Kent State Captures First MAC Institutional Academic Achievement Award

CLEVELAND – For the first time in school history, Kent State has received the Mid-American Conference Institutional Academic Achievement Award, the conference announced Thursday. The Golden Flashes earned a department-wide grade-point average (GPA) of 3.447 for the 2020-21 academic year.

The Institutional Academic Achievement Award is presented annually to the MAC school with the highest GPA for student-athletes in league-sponsored sports for the academic year.

"We strive for competitive excellence both within and outside of the classroom. I could not be more proud of the hard work and efforts of our student-athletes over the 2020-21 school year," shared Director of Athletics Randale L.…