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Wildcats release 2011 football schedule; will play at Cowboys Stadium

January 21, 2011 by Brandon Tripp

Just more than month after being eliminated from the 2010 NCAA Playoffs, the Wildcats have started to look ahead to the 2011 season, releasing their schedule for an upcoming season that includes a trip Cowboys Stadium. ACU will be participating in the first-ever Lone Star Conference Football Festival in the upcoming season. The Wildcats are part ... [Read More…]

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

Wildcats continue to earn recognition after season ends

January 21, 2011 by Brandon Tripp

The Wildcat football team has ended its season, but during the past month the awards for its record setting 2010 season have continued to pour in. Ten Wildcats were named to the Don Hanson NCAA Division II Super Region Four football team. Five players were named to the first team; four of them were offensive players. Seniors Edmund Gates, Emery ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Football

Golf adds two new faces for 2011

December 3, 2010 by Brandon Tripp

ACU signed two golfers from Arkansas Baptist High School in Little Rock this week. Classmates Corbin Renner and Luke Carpenter will continue to be teammates when they join the Wildcat golf team in fall 2011. Among the top Division II links programs, ACU's golf team finished ranked fifth in the nation at the close of the 2010 fall season. Coach ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Golf

Mules kick ACU from playoffs; end Wildcat’s season

December 1, 2010 by Brandon Tripp

The ACU Wildcats saw their season come to an end over the weekend, getting kicked from the playoffs by Central Missouri, 55-41, at Shotwell Stadium. "We were disappointed in the outcome, but Central Missouri played a great game," said ACU head coach Chris Thomsen. The Wildcats could not overcome an early hole, falling behind 21-0 before managing ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Football

Two Wildcats named finalists for national awards

December 1, 2010 by Brandon Tripp

ACU's season may have come to an end, but the accolades for two players have not. Both Mitchell Gale and Trevis Turner have been named national finalists for two of the nation's most respected Division II awards. Gale is a finalist for the Harlon Hill award, given to the Division II Player of the Year. Turner has been nominated as one of eight ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Football

Former Olympian honored on 50th anniversy of gold medal win

November 19, 2010 by Brandon Tripp

Former Olympian and ACU alumnus Earl Young was back on campus 50 years after he became the youngest track athlete ever to win a medal at the Olympic Games. "It was a great honor to have him on campus," athletic director Jared Mosely said. Young, who spoke in Chapel in Moody Coliseum on Wednesday, was part of the 4x400 American relay team that ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Track & Field

Gale named regional finalist for Harlon Hill Award

November 19, 2010 by Brandon Tripp

ACU quarterback Mitchell Gale has been named a regional finalist for the 2010 Harlon Hill Award, given to the nation's best Division II football player. The Harlon Hill Award was first given in 1986 to recognize the best player in Div. II that season. The award is named for former University of North Alabama star tight-end Harlon Hill, who played ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Football

NCAA sanctions require awareness

November 19, 2010 by Brandon Tripp

Two years ago the NCAA hit ACU Athletics with a slew of violations the university was accused of committing in 2007. Many of the violations included what the NCAA deemed as "impermissible inducements." Since that time, the Department of Athletics has taken steps to improve the information available to fans, boosters and anyone the NCAA deems as ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Athletics

Wildcats earn LSC crown, first round playoff bye

November 17, 2010 by Brandon Tripp

The ACU Wildcats finished their bid for an outright Lone Star Conference Championship and a perfect 11-0 season with a 47-17 victory over the Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs on the Wildcats senior day. "It means a lot," senior fullback Emery Dudensing said. "I really enjoy that we won it here in front of the home crowd." The Wildcats ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Football

Wildcats hammer Bulldogs, win out-right LSC title

November 14, 2010 by Brandon Tripp

The ACU Wildcats finished their bid for an outright Lone Star Conference Championship and a perfect 11-0 season with a 47-17 victory over the Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs on the Wildcats senior day. "It means a lot," senior fullback Emery Dudensing said. "I really enjoy that we won it here in front of the home crowd." The Wildcats ... [Read More…]

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