By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Two meets remain before the Wildcat track and field teams will compete for their first dual outdoor national championship since 1999. Friday and Saturday, a handful of Wildcat athletes will be in Arlington for the University of Texas at Arlington Open. Thursday the Wildcats will showcase their speed, endurance and ... [Read More…]
Track teams to attend biggest meets in nation
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer This weekend, ACU athletes will travel to Philadelphia and Des Moines for two of the biggest track and field events in the United States - the Penn Relay Carnival and the Drake Relays, respectively. This year marks the 112th running of the Penn Relays, now the largest early-season track and field meet in the United ... [Read More…]
Column Like I See ‘Em: Stories remain greatest reward
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor Stories have an amazing way of shaping lives. As I prepare to graduate with a master's degree, I cannot help but reflect on the story of my past six years as an Optimist staffer and the stories in which I've been immersed. I am completing my 12th semester on staff; I've had five editing or writing positions since ... [Read More…]
ACU dominates LSC meet with 15 individual champions
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer The Wildcats are back on top in the Lone Star Conference. The ACU men's and women's track and field teams swept the conference titles Friday and Saturday for the first time since 2003, when the women's team won its last title. Nobody thought the women would win in such dominant fashion, however. Wildcat women won 15 ... [Read More…]
Wildcats head to Stephenville for conference meet, men look for 13th consecutive title
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Before most of the ACU women's track and field athletes arrived in Stephenville for the Lone Star Conference Championships, they knew they were leading the field. Thanks to freshman Jessica Withrow, that is. The 5-5 freshman won the heptathlon competition, which took place Monday and Tuesday, in dominant fashion, ... [Read More…]
Hood looks to win his first LSC Championship
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Once again Thursday, Nicodemus Naimadu demonstrated why he is one of the best collegiate distance runners in America, regardless of division. The Narok, Kenya, native set a new school record in the 5,000-meter run, placing ninth in a stacked field of past and future Olympians at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif. ... [Read More…]
Track teams make provisional marks at Dr Pepper Invitational
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Against two perennial Texas track and field powerhouses - Baylor and TCU - along with other teams, the ACU men's and women's teams posted several provisional qualifying times and marks while competing at the Baylor Dr Pepper Invitational in Waco. The women's team enjoyed the most individual success for ACU, qualifying ... [Read More…]
Track teams place second at nationals
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Both the men's and women's track and field teams picked up second-place trophies at the NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships on March 10-11 in Boston. The men's team scored 55 points, behind a dominant performance from St. Augustine's, which scored 66.5 points. The Wildcat women, who compiled 50.3 points, ... [Read More…]
Track treats nationals as training for outdoor
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Friday marks day one of two for the NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships, taking place at the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center in Boston. The Wildcat men's team will go for its fifth straight indoor title, while the women's team will try to break a five-year title drought. But head coach Don Hood has said all ... [Read More…]
ACU qualifies nine women, six men and four relay teams for the NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer The final list of qualifiers for the NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships was released Monday, and ACU has fewer athletes on it than in past seasons. The national meet, which will be in Boston on Friday and Saturday, will feature a combined 15 men and women in individual events and all four relay teams. ACU ... [Read More…]
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