By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Life is good for head track and field coach Jon Murray. On Jan. 18, Murray's wife, Samantha, gave birth to the couple's third child. Four days later, the most successful Division II track and field program in the nation kicked off its indoor season with a bang in Lubbock and Fayetteville, Ark., qualifying 13 ... [Read More…]
Track meets opening weekend success: 13 individuals, three relay teams qualify for championships
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer The ACU men's and women's track and field teams barnstormed meets in Lubbock and Fayetteville, Ark., Friday and Saturday, qualifying 13 individuals and three relay teams for the 2005 NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships. Seven men, one woman and one relay qualified in five events at the Wes Kittley All-Comers ... [Read More…]
Naimadu wins national title: Men’s team finishes third, Mwamba places
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Nicodemus Naimadu made history on November 20. Barely. The freshman runner became only the second Wildcat ever to win the individual title at the NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championships, edging out Western State's Oliver Bodor by just one-tenth of a second at the championship meet in Evansville, ... [Read More…]
Cross Country team to compete in nationals
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Running in the shadow of Division II cross country's Colorado behemoths for nearly a decade, the Wildcat men have inched closer and closer with each season to an elusive national championship. In 2000, the men placed second to Western State. In 2001, second. In 2002, another runner-up finish. Last year, more of the ... [Read More…]
Men win regional title, advance to nationals
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Make it four straight for the ACU men's cross country team. The Wildcat men claimed their fourth consecutive Division II South Central Region Championship on Saturday in Joplin, Mo., advancing to the national championships with a perfect score of 15 points by placing ACU runners in the top five positions. The women's ... [Read More…]
Men win 14th-straight LSC title, women win 4th-straight
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Head cross country coach Jon Murray said he didn't need senior Bernard Manirakiza Saturday. Funny, considering Manirakiza is the No. 1 ACU runner, a top contender for an individual national title, and the Wildcats were competing for their 14th straight Lone Star Conference Championship. But the Friday night decision ... [Read More…]
Track star faced long journey, tough choices to come to America
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor Adeh Mwamba has had to make tough decisions throughout her entire life. With whom to live when her father died. Whether or not to run, despite the jeers of her friends. Whether she should leave a newborn baby in her native Zambia to run in America. Which college to attend. Fortunately, the junior cross country ... [Read More…]
Teams compete for conference titles
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer The men's cross country team is expected to win its 13th straight Lone Star Conference Championship Saturday in Durant, Okla. The Wildcats enter the conference meet ranked No. 4 in the nation, behind Adams St. (Colo.), Western St. (Colo.), and California State-Chico. The women's team is unranked nationally but looks ... [Read More…]
Teams bode well vs. D-I schools
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer The latest additions to the men's cross country team wasted no time making a positive impact, just weeks after arriving in the United States for the first time. Kenyan Nicodemus Naimadu and Burundian Laurent Ngirakamaro placed seventh and 12th, respectively, at the Oklahoma State University Cowboy Jamboree in ... [Read More…]
ACU ready to face OSU, Kansas, Arkansas among D-I opponents at meet
By Steve Holt, Sports Writer The men's and women's cross country teams will run against their fastest competition so far this season on Saturday, competing in the Oklahoma State University Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Okla. The men's team is ranked fifth in the national poll this week, but it will see its match this weekend against a field of ... [Read More…]
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