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Athletic Points of Pride
Kent State's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has received institutional awards including the Jacoby Trophy, Institutional Academic Achievement Award and Men's FAR Academic Achievement Award.
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59 Athletes Maintain a Perfect 4.0 GPA -
Successful Alumni, a Hallmark of Kent State Athletics -
11X Jacoby Trophy Winner (2022)
Teams & Athletes
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- Kent State football wonÌý2019 Frisco Bowl marking their first ever bowl game win in school history.
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- 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 19ÌýDivision I intercollegiate teams competing within the Mid-American Conference
- There are 450+ student athletes
- Many have been earned throughout the years - and continue to be earned.
Fun Facts
- First athletics played in 1920: football
- Dix Stadium opened in 1969 and seats 25,319
- ÐãÉ«app’s school colors are blue and gold
- You can show your Kent State spirit year-round or seasonally, whether you live near or far Ìýwith:
- Kent State Soccer alumnae Jenna Hellstrom was selected to the Team Canada Women's Soccer roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
Famous Alumni Athletes
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).
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| Ìý | Sport | Name | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ìý | Baseball | Professional baseball player inÌýÌýas aÌý | |
| Ìý | Baseball | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball | |
| Ìý | Baseball | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball | |
| Ìý | Baseball | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher | |
| Ìý | Baseball | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball, currently for theÌýÌýas aÌý | |
| Ìý | Baseball | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher | |
| Ìý | Baseball | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball | |
| Ìý | Baseball | Professional baseball player, manager, and scout inÌý | |
| Ìý | Baseball | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball with theÌý,Ìý, andÌý winner | |
| Ìý | Baseball | Former professional baseball third-baseman inÌýÌý1961-1970. 1962 All-Star. | |
| Ìý | Baseball | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher | |
| Ìý | Baseball | Professional baseball player inÌýÌýas a pitcher, winner of theÌý, sportscaster | |
| Ìý | Baseball | Professional baseball player, head coach for theÌýÌýfrom 2005–2013, current head baseball coach at Georgia | |
| Ìý | Baseball | Professional baseball player inÌýÌýas a pitcher, 1994-2001 | |
| Ìý | Baseball | Professional baseball player inÌýÌýas a pitcher | |
| Ìý | Basketball | ProfessionalÌýÌýplayer in theÌýÌýandÌý | |
| Ìý | Basketball | 2008ÌýÌýMen's Basketball Player of the Year | |
| Ìý | Basketball | Professional basketball player in theÌý, 1996–2012; member of theÌýÌýfrom 2005–12; Canton Charge head coach | |
| Ìý | Basketball | Professional basketball player in theÌý, 1982-1983 | |
| Ìý | Field Hockey | Judy Devine | Former Field Hockey Coach and Senior Associate Athletic Director |
| Ìý | Field Hockey | Madison Thompson | Professional field hockey player on Canadian Indoor National team |
| Ìý | Football | ProfessionalÌýÌýplayer with theÌýÌýof theÌýÌý1966-1968 | |
| Ìý | Football | ProfessionalÌýÌýplayer in theÌý | |
| Ìý | Football | ProfessionalÌýÌýplayer in theÌýÌý1976-1984 | |
| Ìý | Football | Professional football player in theÌýÌýas aÌý, member ofÌý, formerÌý | |
| Ìý | Football | Professional football player in the NFL | |
| Ìý | Football | Professional football player in the NFL and theÌý | |
| Ìý | Football | Professional football player in the NFL; Super Bowl LIII MVP | |
| Ìý | Football | Professional football player in the NFL | |
| Ìý | Football | Professional football player in the NFL as aÌý | |
| Ìý | Football | Former professionalÌýÌýplayer in the NFL | |
| Ìý | Football | Professional football player in the NFL as aÌý | |
| Ìý | Football | Ìýcoach, television sportscaster | |
| Ìý | Football | Professional football player in the NFL | |
| Ìý | Football | Professional football player in the NFL | |
| Ìý | Football | Professional football player in the NFL as a linebacker and a member of theÌý | |
| Ìý | Football | Assistant coach in the NFL, University of Michigan | |
| Ìý | Football | Professional football player in the NFL, 1989-1997 | |
| Ìý | Football | Assistant coach in the National Football League | |
| Ìý | Football | Professional football player in the NFL | |
| Ìý | Football | Professional football player in the NFL | |
| Ìý | Football | Professional football player in theÌý | |
| Ìý | Football | Professional football player in the NFL, 1957-1965 | |
| Ìý | Football | Former head football coach at University of Missouri and University of Toledo | |
| Ìý | Football | Ìýand NFL head coach, six-time national championship winner | |
| Ìý | Football | (Larry Faulk) |
Professional football player in the NFL, 1976-1983 |
| Ìý | Football | Professional football player in the NFL | |
| Ìý | Football | Professional football player in the NFL, 1997-2006 | |
| Ìý | Football | Professional football player in the CFL, 1975-1984 | |
| Ìý | Football | Professional football player in the NFL, 1990-1995 | |
| Ìý | Football | Professional football player in the NFL | |
| Ìý | Football | Professional football player in the NFL for theÌý | |
| Ìý | Golf | Professional golfer, 2003ÌýÌýchampion | |
| Ìý | Golf | Canadian professional golfer | |
| Ìý | Golf | Head women's golf coach at the University of Michigan, Canadian former professional golfer | |
| Ìý | Golf | Jennifer Ha | Professional golfer |
| Ìý | Golf | Professional golfer in theÌý | |
| Ìý | Golf | Canadian professional golfer | |
| Ìý | Golf | Karoline Stormo | Professional golfer |
| Ìý | Golf | Canadian professional golfer | |
| Ìý | Gymnastics | U.S. OlympianÌýÌýin 1960 | |
| Ìý | Ice Hockey | ProfessionalÌýÌýplayer in theÌýÌý1995-2001 | |
| Ìý | Track and field | Member of gold-medal 4 x 100 meter relay team inÌý; professional football player in the NFL, 1974-1975 | |
| Ìý | Softball | Ìýpitcher | |
| Ìý | Track and field | Bronze medalist at theÌý (200m) | |
| Ìý | Baseball | Travis Shaw | Professional baseball player in MLB |
| Ìý | Baseball | Andrew Chafin | Professional baseball player in MLB |
| Ìý | Basketball | Doug Sims | Professional basketball player in NBA |
| Ìý | Football | Dri Archer | Former professional football player in NFL |
| Ìý | Football | Roosevelt Nix | Professional football player in NFL |
| Ìý | Golf | Corey Conners | Professional golfer in the PGA Tour |
| Ìý | Golf | Herb Page | Former KSU Head Golf Coach, Canadian Golf Hall of Fame |
| Ìý | Soccer | Jenna Hellstrom | Member of Canadian national team at 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| Ìý | Volleyball | Kelsey Bittinger | Former professional volleyball player in Austria |
| Ìý | Basketball | Jordan Korinek | Professional basketball player in Greece and Germany |
| Ìý | Wrestling | Dustin Kilgore | Placed third at 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials |
| Ìý | Wrestling | Nick Nemeth "Dolph Ziggler" | Wrestling, two-time World Heavyweight Championship |
| Ìý | Track & Field | Danniel Thomas-Dodd | Member of Jamaican national team at 2016 Summer Olympics |
| Ìý | Track & Field | Kim Kreiner | Two-time U.S. Olympian (2004, 2008) in javelin throw |
| Ìý | Track & Field | Jacques Accambray | Member of French national team (hammer throw) at 1972 Summer Olympics |
| Ìý | Track & Field | Bruno Cherrier | Member of French national team (200m, 4x100 relay) at 1972 Summer Olympics |
| Ìý | Track & Field | Jud Logan | Four-time U.S. Olympian (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000) in hammer throw |
| Ìý | Track & Field | Al Schoterman | U.S. Olympian (hammer throw) at 1972 Summer Olympics |
| Ìý | Softball | Maddy Grimm | Former professional softball player in NPF |
| Ìý | Softball | Pauline Maurice | Member of Canadian national team at 1996 Summer Olympics |
| Ìý | Softball | Holly Speers | Professional softball player in NPF; member of Canadian national team |