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Team to travel to Arkansas for Tyson Foods Invitational

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Wildcat track and field athletes will see the season's best competition Friday and Saturday at the Tyson Foods Indoor Invitational at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark. The nation's top elite athletes will be on showcase Friday night for the invitational portion of the meet, and a who's who of colleges ... [Read More…]

Softball team starts season at 3-1

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By Jared Fields, Sports Writer The ACU softball season started this past week. The Wildcats began the season with a double-header on Feb. 3, against Colorado State-Pueblo. ACU split the games winning 7-1, and dropped the last one 10-5. Feb. 8 the Cats hosted Midwestern State University for another double-header. The Wildcats swept the games, ... [Read More…]

For love of the game: South Africans relocate to ACU to pursue college education and tennis

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By Jaci Schneider, Opinion Editor Through the slats in the window blinds, the tall, strawberry-blond head of George Carstens can be seen bobbing with laughter as he leads a female friend in a South African dance. Behind him, barely visible through the thin streams of light drifting out into the dark night, sits Casper Steenkamp, his tan face and ... [Read More…]

Quality training prepares team for championship results

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer While ACU's top track and field athletes stayed in Abilene to train, a handful of Wildcats traveled to Lubbock for the Wes Kittley Invitational with the hopes of returning with new or improved qualifying times and marks. Two athletes improved their provisional qualifying marks or times in Lubbock, but head coach Jon ... [Read More…]

Track individuals, relays qualify through three weekend meets

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer The men's 4x400-meter relay team posted an automatic qualifying time for nationals Saturday, crossing the line less than two seconds after the squad from Texas Tech at the Wes Kittley Classic in Lubbock. ACU's relay team, which included Delt Cockrell, Ricardo Johnson, Marvin Bien-Aime and Marvin Essor, posted the ... [Read More…]

Softball team to host first game of season on Thursday

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By Jared Fields, Sports Writer ACU softball is set to begin the 2005 season Thursday when it hosts Colorado State-Pueblo. The Wildcats look to improve on last year and bring a winning attitude to the new season. Head coach Chantiel Wilson is in her second year after leading the Wildcats to a 20-30 record in her debut season. Wilson said she ... [Read More…]

Athletic Department gains three new stars: AD, two coaches’ wives all have babies during January

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By Jaci Schneider, Opinion Editor Babies keep bouncing into the athletic department, and the boys are up, 2-1. Jared Mosley, athletic director, Klint Pleasant, men's basketball coach, and Jon Murray, track coach, all welcomed new babies into their homes in the past month. Abbey Rae Pleasant arrived first to Klint and Rachel Pleasant on Jan. ... [Read More…]

High expectations set on track team of eve of NCAA D-II championships

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Life is good for head track and field coach Jon Murray. On Jan. 18, Murray's wife, Samantha, gave birth to the couple's third child. Four days later, the most successful Division II track and field program in the nation kicked off its indoor season with a bang in Lubbock and Fayetteville, Ark., qualifying 13 ... [Read More…]

Track meets opening weekend success: 13 individuals, three relay teams qualify for championships

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By Steve Holt, Sports Writer The ACU men's and women's track and field teams barnstormed meets in Lubbock and Fayetteville, Ark., Friday and Saturday, qualifying 13 individuals and three relay teams for the 2005 NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships. Seven men, one woman and one relay qualified in five events at the Wes Kittley All-Comers ... [Read More…]

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