MT. PLEASANT, Mich. – Kent State head coach Brice Biggin was named 2018 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year following the conclusion of the MAC Gymnastics Championships on Saturday afternoon. Biggin has now received the award a conference-record 11 times during his 27-year tenure leading the Golden Flashes' program.
Biggin led Kent State to a No. 32 national ranking with a 195.855 Regional Qualifying Score (RQS), as the Flashes were the only team in the MAC that has clinched a NCAA Regional spot entering the meet. Additionally, Kent State owned the top average (195.