Flashes Head South to Virginia Duals

KENT- The Golden Flashes head back on the road on Friday, traveling to Virginia to participate in the 43^rd Virginia Duals.

The two-day event features: Kent State, Navy, Oklahoma, South Dakota State, Virginia and Wisconsin. Each school will wrestle twice during the Duals. The Flashes will take on South Dakota State on Friday at 1:30 and Virginia at 3 p.m.

Kent State is coming off a solid showing at the Franklin and Marshall Open. Aaron Ferguson led the way, placing fifth at 165 pounds. Ferguson earned conference Wrestler of the Week honors for his efforts.

The Flashes are no strangers to the Virginia Duals, they have been a mainstay at the historic tournament, participating in every dual since the 2006-07 season. Kent State took on both South Dakota State and Virginia at last year's duals. Friday will be the fifth time the Flashes will face the Cavaliers at the Duals and 13^th time overall. The Flashes will face the Jackrabbits for the third time in four seasons and fourth time overall.

Fans can follow along through Track Wrestling and there are links through the Tournament hub to watch via FloWrestling. The Flashes' line-up is listed below and the link to the Duals' stats are on the wrestling schedule page. Kent State is back in action next weekend, traveling to Clarion, Pennsylvania to face Morgan State and LIU on Saturday and host Clarion on Sunday.

1. Adan Benevidez-125

2. Pablo Castro-133

3. Billy Meiszner-141

4. Matt Ryan-149

5. Keegan Knapp-157

6. Aaron Ferguson-165

7. Aj Burkhart- 174

8. Kyle Snider-184

9. Blake Schaffer-197

10. Josh Boggan-285