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Danieal Manning earns top LSC honor, Clayton Farrell named to two all-America teams

August 22, 2005 by Jared Fields

By Jared Fields, Sports Editor The 2005 football season hasn't started, but two ACU football players have already racked up pre-season honors. Junior safety Danieal Manning was voted the Lone Star Conference South Division pre-season Defensive Player of the Year. In 2004, Manning was named the LSC South Division Defensive Back of the Year and led ... [Read More…]

Track wins first, second in LSC: Men win 12th straight title, women second behind Angelo State

April 27, 2005 by Steve Holt

By Steve Holt, Sports Writer For the second year in a row, ACU was unable to sweep the Lone Star Conference Track and Field titles, which were up for grabs Friday and Saturday in San Angelo. The men's team won its 12th straight LSC title behind 12 first-place finishes, while the women's team placed second to Angelo State, which finished with a ... [Read More…]

Softball team receives double elimination in conference tournament

April 27, 2005 by Jared Fields

By Jared Fields, Sports Writer The Wildcat softball team entered last weekend's Lone Star Conference Tournament on the verge of making the NCAA II Regional Tour-nament. The Wildcats needed to make a strong showing in the tournament to ensure a spot in regionals. The women opened the double elimination tournament against Southeastern Oklahoma ... [Read More…]

Track team looks to win LSC championship title

April 22, 2005 by Steve Holt

By Steve Holt, Sports Writer For the ACU women's track and field team, this weekend's Lone Star Conference Champ-ionships in San Angelo mean revenge. One year ago, the Rambelles of Angelo State broke a 21-year ACU winning streak, edging out the Wildcat women by one point. The ACU women have returned to the top of Division II this season, however, ... [Read More…]

Track team continues to post qualifiers for NCAA II nationals

April 20, 2005 by Steve Holt

By Steve Holt, Sports Writer ACU posted eight new and two improved qualifying marks at the 34th annual Angelo State David Noble Relays in San Angelo,Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Four women and three men added their names to the provisional qualifying list for the national meet in eight events, as just four meets remain until the NCAA Division II ... [Read More…]

Softball team wins two against Rambelles to earn playoff berth

April 20, 2005 by Jared Fields

By Jared Fields, Sports Writer The softball team split its weekend series against defending national champion Angelo State to earn its first conference playoff berth since 2001. The Wildcats will play Southeastern Oklahoma, 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Southwest Park Softball Complex in Irving. The winner will then play Central Oklahoma on ... [Read More…]

Softball team takes three of four against Texas Woman’s

April 13, 2005 by Jared Fields

By Jared Fields, Sports Writer The softball team won three of four games against Texas Woman's University this weekend in the Lone Star South Division play. The women lost the first game by a close score and then won the last three games by convincing scores. The Wildcats dropped the first game 3-1. Jennifer Leal threw seven innings and allowed ... [Read More…]

Softball team wins three games against Eastern New Mexico

April 6, 2005 by Jared Fields

By Jared Fields, Sports Writer The women's softball team scored 43 runs against Division II foe Eastern New Mexico and won three of four games in the weekend series. The offensive explosion is nothing new for the Wildcats. "We have been hitting the ball well consistently all year," softball coach Chantiel Wilson said. In Friday's games, the ... [Read More…]

Track team steals the show at home: 19 individuals qualify for nationals at Saturday’s home meet

April 6, 2005 by Steve Holt

By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Under blue skies and in front of several hundred fans, the ACU track and field team produced 19 new or improved qualifying marks at the Oliver Jackson Open at Elmer Gray Stadium on Saturday. The meet attracted several area college teams and a handful of elite track and field athletes, including former world champion ... [Read More…]

Track individuals post qualifying times for outdoor nationals

March 30, 2005 by Steve Holt

By Steve Holt, Sports Writer On showcase at the most prestigious collegiate meet in the world Friday and Saturday, the Wildcat distance runners once again demonstrated their ability to perform with the best in the nation. Friday night, ACU freshman distance runner Nicodemus Naimadu ran the second-best 5,000-meter time in school history and the ... [Read More…]