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Cats receive at-large bid to Regional tournament

May 1, 2009 by Chandler Harris

By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The Wildcat golf team received an at-large bid Friday to compete in the NCAA Division II South Central Regional tournament May 4-6. The tournament will be played at The Meadows at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich. "There are a lot of very talented teams in our region," head golf coach ... [Read More…]

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Tennis teams claim LSC titles

May 1, 2009 by Chandler Harris

By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor After an impressive season, the men's and women's tennis teams have begun their quest for a successful postseason. Both teams were vying for conference championships, and both teams got them. The women were nothing short of dominant in their defense as reigning LSC champions. Not allowing a single point ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Tennis

Ko Jo Kai, GSP win intramural track meet

April 29, 2009 by Chandler Harris

By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor Gamma Sigma Phi and Ko Jo Kai won the intramural track meet April 21. This was the first intramural track meet in six years, said Susan Hardcastle, administrative coordinator for intramural sports. "We had over 60 participants compete," Hardcastle said. "Some students had suggested we bring this back ... [Read More…]

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ACU places seventh at LSC championship

April 24, 2009 by Chandler Harris

By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The golf team finished seventh at the Lone Star Conference Tournament on Tuesday at the Winstar Golf Course in Thackerville, Okla. Despite the seventh-place finish, the team still has a good chance of making it to the NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament on May 4-6. "As far as the way we ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Golf

Soccer team preparing for upcoming season

April 22, 2009 by Chandler Harris

By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The ACU soccer team recorded a 9-8-1 record in just its second season in existence last year and has begun preparing for next season. The team is allowed to practice 24 times in a 45-day window this semester and is allowed to compete in five contests against other programs. On April 4, the team competed ... [Read More…]

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Cowboys Stadium in league of its own

April 17, 2009 by Chandler Harris

By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The new Cowboys Stadium is taking the future of sports' venues to the next level, but at a hefty price. I recently toured the new palace of a stadium that is under construction in Arlington, and words do not do justice to how massive it is. The new facility, which cost $1.1 billion, boasts some of the ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Football

Cats travel to Okla. for LSC Championship

April 17, 2009 by Chandler Harris

By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The golf team is preparing for the Lone Star Conference Championship Tournament in Thackerville, Okla., on Monday and Tuesday. The team will conclude qualifying rounds Friday, and the top five Wildcats will make the trip to compete. "Going by records, we are pretty solid to go to regionals," head coach ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Golf

Four Wildcats qualify for NCAA championships

April 15, 2009 by Chandler Harris

By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The track and field teams competed in three meets last week, and four athletes earned automatically qualifying bids to the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships in May. On Tuesday, three multi-athletes traveled to San Angelo for the David Noble Angelo State Multis. On Thursday, more athletes competed in ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Track & Field

Vandendriessche, Brivule set records at Texas Relays

April 9, 2009 by Chandler Harris

By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor Camille Vandendriessche and Linda Brivule became a part of school history over the weekend at the Texas Relays in Austin. Vandendriessche became the first ACU decathlete to win the Texas Relays decathlon, and Brivule set school and NCAA Division II records with her performance in the javelin ... [Read More…]

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Track and field teams compete in Austin

April 3, 2009 by Chandler Harris

By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The ACU track and field teams traveled to Austin to compete in the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays Wednesday through Saturday at the University of Texas. The Wildcats are competing against top programs including Texas, Baylor, Arkansas and Texas A&M. Don Hood, head track and field coach, was excited to ... [Read More…]

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