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Res Life restructures visitation rules

August 28, 2017 by Mikaela Clinton

With the start of a new semester, the Office of Residence Life is welcoming a season of change in many areas on campus to reflect the University’s goal to improve on-campus students’ living experience. This is includes the revision of ResLife staff terminology, rules regarding pets and visitation. The change in terminology maintains the position ... [Read More…]

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SA chooses new cabinet officials

May 12, 2017 by Mikaela Clinton

The Students’ Association executive cabinet hired a new executive administrator, chief communications officer and chief financial officer for the 2017-18 year. Shelby Werderich, junior marketing major from Montgomery, will be executive administrator; Ty Kelley, junior information technology and management major from San Antonio, will serve as ... [Read More…]

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Tennis stays hot in double-header sweep, continues Southland play on the road

March 31, 2017 by Mikaela Clinton

The men's and women's tennis teams continued their winning streaks this past Saturday at the Eager Tennis Center right at home in Abilene with a doubleheader sweep over New Orleans. The men dominated with a 6-1 win over the Privateers, while the women closed the deal at 4-3 with Lucile Pothier winning the match-clinching point at the No. 2 ... [Read More…]

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Tennis splits to Houston and Arkansas for the weekend

March 3, 2017 by Mikaela Clinton

The men’s and women’s tennis teams are back in action and on the road this weekend to Houston and Arkansas respectively. This past weekend, the men fell 0-4 to the nationally ranked Baylor Bears in a clinched outcome that left four matches unfinished including senior Nico Agritelley and sophomore Josh Sheehy’s doubles match that was cut short ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats defeat Falcons, Miners and Bears in weekend full of tennis

January 25, 2017 by Mikaela Clinton

The men’s tennis team remained undefeated in Colorado Springs this school year, when they posted a 6-1 win over Northern Colorado and followed with a 4-3 victory against the hosting Air Force Falcons. Last fall, the Wildcats went 4-0 at the Air Force Academy against the Falcons, Metro State, Northern Colorado and UC Davis. This time, the men ... [Read More…]

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Wildcat tennis prepares for a busy weekend of non-conference play

January 20, 2017 by Mikaela Clinton

The men’s and women’s tennis teams return continue their spring competitive season this weekend, as the men travel to Colorado for the three-day Air Force Invitational and the women host a doubleheader in Abilene against TCU and the University of Texas at El Paso. The Wildcats began their spring slate this past weekend as the men competed ... [Read More…]

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Young Guns: Dominant as freshman, Lewis and Franklin prepare to shake up things in the Southland

November 18, 2016 by Mikaela Clinton

After wowing the Southland Conference a year ago, sophomore superstars Jaylen Franklin and Jaren Lewis are ready to take on the 2016-17 season, the last season in the four-year Div. 1 transition for the Wildcats. Neither of the players are originally from Texas, Franklin coming from Arkansas and Lewis from Florida, and like many they said they ... [Read More…]

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SAAC honors Wade family with second annual Hudson Wade 5K

November 16, 2016 by Mikaela Clinton

The second annual Hudson Wade 5K run/walk will be hosted by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee to raise money for the Play for Rex foundation Saturday. The 5K is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. at the Hardin Administration building and follow the Lunsford Trail around the ACU campus. The run/walk honors the memory of 11-year-old Hudson Wade who ... [Read More…]

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Golf finishes 18th in final fall competition

November 4, 2016 by Mikaela Clinton

The men’s golf team returned from Kiawah Island, South Carolina after closing out its fall season with the East Bay Deli Classic golf tournament hosted by Charleston Southern. The tournament was played at the 7,061-yard, par 72, Turtle Point Golf Club course that just reopened after undergoing a major renovation and redesign under the direction of ... [Read More…]

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Moving Forward: Morrison sees transition as part of a greater plan

November 1, 2016 by Mikaela Clinton

Junior transfer G.K. Morrison had never played a day of golf in his life when he told his dad he was signing up for the team in junior high. When his dad asked him why he would choose golf since he had been a baseball player for most of his life up to that point, Morrison responded by saying “Well, I’m gonna learn,” and he did exactly that. Now ... [Read More…]

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