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Athletes navigate unclear future amid ACU scholarship change

March 27, 2026 by Zion Webb

Following recent NCAA House settlement rule changes, the university will implement a new athletic scholarship model that changes how financial aid is distributed among student-athletes. The intercollegiate governing body announced in June 2025 a shift in how scholarships can be distributed, giving programs more flexibility in allocating financial ... [Read More…]

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Huth refuses to quit, rewrites story at ACU

March 27, 2026 by Zion Webb

Nele Huth, a multi-event athlete, grew up in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, where, before track, her earliest memory of outside activity came in kindergarten, going to the bathroom in the forest. “I was in the dirt every day,” Huth said. “We just went to a different place in the forest and spent the whole day there. There was no toilet. Just go to ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats’ historic season ends in WAC championship loss to CBU

March 14, 2026 by Zion Webb

ACU’s historic season came to an end Saturday in Vegas with a 74-58 loss to California Baptist in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament championship game. The Wildcats finished the season 23-10 overall and 13-6 in conference play, one game shy of head coach Julie Goodenough's all-time winning season in 2019-20 with 24. The championship ... [Read More…]

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ACU drops overtime battle to California Baptist

March 6, 2026 by Zion Webb

The Wildcats’ last game in Moody was nothing short of a thriller, as the game went down to the wire in overtime, with ACU falling 76–69 to California Baptist in a hard-fought Western Athletic Conference showdown Thursday night. The WAC loss kept ACU in second place and gave CBU the outright No. 1 seed. Now ACU needs to win against UTA on the ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats gear up for College Baseball Series

February 27, 2026 by Zion Webb

Wildcat baseball will have another big weekend of non-conference play ahead of it, playing in the 2026 College Baseball Series in Cleburne starting Friday. Coming into the weekend, ACU has won both of its series to start the season and is 5-3 overall. “That’s the goal every weekend,” Head Coach Rick McCarty said. “If you can do that over the ... [Read More…]

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Winless Wildcats look to rebound at home

February 20, 2026 by Zion Webb

On paper, the start of the 2026 season has looked shaky for the winless Wildcats softball squad for about two weeks. Despite ACU still in search of its first win, Head Coach Jo Koons said she believes in challenging starts and the development of her roster. ACU has opened this year 0-11 and last season, in Koons' first year in the Big Country, a ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats drop tight battle against California Baptist

February 10, 2026 by Zion Webb

The Wildcats battled all game in Moody Coliseum on Saturday night, going possession for possession before a late shooting surge from CBU resulted in a 74 - 71 loss. Emma Troxell, junior forward from Bushland, led ACU with 22 points, while Payton Hull, junior guard from Peaster, added 19. The third quarter looked bright for the Wildcats as ... [Read More…]

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Softball opens season at Aggie Classic

February 4, 2026 by Zion Webb

The 2026 season begins for the Wildcats with a tough trip to College Station, but for ACU softball, like every other team in the Big Country, adversity already arrived before the Wildcats even got off the first pitch. The winter snowstorm that came through Abilene about a week and a half ago wiped out practices this preseason, forcing ACU to ... [Read More…]

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Extended bye gives Wildcats chance to regroup before Utah Tech

January 27, 2026 by Zion Webb

The Wildcats will have 12 days off ahead of their home contest against Utah Tech, courtesy of their midseason bye and a mix of West Texas winter storms that postponed their game against Tarleton State this past week. “We were ready to play Saturday, we were ready to play today,” head coach Brette Tanner said. “Now we’ve got to shift ... [Read More…]

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Wildcat Stadium receives turf upgrade

January 22, 2026 by Zion Webb

Fresh off back-to-back United Athletic Conference championships, the Wildcats will get a fresh home turf to start their 2026 season. Wildcat Stadium, which was completed in 2017, has kept its original turf since the inaugural kickoff. Now 45 NCAA games into its history, Vice President for Athletics Zack Lassiter said the change is ... [Read More…]

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