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Athletics moves forward with club sports vision

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After bringing four club sports under its umbrella last October, the department of athletics has brought on the former student director of club sports at Texas Tech to serve in the brand new role of, director of club sports. Director of athletics, Lee De Leon said the decision to hire Todd Rogers was made to try and bolster the influence of club ... [Read More…]

Former Northwest Missouri State head coach set to lead football

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After the exit of former head coach Ken Collums less than 24 hours removed from a season finale loss to Southeastern Louisiana, the search for the program's 20th head coach began. On Sunday morning, just over a month after the search started, and following much speculation of who it would be, Director of Athletics Lee De Leon confirmed Collums' ... [Read More…]

Back and Better: Grau turns comeback season into best yet with first-team accolades

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Nik Grau is 37-of-42 on field goals in his career, and after a junior season where he converted on 13-of-14 and didn't miss a single PAT he was named the Southland Conference's top kicker with first team all-Conference honors. But what's most impressive about the junior placekicker's accomplishments is when the season began, Nik was unsure if he'd ... [Read More…]

Season finale win eludes Wildcats in Louisiana

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A week after starting sluggish against Northwestern State, the Wildcats again struggled to find their rhythm as they fell behind 14-3 to Southeastern Louisiana at the end of the first, and would not be able to recover. The Wildcats were faced with an opportunity late in the third to cut the lead to two, but could not find the End zone. After ... [Read More…]

Collums, Athletics part ways after five seasons

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Less than 24 hours after the Wildcats fell to Southeastern Louisiana, 31-19, in the season finale, head football coach Ken Collums was relieved of his duties, and special teams coordinator and linebacker coach Mark Ribaudo was named interim head coach. "I'm disappointed I didn't get to finish what I started," Collums said. A big part of what we ... [Read More…]

Collums hopes to lay foundation for 2017 with finale win

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Fresh off its second win of the season in its home finale, football heads to Hammond, Louisiana for its season finale against Southeastern Louisiana. Head coach Ken Collums said it was fitting to send Shotwell out the right way with a win last weekend. "To end our chapter in Shotwell Stadium with a win, I think was crucial," Collums said. "It ... [Read More…]

One final farewell to Shotwell

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Fifty-seven years ago, ACU earned a 13-12 victory over Trinity in its first ever game at Shotwell Stadium. Now, 290 games later the Wildcats prepare to take the field at Shotwell one final time, against Northwestern State. Since 1959, when Shotwell first opened, the Wildcats have posted a .627 winning percentage and six unbeaten seasons at home, ... [Read More…]

Gaining momentum around NCAA, beach volleyball lands at ACU

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In response to an NCAA self study conducted at the end of last year, the department of athletics has decided to add a 17th varsity sport in beach volleyball. "We really had to analyze our department from top-to-bottom and one of the key takeaways is that we are not as compliant with Title IX as we need to be," said director of athletics Lee De ... [Read More…]

Offense struggles, as Cowboys ride to 33-14 win

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A week after posting 500 yards of total offense and 52 points, sophomore quarterback Dallas Sealey and the Wildcats recorded just 244 total yards in the 33-14 loss to McNeese State. McNeese scored on its first drive of the game, going seven plays and 51 yards before Justin Pratt punched it in from four yards out to take a 7-0 lead. But the ... [Read More…]

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