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Dead-Eye: Larson leads Wildcats’ long-range attack

February 16, 2018 by Trevor Wyatt

It's an accomplishment to shoot 40 percent from 3-point range. Some of the best shooters and guards in the NBA don't end up shooting 40 percent from downtown- people like Lebron James, Tyreke Evans and James Harden aren't even at .400 for the season. So how is it that ACU ended up with a shooter that is averaging a .409 three-point ... [Read More…]

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Track returns to Lubbock for Texas Tech Shootout

February 12, 2018 by Trevor Wyatt

The Wildcats are headed to Texas Tech Shootout this weekend after a strong showing in January. The event starts Friday at Tech, and runners for ACU know that while this is great practice, the ultimate goal is to be the most prepared for conference. Distance runner Soren Underwood said while the team is doing well now, the ultimate goal is to be ... [Read More…]

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Baseball honors one pre-season all-conference selection, prepares for opening game

February 12, 2018 by Trevor Wyatt

ACU is looking forward to their first year of eligibility in the Southland Conference as a D-I school when it opens its season next weekend. They do so with a strong core of young players, transfers and their one all-Southland selection, but were selected to be tied for 12th in the conference. Last year the Wildcats finished 13-43 with an ... [Read More…]

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Softball nabs five preseason all-conference players, picked second

February 12, 2018 by Trevor Wyatt

Softball season hasn’t started yet, but the women are already getting accolades. The women’s softball team received two preseason first-place votes on the season and was tabbed to finish second behind McNeese State. McNeese nabbed every available first-place vote for them, since coaches are not allowed to vote for their own team. ACU finished ... [Read More…]

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Eight personal bests set at Texas Tech meet

February 12, 2018 by Trevor Wyatt

Eight Wildcats set personal bests at Texas Tech last weekend, led by juniors Lonnie Smith and Kayla Melgar Smith and Melgar, who are now ranked first and second in the Southland Conference in the weight throw, threw for 18.31 meters and 18.29, respectively. The women also had strong showing from senior Alexandria Hackett, who finished second ... [Read More…]

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Track heads to Texas Tech after solid outing at A&M

January 25, 2018 by Trevor Wyatt

Track and Field head to the Texas Tech Indoor Classic after a solid outing from both the women and men's teams at Texas A&M on Jan. 12-13, led by redshirt seniors Allie and Michaela Hackett. "This weekend we will be competing against more Olympic and sponsored athletes, and I feel that our training has prepared us to go out there and work ... [Read More…]

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Women ranked second heading to regionals

November 9, 2017 by Trevor Wyatt

After a great comeback season in which the Women's Cross Country team went from 9th to 1st including a clean sweep of the medal positions, the team is looking to be the first women's team to run in the NCAA regional tournament for ACU since 2011. In 2015 when a nearly identical women's team won the Southland Conference Championship, they were ... [Read More…]

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Women’s cross country earns second conference title

November 2, 2017 by Trevor Wyatt

Saturday was a good day for ACU cross country, as the men finished two spots ahead of last year in seventh and the women picked up their second Southland Conference championship in three years. On the men’s side, senior Ryan Cleary led the way for the Wildcats with a time of 25:05.7, good enough for 10th overall and a second team all-conference ... [Read More…]

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Abilene welcomes Southland competitors for conference championships

October 26, 2017 by Trevor Wyatt

The Southland Conference Championship takes place this Friday, and will be the first conference championship meet held at ACU since the 2010 , when were still part of the Lone Star Conference. On the men's side, McNeese is ranked the highest in the region at fourth, followed by Lamar in 11th and Incarnate Word in 15th. On the women's side ACU ... [Read More…]

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Cross Country makes large gains at pre-nationals

October 18, 2017 by Trevor Wyatt

The women's cross country team rocketed from sixth in the region to third after an 18th-place finish out of 43 schools at the Adidas Pre-National Cross Country Meet in Louisville, Kentucky. The women were led by redshirt senior Michaela Hackett as she finished 32nd out of 288 runners, earning her second Southland Conference Cross Country Athlete ... [Read More…]

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