Invited to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs after winning KSU’s first NCAA wrestling title in 2011, Kilgore took a year off from college to get ready for the 2012 Olympic Trials and compete around the world.
May 21, 2013
Flashes Welcome 11 New Wrestlers
The Kent State University wrestling team recently announced the upcoming arrival of 11 new members for the 2013-14 season. Nine of the incoming freshmen are Ohio natives, while the other two come from New Jersey and California.
Apr 17, 2013
Sasfy and Candiello Named to Academic All-MAC Team
Kent State senior Tommy Sasfy (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) and sophomore Andrew Candiello (Pittsburgh, Pa.) were named to the 2013 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Wrestling Team Wednesday, as selected by conference faculty representatives. Of the eight...
Apr 2, 2013
Kilgore Tabbed MAC Wrestler of the Year
The only MAC wrestler to advance to the finals of this year’s NCAA Championships, Kilgore went 43-1 on the season with 33 bonus-point victories, including a program record 18 pins.
Mar 23, 2013
Kilgore Comes Up Two Points Shy of Perfect Season
Dustin Kilgoreâs brilliant collegiate career came to an end with an 8-6 loss to Penn Stateâs Quentin Wright in the finals of the NCAA Championships Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena. The fifth-year seniorâ...
Mar 22, 2013
Kilgore Now One Step Away from Perfection
Kent State senior Dustin Kilgore is back in the finals of the NCAA Championships following an 8-6 semifinal victory over Oregon State’s Taylor Meeks Friday night at Wells Fargo Arena. A pivotal third period reversal broke a 5-5 tie and helped...
Kilgore Begins Second National Title Chase Thursday in Iowa; Five Other Flashes Looking to Make Splash at NCAA Championships
NCAA Gives At-Large Bids to McGuire, Marsh & Wheeler; Pairings Announced for Six Flashes
Kilgore Becomes Four-Time MAC Champion; Mitcheff & Newburg Also Punch NCAA Tickets
Flashes to Compete at Brute Invitational and Midlands Championships This Weekend
Andrassy talks MAC expansion and the additions of Missouri, Northern Iowa and Old Dominion
MAC Announces Missouri, Northern Iowa and Old Dominion Join as Affiliate Members in Wrestling
Small, Miller & Witt Win Titles, but Flashes Finish Second at MAC Championships
Flashes Look to End Chippewas' 10-Year Winning Streak Sunday at MAC Championships
Flashes Look to Complete Perfect MAC Run Hosting Buffalo and Eastern Michigan This Weekend
Flashes Win 17-of-20 Matches in Sweep of Northern Illinois and Cleveland State
Flashes Open MAC Competition Wednesday at Northern Illinois and Take on Cleveland State
Tice Named to NWCA All-Academic Team; KSU Squad Earns 3.0 Grade Point Average
Kilgore to Wrestle for National Title Saturday Night: Watch Party at Water Street Tavern
Bedelyon & Kilgore Advace to Quarterfinals; Kilgore Breaks KSU Career Win Record
Flashes Clinch Share of MAC Regular Season Title in 30-3 Blowout at Eastern Michigan
WWE Star Dolph Ziggler and Two High School Duals to be a Part of Kent State vs. Ohio Friday
Flashes Explode Out of the MAC Gate with 37-6 Thrashing of Northern Illinois
Flashes to Take on Many of the Nation's Best at Southern Scuffle Dec. 29-30
Bedelyon, Kilgore and Barlow Win Individual Titles as Flashes Place Second at Body Bar
KSU Opens Season This Weekend in Virginia; Dual with Iowa State to be Streamed Live
Two years ago, Casey Newburg wrote “NCAA qualifier” on a piece of duct tape and slapped it on the mirror in the makeshift weight room in his parents’ garage.
Dustin Kilgore stood on a Havana beach recently, catching fish and eel and making friends with locals, using just enough Spanish he learned at Berea High and Kent State.
The Kent State wrestling team isn’t easy to find most days, tucked away in a warm underground room in the M.A.C. Center annex,
George Bergman has seen some of the best wrestlers this area has known come and go through his Oak Harbor program over the years.
Wheeling Park High School wrestler Kyle Bauer has been selected as a Wrestling USA Magazine High School Academic Team All-American.
Kent State’s athletic history dates back to 1913 when the first-ever sporting event took place. In the last 99 years, the university has been the home of incredible athletes and amazing teams. None have ever been quite like Dustin Kilgore, though
KENT: Jim Andrassy learned firsthand what the Kent State wrestling program needed to compete with the top wrestling programs across the country.
By Craig, Sesker, USA Wrestling Dustin Kilgore spent two of the best months of his life this past summer on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. He fished. He relaxed. And he enjoyed the beautiful scenery in the southeastern part of the state.
Good thing happen to good people. And with the way that the Lewistown High School media room was packed with well- wishers one can consider Lewistown wrestler Jake Schultz as one of those.
Two and a half years absent from the mats was not enough to slow down Joe Tymoszczuk, as he was named Mid-American Conference wrestler of the week on Feb. 16.
Coming off a stellar wrestling career at Big Spring High School, Mallie Shuster felt he was more than ready for the rigors of Division I competition.
Andrassy turns Kent State wrestling program into national power
By virtue of beating two of the higher-ranked wrestlers at his weight in the first few weeks of the season, Kent State's 184-pound Dustin Kilgore has gone from being the hunter to the hunted.






















