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Wildcats prepare to battle UAC rival in week four

September 18, 2025 by Roman Raffaeli

As play begins in the United Athletic Conference, the Wildcats will take on the Austin Peay State University Governors in a battle between the two previous UAC conference champions.  In 2023, the Governors won the conference with a 9-4 overall record while going a perfect 6-0 in UAC play. Last year, the Wildcats won the conference with a 9-4 ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats hit the road, take on Horned Frogs as major underdogs

September 12, 2025 by Roman Raffaeli

The 1-1 Wildcats will hit the road for their second and final FCS-FBS matchup of the 2025 season as they travel to Fort Worth to do battle with the TCU Horned Frogs.  The Wildcats’ loss on the season came in week one against the other FBS team the Wildcats have on the 2025 schedule: the University of Tulsa.  The loss to TU featured just seven ... [Read More…]

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Women’s golf finishes eighth in first fall tournament after battling injury, travel mishaps

September 12, 2025 by Roman Raffaeli

After immense travel issues, including two cancelled flights and getting locked out of the hotel lobby, the women’s golf team competed in the Purdue Boilermaker Classic for the second time, finishing in eighth place while Ryann Honea, senior from San Angelo, finished third individually.  The tournament, which started on Sept. 1, had practice ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats look to bounce back, host SFA in home opener

September 4, 2025 by Roman Raffaeli

The Wildcats will look to improve their record in week two against Stephen F. Austin University after a loss to the University of Tulsa to open the season.  The week one loss featured just seven points for the Wildcats, coming on an 11-yard touchdown run by quarterback Stone Earle, senior from Fort Worth.  “He’s extremely dangerous running ... [Read More…]

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Stone Cold Starter: Wildcats ready for week one clash with Golden Hurricane

August 29, 2025 by Roman Raffaeli

Football will face the University of Tulsa on Saturday to begin their 2025 regular season campaign. Ahead of the week one matchup, Offensive Coordinator Graham Harrell and the Wildcats announced Stone Earle as the starting quarterback. Earle, redshirt senior from Fort Worth, played for the Wildcats to begin his college career in 2020 and 2021 ... [Read More…]

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Football ‘recalibrated,’ ready to compete for a national championship

August 24, 2025 by Roman Raffaeli

Hot on the heels of the team’s first Div. I playoff victory, the Wildcats and fourth-year head coach Keith Patterson’s goals stay the same: go undefeated at home, win the conference championship and go on to play for a national championship. “They never change,” Patterson said. The 2024 season was one of the best in program history for the ... [Read More…]

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Women’s golf drives for success despite young mid-major status

May 7, 2025 by Roman Raffaeli

Rob Bennett had been coaching golf at ACU for three seasons before getting the opportunity of a lifetime: coaching at a Power Four program.   Bennett became an assistant coach for the University of Louisville for the 2021-22 season. With high-end facilities, big-name sponsors and increasingly competitive golf, the big school appeal was ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats fall to Texans, claim second consecutive WAC runner-up

April 25, 2025 by Roman Raffaeli

The Wildcats notched the program’s second Western Athletic Conference runner-up in as many years since the program was founded, as the team shot 15-over-par and ended the tournament with 879 strokes.  The second-place finish was not the peak for the Wildcats as they grabbed the tournament lead on hole five of the final day. However, a slow start ... [Read More…]

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University expands renewable energy efforts with new solar panel array

April 22, 2025 by Roman Raffaeli

The University will begin building a solar farm on a property west of campus to enhance its sustainability efforts. Operations purchased the solar panels, which will be installed in the coming months. The 18-megawatt solar farm will be located just north of Abilene on one of the university’s properties. According to pkenergypower.com, one ... [Read More…]

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41st annual Kirk Goodwin Run to benefit psychology professor

April 10, 2025 by Roman Raffaeli

The 41st annual Kirk Goodwin Run is set to take place on May 3. This year’s proceeds will benefit Dr. Scott Perkins, professor of psychology. Dr. Perkins has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. The money raised from the run will go to him and his family to assist in paying for medical care.  Barrett Clark, junior finance major from Fort ... [Read More…]

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