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Director of Athletics, Randale L. Richmond has announced administrative staff additions and a series of promotions. These changes were a part of the next phase of departmental review to enhance the student-athlete experience and create strong alignment with the department’s mission and guiding principle. “Our mission continues to ...
ESTERO, Fla. — A 12-0 run late in the fourth quarter put Kent State ahead for good in a 75-69 win over No. 19 UCLA in the opening round of the Gulf Coast Showcase on Friday afternoon. "This a huge win for our program," head coach Todd Starkey said. "Obviously, UCLA is a great program. When you beat one of the bl...
Kent State University is pleased to announce Randale L. Richmond as our next director of athletics. Richmond was selected following a national search and returns to a familiar setting. “Randale Richmond embodies our Kent State commitment to graduating student-athletes and to winning championships, in that order,” said Todd Diacon, Ke...
Bowled Over! Fourth time is the charm for the Kent State Golden Flashes football team, which made history with a 51-41 win over Utah State in the Tropical Smoothie Café Frisco Bowl on December 20, 2019 in Frisco, Texas. The Golden Flashes’ first three bowl appearances—the 1954 Refrigerator Bowl, the 1972 Tangerine Bowl and the 2013 GoDad...
Accessible for All Kent State University wants to create a welcoming environment for all—even at its athletic events. Cheering crowds, flashing scoreboards and loud buzzers can overwhelm people with sensory issues, so select men’s basketball games at the MAC Center this season recognized and catered to those on the autism spectrum, with s...
For Lisa Strom, the fall start to the women’s golf season for Kent State and her Golden Flashes was such a successful whirlwind that her July 1 hiring as head coach and Kent State’s dominating 58-1 fall tournament start with three first-place finishes and a second are still somewhat of a blur. “It was one of those things were I had no pla...
Hours before they will do battle on the gridiron in the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl, Kent State’s football players and other students paused to spend time with kids facing tough battles of their own. Football players joined cheerleaders and dance team members to visit Children's Medical Center Plano where they spent th...
At the same time that Kent State University is competing in a bowl game, as many as 1,000 kids in Texas will be eating a meal that the Golden Flashes helped provide. Team members joined fellow football players from Utah State University to help pack meals as part of Frisco Fastpacs to ensure that no child in Frisco, Texas, has to ...
All Kent State University athletes are accustomed to being surrounded by blue. Blue and gold usually, and lots of it. On Tuesday, the Kent State Golden Flashes were embracing a different shade of blue. One with a deep, winning football tradition – the blue-draped practice home to the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. Kent S...
Catch phrases come and go in the world of sports that can also be applied to any individual’s journey through life. One comes to mind when looking at the story former athletic director, now nationally known speaker, author and business consultant Joan C. Cronan could share as commencement speaker with every Kent State University gra...