athletics
![Flash standing in a crowd with arms raised victoriously](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Flash-athletics.jpg?VersionId=YB60OyVvMrL5dXAncJmbz5i.r4r_Nqwb&h=4362216e&itok=Q90hRQVh)
Director of Athletics, Randale L. Richmond has announced administrative staff additions and a series of promotions. These changes were a part of the next phase of departmental review to enhance the student-athlete experience and create strong alignment with the department’s mission and guiding principle.
![Senior Guard Hannah Young Looks to Pass in Win Over #19 UCLA](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/WBB_0.jpeg?VersionId=Qy90vE4HsBz78uHMMtU_Rd90WdQXskNr&h=d1cb525d&itok=ujRzZd-B)
A 12-0 run late in the fourth quarter put Kent State ahead for good in a 75-69 win over No. 19 UCLA in the opening round of the Gulf Coast Showcase.
Following a national search, Randale L. Richmond has been selected as Kent State's next director of athletics.
![Lisa Strong (right) helps Kory Nielsen visualize a putt during 2019 Fall golf season](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Lisa-Strom2-web_0.jpg?VersionId=LSH0ifX8wxeqhwgW5DLve.wjW5TL8ZJF&h=b37918ff&itok=g6URRSWw)
Lisa Strom says her immediate impact in her first year as Kent State Women's Golf Coach has been a blur, but her team's overwhelming success is quite clear.
![Members of Kent State football, dance, cheer and the marching band visited kids at Children's Medical Center Plano](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/191219_RAD_DAY-4_02419_0.jpg?VersionId=v4d84txXT94TbmtwaohQljjuQq68I.rK&h=34bbd072&itok=KoDiCNDK)
Hours before they will do battle on the gridiron, Kent State’s football players and other students paused to spend time with kids from Texas facing tough battles of their own.
![Kent State Football Players Prepare Meals for Needy in Frisco, Texas](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/191217_RAD_Frisco-Bowl-D2_00810_0.jpg?VersionId=VngKUjvY1fChUtTyv413w8ccelUthdyV&h=34bbd072&itok=7XT-gXtd)
At the same time that Kent State is competing in a bowl game, as many as 1,000 kids in Texas will be eating a meal that the Golden Flashes helped provide.
![Cowboy Up! Golden Flashes work out at the practice facility of the Dallas Cowboys to prepare for Frisco Bowl.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/a191217_RAD_Frisco-Bowl-D2_00450_0.jpg?VersionId=wNhJXK7p__9t6IeMmTJB.FYI13mkf0Sb&h=58c8a5e7&itok=4g10iw49)
Kent State worked out Tuesday at the Dallas Cowboys’ Training Facility – Ford Center at the Star – for the first of three workouts ahead of Friday’s Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl against Utah State.
![Kent State's Fall Commencement Ceremonies To Be Held Dec. 13-14](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/DSC_8916.jpg?VersionId=10D4qoy6kitrJNegKvyyIVutj0k7SdKD&h=34bbd072&itok=Dk1I2bUo)
Joan C. Cronan will share a short address with a long-lasting impact as commencement speaker.