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Wildcats head to Keystone State for Penn Relays

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By Steve Holt, Copy Editor A handful of Wildcat track and field athletes are competing at one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious meets, the Penn Relays Carnival, Thursday through Saturday in Philadelphia. The ACU men's team has won eight relay events in its history at the 108-year-old meet, which has grown from 5,000 spectators in 1895 ... [Read More…]

Athletes qualify nationally in seven new events

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By Steve Holt, Copy Editor Athletes were added to the provisional qualifying list in seven new events last weekend as the ACU track and field teams competed at the 45th annual Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif. Three meets remain in the outdoor season for Wildcat athletes to qualify for the Division II Outdoor National Championships May 22-24 in ... [Read More…]

Column Like I See ‘Em: Churches cannot serve God and money

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By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor Editor's note: The name of the church in the following column is made up. The pitch for the "hot-off-the-presses-red-white-and-blue" bumper stickers told the whole story. After the senior minister at the Coastline Christian Center prepared the primarily visiting Easter Eve congregation for the offering, the weekly ... [Read More…]

Spring enrollment down for third year; hours unchanged

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By Steve Holt, Copy Editor While spring enrollment figures have been on a slight three-year skid, administrators are optimistic about enrollment for the fall semester. Jack Rich, executive vice president of the university, said that while this spring's enrollment of 4,291 is down from last spring's 4,327, the enrollment in terms of hours taken ... [Read More…]

Pair of pole vaulters notch career-bests over weekend

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By Steve Holt, Copy Editor Basking in the favorable track and field weather characteristics of bright sunlight and minimal wind, five men and four women posted provisional qualifying marks at the David Noble Angelo State Relays in San Angelo on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The nine additional qualifiers brings ACU's total number to 28 athletes ... [Read More…]

Cats prepared for ASU Relays

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By Steve Holt, Copy Editor The men's and women's track and field teams are participating in the Angelo State Relays in San Angelo, which run from Thursday to Saturday. The meet marks the second to last chance for the majority of both teams to post qualifying times or marks for nationals before the Lone Star Conference Championships May 2-3 in ... [Read More…]

ACU to chase top dogs at Texas Relays

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By Steve Holt, Copy Editor The Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. In this state, probably no other athletic tradition has been embraced and publicized like the annual track and field meet on the campus of the University of Texas. It features the best of the best collegiate and elite United States track and field athletes and draws upward of 20,000 ... [Read More…]

Wildcats send one athlete to Stanford

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By Steve Holt, Copy Editor Junior Arthemon Sindayigaya will be the lone Wildcat track and field athlete participating in the Stanford Invita-tional in Stanford, Calif., Friday and Saturday. Sindayigaya will run the men's 10,000-meter run among some of the nation's best collegiate competition. The distance runner will attempt to meet the ... [Read More…]

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