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Golf programs ride momentum into WAC championships

April 7, 2026 by Caysson Higgins

The men's and women's golf programs posted strong results last week and head into their respective Western Athletic Conference Championships this spring, entering the postseason at full speed. The men's team claimed its first tournament title in four years, securing a four-stroke victory at the Seattle U Redhawk Invitational at Chambers Bay in ... [Read More…]

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Illinois State tops ACU in Super 16, Wildcats look to run it back with core returners

April 2, 2026 by Zion Webb

The Wildcats’ chance to advance into the Elite Eight for the first time in school history was ended with a close 59-55 loss last week against Illinois State. The same issue that plagued them in the Western Athletic Conference championship against CBU resurfaced in the Super 16 loss, as size in the paint once again proved to be the ... [Read More…]

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Softball loses to Texas Tech, looks toward conference series

April 2, 2026 by Hayden DeLand

The Wildcats lost their second matchup of the season on Thursday to No. 2 Texas Tech 9-1 in five innings to fall to 4-28 for the season and remain 1-2 in conference play. In the first matchup, the Red Raiders held the Wildcats scoreless while scoring 24 runs and ending the game early in the fifth inning by run rule. In Thursday’s game, ACU ... [Read More…]

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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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Baseball ‘bonds over the road,’ faces SFA, McNeese

March 27, 2026 by Roman Raffaeli

The Wildcats will continue their seven-game road trip this week with a midweek matchup with Stephen F. Austin University and a weekend series against McNeese State University. In the team’s series last weekend, it won 2-of-3 on the road at University of New Mexico. The Wildcats scored a total of 28 runs while winning Friday and Saturday’s games ... [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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ACU opens spring with record class, new faces at quarterback

March 25, 2026 by Caysson Higgins

ACU head football coach Keith Patterson welcomed the largest recruiting class in the program's Div. I era this offseason, signing 40 players, including 17 transfers and 23 high school prospects, as the Wildcats begin spring practice with a rebuilt roster and renewed championship aspirations. The jump from last year's class of 18 is significant, ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats out claw Panthers, advance to second consecutive Super 16

March 25, 2026 by Roman Raffaeli

Women’s basketball is moving on to the Super 16 of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament after a 77-66 victory over Florida International University. The Wildcats hadn’t played since falling to California Baptist in the Western Athletic Conference Championship on March 13. The win improves the team and head coach Julie Goodenough to 24-10 ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats push through heat at outdoor season opener

March 25, 2026 by Joshua Varner

During what was the hottest weekend of the year thus far, the Wildcats competed at home in the Wes Kittley Invitational. The start of the outdoor season was marked by temperatures reaching well into the 90s at Elmer Gray Stadium. Nathan Ott, assistant coach and throwing specialist, said he felt like the team handled the conditions well. "There's ... [Read More…]

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Softball loses opening conference series vs. UTA

March 25, 2026 by Hayden DeLand

The softball team finished its first conference series of the season with a win on Saturday against the University of Texas-Arlington Mavericks, 7-2, after losing the first two games of the series on Friday. On Friday, the Wildcats played a doubleheader, losing the first game 12-8 in 10 innings and the second game 11-6. After the series, the ... [Read More…]

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