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Hackett, cross country take first at Sherrod Park

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Men's Results | Women's Results | PICTURES The ACU women's cross country team showed why they're ranked at the top of the Southland Conference when they won the ACU Wildcat Cross Country Invitational on Friday, Sept. 18. Running at Sherrod Park, ACU was up against stiff competition with the Texas Tech Red Raiders competing against them. ... [Read More…]

Cross Country host Tech for final home meet of the season

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Sherrod Park will play host to the ACU cross country team's final home meet of the season Friday. Four schools, including Texas Tech, will race at the first home meet for the Wildcats since 2011. Angelo State, South Plains and West Texas College will also be there to compete. ACU is coming off of a bye-week where both men and women's teams hit ... [Read More…]

Cross-country makes statement at first meet

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The women's cross-country team finished with a perfect score Friday evening taking the top spot at McMurry's Bill Libby invitational. The men's team would take fifth in a field of nine teams. On the women's side, the Wildcats took the top seven places, scoring a flawless 15 points. Runner-up Angelo State had 75 points and third place finishers, ... [Read More…]

Cross Country starts season with high hopes

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Friday signifies more than the end of the week for the ACU cross-country teams. Both the men's and women's teams begin their season at the Bill Libby Invitational hosted by McMurry University in Abilene. With distance running being a dominant force for ACU in the past, assistant coach, Ray Walker has big goals for his teams. "I hope this meet ... [Read More…]

Several sports add new faces to coaching staffs

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Many new faces have arrived on campus since the start of the new school year. Among those are new coaches that vary to nearly every sports at ACU. Five programs added to their coaching staff over the summer, many of them being assistant positions, with the exception of one. Erika Lambert was brought on to join the women's basketball program ... [Read More…]

Freshman tennis player heats up summer with intense play

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Josh Sheehy graduated from Grace Preparatory Academy back in May, and has been making a name for himself on the ACU campus, before taking a single class. Sheehy, a freshman five-star recruit for the Wildcat's tennis program, ranked among the top-10 players in the state and at one point was ranked no. 1 in the Texas for Boys' 18 and under. He was ... [Read More…]

Softball ends season with sweep of Huskies

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The ACU softball team put another season in the books with their final game of the season against the Houston Baptist Huskies. The team completed their first three game conference series sweep, taking each game in convincing fashion. Senior pitcher Emily Seidel finished her final season with the Wildcats strong. "The sweep of the Huskies ... [Read More…]

32nd annual KGR draws hundreds of runners

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Sun and a light breeze greeted runners Saturday morning as the 32nd annual Kirk Goodwin Run kicked off another year of charity runs. This year, students from Hardin-Simmons University, faculty, staff and community members participated in the KGR in support of the cause. The KGR is one of Abilene's most well-known 5Ks, along with the Run The ... [Read More…]

Islanders hand ‘Cats two tough losses

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The Wildcats left Polly Wells field heartbroken after losing their last home series against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi despite valiant efforts. The 'Cats struggled early in game one, finding themselves down 3-0 in the top of the third. But then, freshman infielder Peyton Hedrick had an RBI triple and scored teammate and fellow freshman ... [Read More…]

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