KENT – The Kent State Golden Flashes head to Dekalb, Ill. this weekend, May 9-11 for the Mid-American Conference Championships. The meet is hosted by Northern Illinois University. The Kent men are looking to defend their indoor conference title and claim their sixth outdoor title and eighth overall MAC crown. They are ranked first in this week's USTFCCCA Conference Track and Field Rating Index, just ahead of Eastern Michigan. The meet is set to begin tomorrow with the heptathlon and decathlon, sprinting prelims, and the finals of the 10,000-meter run.
The Golden Flashes have 29 athletes entered in the meet.