Britt Bonneau will return for his 22nd season as the Wildcats' head baseball coach in 2018. Lee De Leon, director of athletics, confirmed in his De Leon Point newsletter on Monday that Bonneau had been given a one-year extension in light of a promising recruiting class for next season. "Coach Bonneau has been a loyal servant to the university ... [Read More…]
Athletics inks 10-year multimedia agreement with global sports leader
As the era of Div. 1 transition comes to a close, the department of athletics took a step of sustainability for the future by signing a 10-year contract with IMG College. "It's a huge deal for us," De Leon said. "Most Div. 1 athletic departments across the country outsource their sponsorship sales. For the last four months we've been working to ... [Read More…]
School winds down as construction picks up
With students leaving for the summer at the end of this week, don't expect campus to quiet down. Rather the sound of construction machinery and workers will keep the chatter coming, as Wildcat Stadium, the Teague renovations and new tennis clubhouse construction hit full swing. Director of athletics, Lee De Leon said everything is progressing ... [Read More…]
Throwers, distance runners earn seven golds in final tune-up
In the teams final tune-up before conference and its final home meet of the season, ACU came away with seven gold medal performances. All seven victories were contributed by the Wildcats’ distance competitors and throwers, but as a team they posted 11 lifetime bests. Sophomores Reagan Mabery and McKennon Cecil took home the gold in the women’s ... [Read More…]
Dooley shoots golf to eighth place finish despite wind
It's always windy in Abilene, but the golf team got its fair share of wind and adversity when it competed at the Southland Conference Championships in McKinney at the beginning of the week. "Conditions were very tough this week and it was a grind every hole," senior Kyle Karnei said. "We didn't play an easy hole all week, but I was proud to see ... [Read More…]
Wildcats return home for two tune-ups before conference
The track and field team participated in Baylor's Michael Johnson Invitational over the weekend and battled high winds and stiff competition in its final away meet before the Southland Conference Championships early next month. Up against competition from the Big-12, SEC and ACC, head coach Lance Bingham said the weather effected some of the ... [Read More…]
Wildcats head back to Waco after short break
After four straight weekends of meets, track and field took Easter weekend off before gearing up for the final stretch, which starts with a second consecutive Baylor meet this weekend. While in Waco two weeks ago at the Baylor Invitational, the Wildcats made it to the medal stand twice, with two bronze medals each coming in the 1500-meter race. ... [Read More…]
Football caps spring with purple and white game
It was a busy spring for the football team as the first practices of a new era concluded on Friday with the purple and white scrimmage. With first-year head coach Adam Dorrel getting his first crack at Div. 1 spring practices, Wildcat Stadium passing the halfway point of completion and a mostly new coaching staff, the team entered the spring ... [Read More…]
Gold medal performance by mile relay propels team into Baylor Relays
In his first outdoor season at the helm of the track and field team, head coach Lance Bingham continues to be impressed by the individual performances posted from week to week. And this past weekend at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational it was the men's 4x400 meter relay team racing to a gold medal to earn the weekly honor. "I saw a lot of ... [Read More…]
Most valuable player? More like most valuable ball-hog
Russell Westbrook should not win the 2016-2017 NBA Most valuable player award. It's clear I'm taking the road much less traveled here, because Westbrook's numbers this season are astronomically better than anything we've seen in a number of years. In fact, the NBA probably hasn't seen this much statistical domination since Oscar Robertson ... [Read More…]
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