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Delivering Diamondback: PGA legend brings top-notch golf course to Abilene

December 12, 2015 by Jonathan Raitz

With three holes left, Charles Coody held a one stroke lead in the 1969 Masters, but was tripped up on the 16th tee. "There was a phrase that is coined on the tour of playing out of somebody's bag, and I never really did that," Coody said." I knew it was a good six-iron to get back there, and after inadvertently seeing that my playing partner ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Features, Sports Tagged With: Golf

Franklin leads ‘Cats to convincing home win

December 12, 2015 by Daniel Zepeda

BOX SCORE The Wildcats' match up with Schreiner was never in doubt, as ACU came away with a 69-46 win to move to 3-1 at home. Head coach Joe Golding's squad snapped its three-game losing skid and moves to 4-5 on the year. Freshman Jaylen Franklin put together a complete game, recording game-highs in points (14), assists (7) and rebounds (6). ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Men's Basketball

Wildcats welcome Div. III Schreiner in return to Moody

December 11, 2015 by Daniel Zepeda

LIVE STATS The Wildcats look to snap their three-game losing streak Saturday afternoon against the Schreiner Mountaineers at home. Tip off is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Moody Coliseum. ACU currently sits at 3-5 through eight non-conference games, while the Div. III member Mountaineers come in at 2-4. The last three games came against established ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Men's Basketball

‘Cats post perfect record at Air Force Classic

December 11, 2015 by Jonathan Raitz

After coming up just short against Texas Tech, the women's basketball team got back to winning form this weekend with wins over Grand Canyon University and Eastern Michigan. The Wildcats started the weekend with GCU, a team they lost to 70-57 two years ago. With new faces and experience under their belt, junior forward Suzzy Dimba and the rest ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports

JUCO Trio Headlines ACU Receiving Corp

December 6, 2015 by Collin Wieder

ACU's top three wide receivers in 2015 didn't see the field until their junior years, but it wasn't because they were redshirted or behind upper classman. Seniors Cedric Gilbert and Jonathan Epps, along with junior Carl Whitley entered ACU as junior college transfers and had an instant impact for the Wildcats. Head coach Ken Collums said that ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Features, Sports Tagged With: Football

Turnaround, not Turnover: Freshmen Duo Aims for Culture Change

December 6, 2015 by Daniel Zepeda

They don't care about the past. They don't care about the losses. They don't care about the reputation. They don't even care about the turnover. All of that is in the past, before they stepped foot in Abilene. Just like their jersey numbers of zero and one indicate, they're ready to get this program back to the beginning. Freshmen men's ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Features, Sports Tagged With: Men's Basketball

Freshman shine in 86-75 loss

December 5, 2015 by Jonathan Raitz

The men's basketball team fell to 3-4 on the season and 2-1 at home, as they were unable to overcome an early second half 17-7 run by the University of New Hampshire. The Wildcats were led offensively by freshmen Jaylen Franklin with 22 points and Hayden Farquhar with 17, 14 of which came in the first half. Video/Editing by Jonathan Raitz ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports, Videos Tagged With: Men's Basketball

Football takes step back in injury-laden 2015

December 4, 2015 by Collin Wieder

SEASON IN PHOTOS The 2015 ACU football season came to a disappointing end as the Wildcats finished 3-8 overall and 3-6 in conference play. It was head coach Ken Collums' first losing season in his four-year tenure and the program's first losing season since 2005. After going 6-6 in the team's return to the Southland Conference in 2014, 2015 ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Showcase, Sports, Videos Tagged With: Football

International students make plans for holiday break

December 4, 2015 by Mary Kate Rotenberry

Students travel all over Texas, across the nation and around the world to share time with their families over the holidays, but for international students, it can be more difficult to spend time with family during Thanksgiving and Christmas break. Douglas Sierra, senior information systems major from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, went home last year ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News

JMC Network Newscast – December 4, 2015

December 4, 2015 by Optimist Staff

This week on the JMC Network Newscast.... First, information on the third annual Notes and Joe, next all the highlights of the 27th annual downtown Christmas Parade the city of Abilene hosted and finally the JMC Network takes an up close look at the new body cameras ACUPD is using. Produced by Savanah Silva Videos by Forrest Lorenzen and Aaron ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News, Videos Tagged With: Newscast

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Sing Song 2026 Awards Class Division:

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Sing Song 2026 Awards Women’s Division:

Overall Award:
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The Optimist staff won several awards and competed at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association 2026 convention in Denton this weekend. Students participated in live contests and submitted work from the past year into the competition.Here are the results.- 1st place: Live print news writing, Ashley Henderson- 1st place: Live print sports writing, Roman Raffaeli- 2nd place: Live tv announcing, Zion Webb- 2nd place: Live news photo, Daniel Curd- 2nd place: Newscast, Optimist Staff- Honorable mention: Documentary (video), Makayla Clayton- 2nd place: Documentary, JMC documentary production class- 3rd place: General news, Callie Leverett- Honorable mention: General column, Zion Webb- Honorable mention: Sports reporting (video), Roman Raffaeli- Honorable mention: Live sports action photo, Daniel Curd- Honorable mention: General news video story, Ashley Henderson- Honorable mention: Photo illustrations (Daniel Curd & Optimist staffStudents also received awards for their work through KACU and ACUTV.- 1st place: In-depth news reporting (audio), Ashley Henderson- 1st place: General news audio story, Baylie Simon- 1st place: Live sports coverage (video), Roman Raffaeli & London Gray- 2nd place: Live sports coverage (video), Josiah Wonnell & Londyn Gray- 3rd place: General news audio story, Ashley Henderson- 2nd place: Sportscast (audio), Daisy Strine & Zion Webb- 3rd place: Sportscast (audio), Daisy Strine & Zion Webb- 3rd place: Feature reporting (audio), Baylie Simon- Honorable Mention: Feature reporting (audio), Josiah Wonnell#acuoptimist #abilenechristianuniversity #studentmedia #tipa2026 ... See MoreSee Less

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Sororities and fraternities began New Member Orientation with Bid Day, officially starting the pledging process this weekend.Originally scheduled for last week, the start was delayed due to winter weather that brought snow and ice to campus. Clubs and their sponsors gathered at designated locations on and off campus to complete tasks assigned by their officers.To view the full photo gallery, visit acuoptimist.com or click the link in our bio. #acuoptimist #abilenechristianuniversity #greeklife 📸: Daniel Curdacuoptimist.com/2026/02/gallery-clubs-begin-new-member-orientation-after-weather-delay/?fbclid=PA... ... See MoreSee Less

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