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ºÚÁÏÍø's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has received institutional awards including the Jacoby Trophy, Institutional Academic Achievement Award and Men's FAR Academic Achievement Award.

  • 67 Athletes Maintain a Perfect 4.0 GPA
  • Successful Alumni, a Hallmark of ºÚÁÏÍø Athletics
  • ºÚÁÏÍø Wins the Frisco Bowl11X Jacoby Trophy Winner (2022)
Teams & Athletes
Fun Facts
Famous Alumni Athletes

 

Softball team celebrating
  • 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
  • ºÚÁÏÍø 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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  • First athletics played in 1914: baseball
  • Dix Stadium opened in 1969 and seats 25,319
  • ºÚÁÏÍø’s school colors are blue and gold
  • The mission of Kent State Athletics is to graduate student-athletes, boldly prepared for life after sport and win championships
  • You can show your ºÚÁÏÍø spirit year-round or seasonally, whether you live near or far  with:

ºÚÁÏÍø 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
 BaseballProfessional baseball player in  as a 
 BaseballProfessional baseball player in Major League Baseball
 BaseballProfessional baseball player in Major League Baseball
 BaseballProfessional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher
 BaseballProfessional baseball player in Major League Baseball, currently for the  as a 
 BaseballProfessional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher
 BaseballProfessional baseball player in Major League Baseball
 BaseballProfessional baseball player, manager, and scout in 
 BaseballProfessional baseball player in Major League Baseball with the , , and  winner
 BaseballFormer professional baseball third-baseman in  1961-1970. 1962 All-Star.
 BaseballProfessional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher
 BaseballProfessional baseball player in  as a pitcher, winner of the , sportscaster
 BaseballProfessional baseball player, head coach for the  from 2005–2013, current head baseball coach at Georgia
 BaseballProfessional baseball player in  as a pitcher, 1994-2001
 BaseballProfessional baseball player in  as a pitcher
 BasketballProfessional  player in the  and 
 Basketball2008  Men's Basketball Player of the Year
 BasketballProfessional football player in the NFL as a , played basketball for ºÚÁÏÍø
 BasketballProfessional basketball player in the , 1996–2012; member of the  from 2005–12; Canton Charge head coach
 BasketballProfessional basketball player in the , 1982-1983
 Field HockeyJudy DevineFormer Field Hockey Coach and Senior Associate Athletic Director
 Field HockeyMadison ThompsonProfessional field hockey player on Canadian Indoor National team
 FootballProfessional  player with the  of the  1966-1968
 FootballProfessional  player in the 
 FootballProfessional  player in the  1976-1984
 FootballProfessional football player in the  as a , member of , former 
 FootballProfessional football player in the NFL
 FootballProfessional football player in the NFL and the 
 FootballProfessional football player in the NFL; Super Bowl LIII MVP
 FootballProfessional football player in the NFL
 FootballFormer professional  player in the NFL
 FootballProfessional football player in the NFL as a 
 Football coach, television sportscaster
 FootballProfessional football player in the NFL
 FootballProfessional football player in the NFL
 FootballProfessional football player in the NFL as a linebacker and a member of the 
 FootballAssistant coach in the NFL, University of Michigan
 FootballProfessional football player in the NFL, 1989-1997
 FootballAssistant coach in the National Football League
 FootballProfessional football player in the NFL
 FootballProfessional football player in the NFL
 FootballProfessional football player in the 
 FootballProfessional football player in the NFL, 1957-1965
 FootballFormer head football coach at University of Missouri and University of Toledo
 Football and NFL head coach, six-time national championship winner
 Football
(Larry Faulk)		Professional football player in the NFL, 1976-1983
 FootballProfessional football player in the NFL
 FootballProfessional football player in the NFL, 1997-2006
 FootballProfessional football player in the CFL, 1975-1984
 FootballProfessional football player in the NFL, 1990-1995
 FootballProfessional football player in the NFL
 FootballProfessional football player in the NFL for the 
 GolfProfessional golfer, 2003  champion
 GolfCanadian professional golfer
 GolfHead women's golf coach at the University of Michigan, Canadian former professional golfer
 GolfJennifer HaProfessional golfer
 GolfProfessional golfer in the 
 GolfCanadian professional golfer
 GolfKaroline StormoProfessional golfer
 GolfCanadian professional golfer
 GymnasticsU.S. Olympian  in 1960
 Ice HockeyProfessional  player in the  1995-2001
 Track and fieldMember of gold-medal 4 x 100 meter relay team in ; professional football player in the NFL, 1974-1975
 Softball pitcher
 Track and fieldBronze medalist at the  (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
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