Five Kent State wrestlers are seeded No. 4 or better in their weight classes for this weekend’s Mid-American Conference tournament, led by 157-pounder Casey Sparkman, who is seeded No. 3.
In dual meets, Kent State finished fourth in the conference with a 3-4 record. Last season, the Flashes didn’t win a dual meet and finished last in the tournament.
Besides determining the conference champion, the tournament will determine most of the league's qualifiers for the NCAA meet in March in Cleveland.
Assistant coach Matt Hill said he thinks five Flashes wrestlers have a good chance of placing high in the tournament and qualifying for nationals.