Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1997
- Class:
- 1982
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER: A 1978 graduate of Baltimore County’s Parkville High School…Earned three varsity letters in gymnastics…Two-time county, regional and Maryland State Champion in the floor exercise…School and county record-holder…Captain of his team two years…First prep gymnast in Maryland High School history to perform a double-back flip in competition…KSU CAREER: Won four Varsity “K’s” in gymnastics (1979-82)…Won the 1981 and 1982 floor exercise title at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Gymnastics League (GLIGL) Championships…NCAA Eastern Regional Floor Exercise Champion in 1982…Represented Kent at the NCAA Championships…Four-time recipient of Kent’s Floor Exercise Award…Qualified for the GLIGL floor exercise finals four years…Also qualified for GLIGL finals in vault and parallel bars…Broke Kent’s floor exercise scoring record six times during his career…Two-year captain…Earned his BBA in marketing (1982) and his MBA (1985) from Kent…Member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity…Received the Order of the Omega for outstanding service…POST KSU CAREER: Continues to compete, judge, and coach gymnastics…Has competed six times at the NGJA Metro Invitational, U.S. Naval Academy…PERSONAL: Full name is Michael Dominick Aquino…Born on September 1, 1960, in Baltimore, Maryland…Currently serves as a Senior Staffing Consultant for the Strategic Resource Group…Also serves on Kent State University’s National Alumni Board.
