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Athletic Points of Pride
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'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 Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Athletics
11X Jacoby Trophy Winner (2022)
- 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
- Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ 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.
- First athletics played in 1914: baseball
- Dix Stadium opened in 1969 and seats 25,319
- Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’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 Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ spirit year-round or seasonally, whether you live near or far with:
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ 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).
| Sport | Name | Notability | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Professional baseball player in as a | ||
| Baseball | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball | ||
| Baseball | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball | ||
| Baseball | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher | ||
| Baseball | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball, currently for the as a | ||
| Baseball | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher | ||
| Baseball | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball | ||
| Baseball | Professional baseball player, manager, and scout in | ||
| Baseball | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball with the , , and winner | ||
| Baseball | Former professional baseball third-baseman in 1961-1970. 1962 All-Star. | ||
| Baseball | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher | ||
| Baseball | Professional baseball player in as a pitcher, winner of the , sportscaster | ||
| Baseball | Professional baseball player, head coach for the from 2005–2013, current head baseball coach at Georgia | ||
| Baseball | Professional baseball player in as a pitcher, 1994-2001 | ||
| Baseball | Professional baseball player in as a pitcher | ||
| Basketball | Professional player in the and | ||
| Basketball | 2008 Men's Basketball Player of the Year | ||
| Basketball | Professional football player in the NFL as a , played basketball for Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ | ||
| Basketball | Professional basketball player in the , 1996–2012; member of the from 2005–12; Canton Charge head coach | ||
| Basketball | Professional basketball player in the , 1982-1983 | ||
| Field Hockey | Judy Devine | Former Field Hockey Coach and Senior Associate Athletic Director | |
| Field Hockey | Madison Thompson | Professional field hockey player on Canadian Indoor National team | |
| Football | Professional player with the of the 1966-1968 | ||
| Football | Professional player in the | ||
| Football | Professional player in the 1976-1984 | ||
| Football | Professional football player in the as a , member of , former | ||
| Football | Professional football player in the NFL | ||
| Football | Professional football player in the NFL and the | ||
| Football | Professional football player in the NFL; Super Bowl LIII MVP | ||
| Football | Professional football player in the NFL | ||
| Football | Former professional player in the NFL | ||
| Football | Professional football player in the NFL as a | ||
| Football | coach, television sportscaster | ||
| Football | Professional football player in the NFL | ||
| Football | Professional football player in the NFL | ||
| Football | Professional football player in the NFL as a linebacker and a member of the | ||
| Football | Assistant coach in the NFL, University of Michigan | ||
| Football | Professional football player in the NFL, 1989-1997 | ||
| Football | Assistant coach in the National Football League | ||
| Football | Professional football player in the NFL | ||
| Football | Professional football player in the NFL | ||
| Football | Professional football player in the | ||
| Football | Professional football player in the NFL, 1957-1965 | ||
| Football | Former 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 | |
| Football | Professional football player in the NFL | ||
| Football | Professional football player in the NFL, 1997-2006 | ||
| Football | Professional football player in the CFL, 1975-1984 | ||
| Football | Professional football player in the NFL, 1990-1995 | ||
| Football | Professional football player in the NFL | ||
| Football | Professional football player in the NFL for the | ||
| Golf | Professional golfer, 2003 champion | ||
| Golf | Canadian professional golfer | ||
| Golf | Head women's golf coach at the University of Michigan, Canadian former professional golfer | ||
| Golf | Jennifer Ha | Professional golfer | |
| Golf | Professional golfer in the | ||
| Golf | Canadian professional golfer | ||
| Golf | Karoline Stormo | Professional golfer | |
| Golf | Canadian professional golfer | ||
| Gymnastics | U.S. Olympian in 1960 | ||
| Ice Hockey | Professional player in the 1995-2001 | ||
| Track and field | Member of gold-medal 4 x 100 meter relay team in ; professional football player in the NFL, 1974-1975 | ||
| Softball | pitcher | ||
| Track and field | Bronze medalist at the (200m) | ||
| Baseball | Travis Shaw | Professional baseball player in MLB | |
| Baseball | Andrew Chafin | Professional baseball player in MLB | |
| Basketball | Doug Sims | Professional basketball player in NBA | |
| Football | Dri Archer | Former professional football player in NFL | |
| Football | Roosevelt Nix | Professional football player in NFL | |
| Golf | Corey Conners | Professional golfer in the PGA Tour | |
| Golf | Herb Page | Former KSU Head Golf Coach, Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, Mid-American Conference (MAC) Hall of Fame | |
| Soccer | Jenna Hellstrom | Member of Canadian national team at 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
| Volleyball | Kelsey Bittinger | Former professional volleyball player in Austria | |
| Basketball | Jordan Korinek | Professional basketball player in Greece and Germany | |
| Wrestling | Dustin Kilgore | Placed third at 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials | |
| Wrestling | Nick Nemeth "Dolph Ziggler" | Wrestling, two-time World Heavyweight Championship | |
| Track & Field | Danniel Thomas-Dodd | Member of Jamaican national team at 2016 Summer Olympics | |
| Track & Field | Kim Kreiner | Two-time U.S. Olympian (2004, 2008) in javelin throw | |
| Track & Field | Jacques Accambray | Member of French national team (hammer throw) at 1972 Summer Olympics | |
| Track & Field | Bruno Cherrier | Member of French national team (200m, 4x100 relay) at 1972 Summer Olympics | |
| Track & Field | Jud Logan | Four-time U.S. Olympian (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000) in hammer throw | |
| Track & Field | Al Schoterman | U.S. Olympian (hammer throw) at 1972 Summer Olympics | |
| Softball | Maddy Grimm | Former professional softball player in NPF | |
| Softball | Pauline Maurice | Member of Canadian national team at 1996 Summer Olympics | |
| Softball | Holly Speers | Professional softball player in NPF; member of Canadian national team |