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ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ 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 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ Gymnast

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ 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. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ posted a 194.850 team score to finish sixth. Styp…

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ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ 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 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ 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 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ men's basketball team celebrate winning the 2017 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.

Famous Flashes Congratulate ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ Men’s Basketball Team

Messages of congratulations and displays of ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ pride flooded social media as the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ men’s basketball team captured the 2017 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Men's Basketball Tournament Championship title.

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The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ Golden Flashes accept the trophy for winning the 2017 MAC Men's Basketball Championship.

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ Men’s Basketball Wins 70-65 in MAC Tournament Championship Game

The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ 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 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ 80-71 win in the MAC Center.

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æâ€™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 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ 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 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ 80-71 win in the MAC Center.

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æâ€™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 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ 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

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA celebrate their academic achievement with ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ 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

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æâ€™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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ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ students pose with Flash, the university’s mascot, in a #FlashesForever photo frame during Homecoming.

MEDIA ADVISORY: ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æâ€™s 2016 Homecoming Scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1

  WHAT: ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ 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 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ alumnus J…

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ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ alumnus Josh Cribbs waves to ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ students and local residents attending the 2016 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ Homecoming Parade. Cribbs returned to campus to serve as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal.

A Homecoming Celebration

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ 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 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ alumnus Josh Cribbs, ’10, as the Parade Grand Marshal. Heroic efforts by N…

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ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ's Athletic Director to Speak ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ "The Game Plan" at Fall 2016 Bowman Breakfast

The fall 2016 Bowman Breakfast will take place at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ 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 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen. Nielsen…

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