Spartan Profile: Kyle Ahrens

By Kellie Van Maele, MSU Athletic CommunicationsIt’s March 29, 2015, and Kyle Ahrens is pacing back and forth in his Versailles, Ohio, living room. Michigan State had just advanced to the Final Four, giving Ahrens just a taste of what it would be like to be a Spartan.

Fast forward to Nov. 4, and reality had set in. Ahrens scored his first basket against Northern Michigan University during his debut donning the green and white.

“It’s a real blessing to be here,” said Ahrens, a freshman guard. “When I first stepped foot on this campus, that’s when it really hit me. My mom even told me that the first practice she came to she watched me with tears rolling down her cheeks because she knew that I…