Flashes prepare for nation's best at Aggie Invitational

Then a sophomore, Kent State's Gisli Sveinbergsson tees off on the 16th hole at the Mid-American Conference championship in Nashport, OH. The Flashes won the conference, while Sveinbergsson won golfer of the year. [FILE]The Kent State men’s golf team was ranked No. 28 in the country to start the season.

Now, after a couple of ups and downs, the Flashes are ranked No. 31, three spots up from last week’s rankings.

After finishing third in their first tournament of the year, the Flashes struggled to keep the same momentum. In the General Hackler Championship on March 10-11, the team finished in sixth place after moving up four spots in the tournament’s final day.

In their last tournament, the…