By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor The men's and women's cross country team will compete Saturday at the NCAA Division II South Central region championships in Warrensburg, Mo., with the men heavily favored to win their third straight title. Both teams will be running to qualify for the NCAA Division II national championship meet Nov. 23 in Ashland, ... [Read More…]
Column Like I See ‘Em: Bring more shopping, food, fun ACU’s way
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor We need more restaurants, shopping and entertainment near ACU. I'm sick of driving half way to Tye to eat Biggie Fries, buy some jeans from Old Navy or see a movie. And no reason exists why more commerce hasn't moved our way. Seemingly before, the only thing keeping our side of town from booming was a liquor ban on ... [Read More…]
Cats sweep up in conference: ACU men place first through seventh
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor Perfect. And then some. Cross country rules state that a team must place its top five runners in the race's top five positions to earn a perfect 15 points, but the ACU men's team took that a step further on Saturday. Wildcat runners filled the top seven spots at the Lone Star Conference Cross Country Championship in ... [Read More…]
The Joke’s on Them
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor At 7:40 a.m. Dr. Jeff Childers is climbing the steps to the Biblical Studies Building, as he does each morning before his 8 a.m. classes. It's April 1, 1999, and the associate professor of Bible, ministry and missions has no reason to believe this day is any different than the other days this week. Walking down the ... [Read More…]
Runners again come close at Chile Pepper: Lack of 10th-20th finishers affects Wildcats
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor The ACU cross country team placed runners in the fifth, seventh and eighth positions at Saturday's Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark., but were unable to hold off an Arkansas barrage of six runners in the race's top 20 finishers. The Wildcats placed second with 61 points among 21 teams, while Arkansas took ... [Read More…]
Runners to turn up heat at Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor Head cross country coach Jon Murray is careful to say his team's first No. 1 goal this season is to win the Division II National Championship. But he also said a win over Division I giant Arkansas at Sat-urday's Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark., would be nice on the way. "They're not getting distracted a ... [Read More…]
Wildcats shatter expectations at Aggie Invitational
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor The women's cross country team placed seventh out of 21 teams at the Texas A&M Invitational Cross Country Meet in College Station Saturday. Texas A&M placed first in the team competition, which was made up of primarily Division I teams, and ACU finished just ahead of Baylor Univer-sity with 170 points. Senior Justine ... [Read More…]
ACU runners make debuts at invitational: Women’s team takes on A&M, others in Saturday’s meet
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor The ACU women's cross country team will travel to College Station Friday to participate in the Texas A&M Invitational, which will begin Saturday at 10 a.m. ACU was ranked No. 2 in the most recent Lone Star Conference South Central region poll. The Wildcat women will be making their debut at the meet, which will ... [Read More…]
Men place second vs. Division I competition: Four Wildcat runners finish in top ten in Jamboree
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor That was all that separated ACU from one of the most decorated Division I teams in history Saturday at the Cowboy Cross Country Jamboree in Stillwater, Okla. The Wildcats placed all seven runners in the top-25, including four in the top 10, to finish second and score 38 points among primarily Division I teams at the ... [Read More…]
ACU men to square off with Division I powerhouse
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor The men's cross country team will face the No. 2 team in Division I on Saturday, when the men's and women's teams participate in the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jam-boree in Stillwater, Okla. In 2000, the men's cross country team defeated the then-national champions not once, but twice. The team first ousted the Razorbacks ... [Read More…]