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Kent State softball player and Honors College student Emily Lippe at bat during a softball game.

Emily Lippe, a junior nursing major at Kent State University, has challenged herself athletically and academically since an early age. Having taken advanced courses since she started school and playing softball since she was eight, Emily understands what it takes to have a student-athlete mindset. She employs those skills now more tha...

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Honors College student and volleyball player Gracey Jarecke on the court while representing Kent State in a women's volleyball game.

Gracey Jarecke, a senior from Denver, Colorado, hones her athletic skills as a defensive specialist for the Kent State  University women’s volleyball team. When she’s not making diving plays and serving aces, she focuses her time as a fashion design major with a minor in arts entrepreneurship, a member of Delta Gamma, a...

Honors College student Kenzie Sklar lines up to throw the ball during a lacrosse home game versus Central Michigan.

In recent decades, the game of lacrosse has grown in popularity, especially among the high school and college population. In spring of 2018, the Kent State women’s lacrosse team  became the first new women’s Division I sport to be added to the Kent State University roster since women’s golf was added nearly two decades prior. A...

Honors College student Richie Dell poses in his baseball uniform holding a baseball.

Richie Dell, a senior molecular biology major, has navigated the last three years as a Kent State University Honors College student as well as a pitcher for the Kent State Men’s Baseball team. With extra coursework from Honors-level classes and playing a Division I sport, he always has to be in tip-top shape - whether on the pitching mound...

Honors College student Jordan Gilkison tees off during a golf tournament in Notre Dame.

Honors College student Jordan Gilkison has a drive for success - both in the classroom and on the golf course. As a sophomore business analytics major, he balances his time between keeping up with school and serving as a core member of the Kent State University Men’s Golf team. The life of a student-athlete is very competitive. To p...