ACU's women's track and field team won their first indoor Southland Conference Championship at the indoor conference championship tournament in Birmingham, Alabama. The Wildcats garnered 107 points and 10 medals. Some standout players include senior sprinter Taylor Tolen, who won two medals, a gold medal in the 200 meter dash and a silver medal ... [Read More…]
Optimist Overtime: Celebrating Black History
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Moore named new chair of language and literature department
Dr. Steven Moore, professor of language and literature, has been named the new chair of the department at the beginning of the next academic year. Moore is now the first African-American chair of the department and will be the only Black faculty member who is the chair of an academic department. He also serves as the director of the McNair ... [Read More…]
Track and field competes in first indoor meet at Corky Classic
After nearly a year of no competition, the Wildcats competed in Texas Tech's Corky Classic in their first indoor meet. Other schools that participated included Baylor, Texas, Texas Tech, Lubbock Christian, Wayland Baptist, West Texas A&M and Angelo State. "It truly felt good to be back competing again," head coach Jerrod Cook said. "We've ... [Read More…]
Season predictions: ACU basketball
The ACU men's basketball opening game kickstarts college basketball across the country Wednesday against Eastern Tennessee State at 10:00 a.m. The Wildcats posted an impressive 20-11 record and finished second in the Southland conference standings. The preseason standings have the Wildcats finishing second again the conference. Season ... [Read More…]
Weekly predictions: ACU vs. Virginia
Weekly Predictions: ACU vs. Virginia Season Records: T-1st. Owen 3-2 T-1st. Carrie 3-2 3rd. Tavian 2-2 4th. Jalen 2-3 Owen: It’s within reason to suggest that the Wildcats should have waited to play in the spring. They weren’t ready for the season this fall. Certainly, COVID-19 has played a role in a tumultuous season, but the ... [Read More…]
Weekly predictions: ACU vs. Mercer
Weekly Predictions: ACU vs. Mercer Season Records: T-1st. Owen 2-1 T-1st. Carrie 2-1 T-1st. Madi 2-1 4th. Tavian 1-1 5th. Jalen 1-2 Owen: The Wildcats are off to their worst start since 2016 where they lost its first seven games of the season. That finally changes Saturday when they take down Mercer. There’s not much to gauge ... [Read More…]
Women’s soccer falls to Louisiana Tech in overtime
The Wildcats took its second loss of the season in overtime against the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters, 2-1. Louisiana Tech edged out ACU after a game-winning goal early in overtime. "I thought that we had the better run of play," coach Casey Wilson said. "In a game like soccer, when you have a breakdown it's hard to bounce back. We made a couple ... [Read More…]
Weekly Predictions: ACU vs. Army
Weekly Predictions: ACU vs. Army Season Records: T-1. Owen 1-0 T-1. Carrie 1-0 T-1. Madi 1-0 T-4. Tavian 0-1 T-4. Jalen 0-1 Owen: The Wildcats will be forced to contain the nation’s top rushing team in the country Saturday on national television. To accomplish such a task will likely prove difficult as Army is ... [Read More…]
Weekly predictions: ACU vs. UTEP
Weekly Predictions: ACU vs. UTEP Owen: Wildcat football has returned. Unfortunately, the delayed start could benefit UTEP with two games already under its belt. After a hard-fought comeback against Stephen F. Austin in the season-opener, the Miners were no match against the Longhorns. Nevertheless, UTEP will likely be less anxious coming out of ... [Read More…]