The fourth annual Trout Derby took place on Saturday at Cal Young Park. The event was hosted by Abilene Parks and Recreation and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Participants over the age of 17 had to provide a Texas fishing license before they could cast their fishing lines out into the creek. After doing so, they fished for the ... [Read More…]
Dungeons & Dragons event encourages community
A new on-campus event, Fellowship and Dragons, had its first group meeting in Mabee Hall on Saturday. Attendees spend the first 30 minutes immersed in a Bible study, followed by two hours playing the game "Dungeons and Dragons." Weston Weast, junior music major from Oklahoma City and RA in Mabee Hall, said he created the event as a way to ... [Read More…]
Hudson Wade 5K rescheduled for spring
The fourth annual Hudson Wade 5K has been rescheduled for the spring semester. Originally scheduled to take place on Dec. 8, 2018, the 5K was canceled due to a winter storm and icy roads. The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), decided to cancel the run for the safety of the runners and push the event to the spring. Josh Fink, ... [Read More…]
Former Wildcat Allie Hackett qualifies for Olympic trials
ACU cross country alumna Allie Hackett qualified for Olympic trials after posting a time of 2:42:43 at the California International Marathon in Sacramento, California on Dec. 2. Hackett finished her cross-country career by making the Southland Conference Women’s cross-country Student-Athlete of the Year. She also made the First Team ... [Read More…]
First Christmas in the Garden brings crowd
The Abilene Cultural Affairs Council hosted its first Christmas in the Garden: A Night on the Polar Express event on Nov. 30 at the Abilene Convention Center in the Adamson-Spalding Storybook Garden. Availability for the event closed in the morning due to a high registration rate for the event. Attendees were sipped on hot chocolate, took ... [Read More…]
ACU disc golf team hosts fundraiser to raise money for tournaments
The disc golf team hosted an ultimate frisbee fundraiser to help cover future tournament attendance costs for the remainder of the semester. The tournament was on Nov. 10 at an 18-hole disc golf course in Ovalo. ACU disc golf competes in ultimate frisbee tournaments against other Div. I universities like the University of Texas and Texas ... [Read More…]
Men’s Tennis ends fall season at Grand Canyon Invitational
ACU men's tennis finished the fall tennis season strong at Grand Canyon Invitational in Arizona. Both Junior Johnathan Sheehy and Freshman Michael Benavides won all 6 of their matches (three singles and three doubles each). Benavides defeated Nicolau Macedo (GCU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 in singles on Friday. He defeated Lukas Hoffrichter (MCC) 7-6 (1), ... [Read More…]
ESports competes in national collegiate tournaments
ESports is now a competitive team, playing against other colleges across the nation. Hunter Walls-Woods, current team captain and junior management major from Buffalo Gap, said he helped start the team in hopes that it will become a club sport by the end of the spring semester. ESports competes against other teams enlisted in the South Region ... [Read More…]
Sheehys beat ranked opponents, women conclude fall season
ACU's Josh and Johnathan Sheehy made strong showings in singles and doubles matches in Waco at the ITA Men's Texas Regionals as they took down Power 5 competitors from the Big 12. Josh Sheehy beat Texas Tech's No. 10 Parker Wynn, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3), then advanced past No. 7 Sven Lah from Baylor via retirement after going up 2-0 in the first ... [Read More…]
Wildcat Commitment: Senior Jordan Henry looks to finish tennis career strong
As a senior on the tennis team this season, Jordan Henry is looking to finish her ACU tennis career with a bang. Growing up in Moore, Oklahoma, Henry says her dad has coached her in tennis for nearly her whole life. "My dad's been my coach for as long as I remember," Henry said. "It was always me and him always out on the court ... [Read More…]
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