammer throw
 Track & FieldAl SchotermanU.S. Olympian (hammer throw) at 1972 Summer Olympics
 SoftballMaddy GrimmFormer professional softball player in NPF
 SoftballPauline MauriceMember of Canadian national team at 1996 Summer Olympics
 SoftballHolly SpeersProfessional softball player in NPF; member of Canadian national team