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ACU favored to sweep Lone Star Conference titles

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By Jared Fields, Managing Editor This weekend the men's and women's track and field teams just have to compete. "We just gotta go do it," said head coach Don Hood. "I feel like on paper we're favored." Both dominant ACU track and field teams are favorites at the Lone Star Conference championships in Commerce this weekend. The men have won the ... [Read More…]

Theatre to retry musical ‘Aida’

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By Jared Fields, Managing Editor Two years after the rejection of "Aida" as the Homecoming musical, the Theatre Department is giving the musical a second chance. Adam Hester, chair of the Theatre Department, said he feels this year is the best opportunity to finally put on the production. "The original reason that we chose to do it, is that it's ... [Read More…]

Wildcats place at various meets

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By Jared Fields, Managing Editor Whether in Philadelphia, Des Moines, Iowa, or in Abilene, the ACU track and field teams enjoyed plenty of success this past weekend. Davy Manga won the triple jump at the Penn relays with a Division II-best distance of 53- 11.75 feet. Manga was also part of the men's 110-meter hurdle shuttle relay that came away ... [Read More…]

Cats seek sweep to finish first: If ACU can sweep West Texas A&M this weekend, it will secure first place in the Lone Star Conference South Division and a No. 1 seed in the LSC tournament.

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor It appears the 13th-ranked ACU baseball team is ready for the postseason. ACU is first in the Lone Star Conference, has one of the deepest pitching staffs in the LSC and has already reached its team goal of 40 wins. But before ACU can start swinging for an LSC championship, the Wildcats will have to sweep its ... [Read More…]

Team separates among meets

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By Jared Fields, Managing Editor Wildcat track and field members are separated throughout the country this weekend at the Penn and Drake relays, while others are staying in Abilene for a meet with McMurry. Pole vaulters Kyle Dennis and Angie Aguilar are the only athletes traveling to Des Moines, Iowa, for the Drake Relays. "Kyle's ready to ... [Read More…]

Solid pitching pushes Cats into postseason

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By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Four outstanding performances by ACU's four starting pitchers made the postseason a sure thing for the nation's No. 13 team this weekend. Pitchers Chris Wiman, Trey Watten, Brian Kennedy and Matt Davis all won their games against Eastern New Mexico this weekend to help the Wildcats reclaim first place in the Lone ... [Read More…]

ACU grabs more qualifiers at TCU

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By Jared Fields, Managing Editor Despite a gusty Saturday at TCU, Nicodemus Naimadu set another record, and the men's and women's track and field teams managed to come away with new provisional qualifiers. Naimadu set the meet record in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:13.54, beating the old record by just under 20 seconds. Davy Manga, who ... [Read More…]

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