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Track closes out season in Corpus for Southland Championships

May 4, 2016 by Savanah Silva

As students head home for the summer, the ACU track and field teams head to Corpus Christi for the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships which will be the cap to an outstanding season for many of the athletes. All 13 teams will be at the Dr. Jack Dugan Soccer and Track stadium located on the Texas A&M Corpus Christi campus. The Wildcats ... [Read More…]

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Track host final home meet

April 29, 2016 by Savanah Silva

The track and field teams are hoping for good weather this week as they prepare for their final home meet of the season on Wednesday. Elmer Gray Stadium will host the Oliver Jackson Twilight meet with a wide array of individuals scheduled to compete. 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the pole vault, Jenn Suhr is set to open her outdoor season at ... [Read More…]

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Track travels to Norman, OK for stacked meet

April 22, 2016 by Savanah Silva

The track and field team will hit the road this weekend after having an unexpected rest week due to the weather last weekend. The Wildcats will head north to the University of Oklahoma to compete in the John Jacobs Invitational for the third time in as many years. The meet will be one of the biggest the team has entered this outdoor season, with ... [Read More…]

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Track dominates at home meet

April 11, 2016 by Savanah Silva

RESULTS | PICTURES Weather delays, strong winds and tough competition still didn't stump the Wildcats. The ACU track and field teams collected 19 personal bests, and broke three meet and stadium records, while sprinters, Corneil Lionel and Kimone Green cracked ACU's all-time top-10 performer lists in the 100-meter dash and 400-meter ... [Read More…]

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Track prepares for first home meet of season

April 9, 2016 by Savanah Silva

The ACU track and field teams have spent this entire outdoor season traveling across the state, but finally they'll be in Abilene for the third annual Wes Kittley Invitational. Both teams are coming off of strong showings from the two different meets they went to. Some of the team went to compete at the Texas Relays in Austin and the other half ... [Read More…]

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Two-alarm fire destroys service center

April 2, 2016 by Savanah Silva

A two-alarm fire broke out at around 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon at the Christian Service Center located near downtown Abilene. The center, which is a ministry that aims at helping underprivileged community members, was a complete loss. Video/editing by Savanah Silva ... [Read More…]

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Track splits up for Texas Relays

March 29, 2016 by Savanah Silva

South-Central Texas will be the area where the Wildcat track and field teams will be looking to set new records and take home gold as they split up this weekend. Some of the team will head to Austin to compete in the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays as others travel to San Marcos for the Bobcat invitational. The Texas Relays is one of the nation's ... [Read More…]

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Track dominates in Lubbock with eight wins

March 25, 2016 by Savanah Silva

FINAL RESULTS The Wildcats won eight events and recorded nine other top-three performances in just their second meet of the outdoor season in the Texas Tech Open. St. Lucian sprinter, Rosen Daniel, was the catalyst for the Wildcats when he beat all other competition to the line in the 400-meter run with a time of 46.61 seconds. Daniel's time ... [Read More…]

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Track gears up for Texas Tech Open

March 23, 2016 by Savanah Silva

Easter weekend will be full of jumps, sprints and runs for the Wildcat track and field teams as they travel to the land of Red Raiders to compete in the Texas Tech Outdoor Open. This will only be the second meet in the outdoor season for the 'Cats. They competed during Spring Break in Fort Worth at the TCU Invitational where they had over eight ... [Read More…]

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Track sets multiple new personal bests over break

March 19, 2016 by Savanah Silva

FINAL RESULTS Despite it being Spring Break, the Wildcat's track and field teams began their outdoor season competing at the Texas Christian University Invitational as well as the Angelo State Spring Break Mutli Meet. Junior Taylor Yantis won the women's heptathlon after topping the score table in all seven events, setting a new PR with 4,866 ... [Read More…]

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