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Tennis: Teams sweep regionals

May 3, 2012 by Natalie Goin

The men's and women's tennis teams swept the NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament Tuesday, defeating St. Edward's and Northwest Missouri State 5-0 each to earn their way into the national championship tournament. The women's team, now boasting a 24-3 record, made their way into the national tournament for the 17th time. "It was great ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis

Track & Field: Teams succeed at DI meets

May 1, 2012 by Natalie Goin

In preparation for the post-season, the track and field team split the weekend between three meets across the country. Seniors Amanda Ouedraogo and Nick Jones both finished in the top two of their respective events, and Chloe Susset received a NCAA Division II National Championship qualifying mark. A group of Wildcats competed at the prestigious ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Track & Field

Jones and Hutt claim Paul Goad award

April 26, 2012 by Natalie Goin

Nick Jones and Jennie Hutt received the Paul Goad award Tuesday night, an annual ACU award given to the most accomplished male and female athlete of the year. Jones, a senior standout in the shot put and discus competition this year, is on his way to claiming a fourth and fifth NCAA national championship. Hutt, also a senior, has been ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports

Carpenter claims LSC title

April 20, 2012 by Natalie Goin

The No. 8 Abilene Christian golf team finished second at the Lone Star Conference Championship this week at the Trophy Club Golf Club in Roanoke. The Wildcats returned Tuesday, only five strokes behind the leading Cameron University Aggies after Monday's round of 36 holes. But it proved too much for the team to overcome, and Cameron walked away ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Men's Golf

Team sweeps post-season awards

April 18, 2012 by Natalie Goin

The ACU golf team dominated the Lone Star Conference post-season awards Sunday, following the end of the regular season. For the third consecutive year, junior All-American Alex Carpenter was named LSC Men's Golfer Player of the Year. Carpenter finished the season ranked No. 10 in NCAA Divison II with three wins and eight top-10 finishes. In ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Men's Golf

Introducing Julie Goodenough

April 11, 2012 by Natalie Goin

A large crowd gathered in the Hunter Welcome Center Wednesday, as Julie Goodenough officially introduced herself for the first time as the head coach of the women's basketball team. "When I found out this position was open, I had about five phone calls and text messages from friends and mentors saying the Abilene Christian job is open, you need to ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Showcase, Sports Tagged With: Women's Basketball

Jones takes fourth in Texas Relays

April 4, 2012 by Natalie Goin

Senior Nick Jones took fourth place in the university-college section A discuss throw this weekend at the Texas Relays in Austin, placing Jones at the top of the Division II discuss rankings in this season's first outdoor contest. Jones threw for 195 feet, two inches in the fourth round. He finished behind Luke Bryant of Oklahoma, (197-9) Ryan ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Track & Field

Outdoor season to begin in Arlington

March 23, 2012 by Natalie Goin

Abilene Christian's outdoor track and field team will offically begins their season Friday and Saturday at the Bobby Lane Invitational at the University of Texas at Arlington. The women's team return this season with hopes of redeeming their 29th place finish last year. The Wildcats tied just above the top 30 teams with eight points; the worst ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Track & Field

Sullivan places third in Fort Worth

March 21, 2012 by Natalie Goin

The ACU golf team placed fifth at the UST Mamiya Texas Intercollegiate last Tuesday in Fort Worth, marking its 27th consecutive finish in the top seven. The No. 10 ranked 'Cats finished the two rounds of the tournament with a 6-over-par 582 score. Texas Wesleyan finished fourth with 1-under-par 575, Southern Nazarene finished third with ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Golf

Wildcats place fourth in tourney

March 9, 2012 by Natalie Goin

The No. 7 ranked Wildcats placed fourth Tuesday at the St. Edwards Invitational, finishing in the top seven of the tournament for the 26th consecutive time despite windy conditions in Austin. "It was really windy, and that was definitely a factor," Junior All-American Alex Carpenter said. "At one point all of the flags were laying flat on the ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports

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