By Austin Gwin, Sports Writer After 14-straight victories, ACU might expect the wins to come easier. However, the Wildcats will put their record win- streak to the test this weekend against the No. 1 team in the nation, Angelo State. ACU (30-9, 8-1) jumped a spot in the national rankings to No. 15 and remain at No. 3 in the South Central Regional ... [Read More…]
In the Swing of Things
By Brandon Tripp, Sports Writer ACU tennis continued its winning ways over the weekend and stayed hot Tuesday after going 5-1 in the six matches. The men went 2-1 while the women went undefeated. The men defeated Metro State and University of the Southwest over the weekend before falling Tuesday to No. 12 conference opponent Cameron University. ... [Read More…]
Track and field teams compete in Austin
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…]
Road trip continues against Angelo St.
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor On the road for the second consecutive series, the Wildcats will look to remain on top of the Lone Star Conference this weekend when they travel to play Angelo State University in a matchup of two of the top teams in the LSC. Despite splitting a four-game series with Eastern New Mexico last weekend, ACU (28-10, ... [Read More…]
Golf team ties for second in Dallas
By Jeff Craig, Sports Writer The Wildcat golf team made their case for an NCAA top-25 ranking by finishing tied for second at the 2009 DBU Patriot Invite on Monday and Tuesday in Dallas. The most recent NCAA Division II men's golf rankings had ACU outside of the top 25 after being ranked 20th in the previous rankings. The tournament was the ... [Read More…]
Wildcats split with ENMU
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor Despite a come-from-behind victory in game one for Eastern New Mexico, the Wildcat baseball team battled back to win two of three from the Greyhounds and earn a split to remain atop the Lone Star Conference standings. ACU moved to 28-10 overall and 21-7 in the LSC, one game ahead of Cameron University for first ... [Read More…]
Cats Keep Rolling: Softball team extends winning streak to 14 games
By Austin Gwin, Sports Writer The Wildcats continued doing the same thing they have been doing since March 7 - winning. After wins against Central Oklahoma and Midwestern State on Sunday, ACU extended its school record win streak to 14 games. "It is always great when you are on a winning streak," head coach Chantiel Wilson said. "Each win builds ... [Read More…]
Twitter allows fans to follow athletes
By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The day has come. The day that every coach feared and every fan longed for. The day when a player could interact with fans on a personal level in the middle of a sporting event. Thanks, Twitter. Twitter, a social networking site, was founded in 2006 and uses short messages, similar to text messages, to ... [Read More…]
Galaxy, Black Mambas claim basketball titles
By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The intramural basketball season came to a close Sunday as Galaxy and the Black Mambas took home titles in the men and women's champ league. This season featured more leagues than ever before, including a co-ed 3-on-3 league, with 69 total teams playing intramural basketball. G-1 won the men's champ ... [Read More…]
Four athletes qualify for national outdoor meet
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor The track team hosted its first meet of the outdoor season Thursday at the ACU Triangular Track and Field Meet, and four Wildcats automatically qualified for the NCAA Division II outdoor championship meet. "It went really well," said Don Hood, head track and field coach. "We had a lot of good performances, and I ... [Read More…]
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