Ted Kent attended Cedarburg High School from 1952-1956, participating in three sports. Kent lettered in basketball three times, football twice, and track and field twice. He also served as team Captain for the basketball team. Averaging 19.2 points per game, Kent was selected to the 1956-57 First Team All-Conference Basketball Team and was selected for the Conference All-Star Team in the same year. He was also voted team MVP by his teammates and broke the most points scored in a game with 38, a record that stood for 14 years. Kent lead the Bulldogs to a shared Braveland Conference Championship. He finished his basketball career holding the record for most steals with 72.

Kent also played defensive end, punted, and kicked extra points for the Bulldog Football Team. He broke the single game record for most points in one game with 16. Kent was elected to First-Team All-Conference in football. He was also Co-Captain of the Track and Field Team, setting the school record in pole vault at 11 feet. Kent won the Braveland Conference and Sectional competition before finishing in 4th place at State.

Kent received a basketball scholarship to attend Valparaiso University after his time as a Bulldog. He was on the first-string Freshman Basketball Team until a serious knee injury ended his time in college athletics. Kent later went on to attend the University of Wisconsin and graduated with a Business of Science degree in Economics. Kent has since opened Kent’s Marketing, attributing his time as a Cedarburg Bulldog for building the determination, forthrightness and sincerity that helped him become a successful business owner.