Sports
![Football players ringing the Victory Bell on September 16, 2023. Football players ringing the Victory Bell on September 16, 2023.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20230916_BC_Athletics_Football_V_CCCU_1168.jpg?VersionId=tZAwjVowDchMt.6L5n8fmteRHkh79AoJ&itok=3HqR-XK7)
The Golden Flashes football team celebrated a win over the Central Connecticut Blue Devils this weekend at Dix Stadium.
![Sunrise over Dix Stadium Sunrise over Dix Stadium](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20230913_BC_Setember%20Feature_170-Enhanced-NR.jpg?VersionId=cr5TdIxvA6.wVT3FESohuJHXMxEkwli1&itok=VlCRqwVr)
Dix Stadium is ready to host the first home game of the season for Golden Flashes football.
![Kaycee and family](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/resize%20%283%29.jpeg?VersionId=umSKbJCztHKxl7J7SSkD_ynvFjJEez7J&h=2feaa84b&itok=9n082Jal)
Kent State women's basketball welcomed the newest member of the program on Monday as nine-year-old Kaycee, a Team IMPACT recruit, made it official during a signing day celebration at the Basketball and Volleyball Development Center.
![Making an Impact](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/resize%20%282%29.jpeg?VersionId=iZXT.wnkR5C5f8tMOqTjHQNthNPOTh5P&itok=2SQIbcHv)
Never underestimate the impact you can have on someone’s life.
![Danniel Thomas-Dodd](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/resize%20%281%29.jpeg?VersionId=6VhIjeLJ2Ia9CoSBlbgwkqvh8bPrRfaj&itok=4fm9QnTR)
Kent State University track and field graduates Danniel Thomas-Dodd and Grace Tennant competed in the women's shot put this past Saturday at the 2023 World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre.
![Stock photo of golf putter and golf ball on the green](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/golf%20banner.png?VersionId=iBTD05poWxCgILzcc8aWSgY4QRKjR765&itok=KSPQGkSc)
Time in nature, the spirit of competition and bonding are just a few of the many benefits of a golf outing. For the past 25 years, the Glenn Davis Golf League has played a vital role in building a deeper sense of community for Kent State, on and off the green.
![Jessica O'Donnell](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Jessica%20O%26%23039%3BDonnell.jpeg?VersionId=wDDykS9mmIsvKKoaeAqW0VDrmQ5iQqHA&itok=SW0a4RZg)
Kent State Vice President, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Randale L. Richmond has named Jessica O'Donnell as the seventh head softball coach in program history.
![Kent State Women's Lacrosse Goalie Taylor Monturo Kent State Women's Lacrosse Goalie Taylor Monturo](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Taylor%20Monturo.jpg?VersionId=qetPmSbMY__.vgyG_bnLJEfjUYDZfQc1&itok=rNifkI6U)
![Men's baseball players](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Men%26%23039%3Bs%20baseball%20MAC%20tournament.jpeg?VersionId=i4OZhKEdGVUHJHxtfq.M2qHKL3kiF1tA&itok=N6m3yVPM)
Kyle Jackson hit a two-out three-run homer, capping a four-run eighth and giving the Golden Flashes a 6-4 comeback win over the Western Michigan Broncos in the opening game of the 2023 Mid-American Conference tournament.
![Sincere Carry and Malique Jacobs at Spring Commencement Sincere Carry and Malique Jacobs at Spring Commencement](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/230511-Spring-Commencement-Day1_RD-00217.jpg?VersionId=WifQPDwytltJGtkdvPVhl5A6dbMx0gb_&itok=kSL_h7gs)
With a flip of a tassel, Kent State's Spring Class of 2023 transformed from students to alumni.