Kent State University Team Wins Cross-Country Air Race

A collegiate team, the Flying Flashes from Kent State University, won the 45th Air Race Classic.

Julie Boatman

Monday, June 27, 2022 at 11:01 AM ET

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Laura Wilson and Alex Johnson flew as Team 52 in a 2020 Cessna Skyhawk 172SP. [Courtesy: Air Race Classic]

Key Takeaways:

The Kent State University "Flying Flashes" team, Laura Wilson and Alex Johnson, won the 45th Air Race Classic and also secured the Collegiate Challenge Trophy.
The top ten winners were announced at a banquet in Terre Haute, Indiana, with the Kent State team finishing first.
Various other special awards were presented, including for fastest Cessna and Piper aircraft, a clean race completion, and the top Women in Aviation International member team.

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A collegiate team, the Flying Flashes from Kent State University, won the 45th Air Race Classic. The top 10 winners—along with those for a long list of other prizes—were announced at a banquet at the race terminus in Terre Haute, Indiana, last night. Laura Wilson and Alex Johnson flew as Team 52 in a 2020 Cessna Skyhawk 172SP.

The team also secured the top collegiate award, the Collegiate Challenge Trophy, with the top 10 rounded out with a full field of great competitors. A collegiate team also won last year’s virtual race—Team 49, Emma Hughes, Emily Hause, and Regine Rose Acosta from Western Michigan University.