By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor Perfect. And then some. Cross country rules state that a team must place its top five runners in the race's top five positions to earn a perfect 15 points, but the ACU men's team took that a step further on Saturday. Wildcat runners filled the top seven spots at the Lone Star Conference Cross Country Championship in ... [Read More…]
Runners again come close at Chile Pepper: Lack of 10th-20th finishers affects Wildcats
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor The ACU cross country team placed runners in the fifth, seventh and eighth positions at Saturday's Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark., but were unable to hold off an Arkansas barrage of six runners in the race's top 20 finishers. The Wildcats placed second with 61 points among 21 teams, while Arkansas took ... [Read More…]
Runners to turn up heat at Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor Head cross country coach Jon Murray is careful to say his team's first No. 1 goal this season is to win the Division II National Championship. But he also said a win over Division I giant Arkansas at Sat-urday's Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark., would be nice on the way. "They're not getting distracted a ... [Read More…]
Wildcats shatter expectations at Aggie Invitational
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor The women's cross country team placed seventh out of 21 teams at the Texas A&M Invitational Cross Country Meet in College Station Saturday. Texas A&M placed first in the team competition, which was made up of primarily Division I teams, and ACU finished just ahead of Baylor Univer-sity with 170 points. Senior Justine ... [Read More…]
ACU runners make debuts at invitational: Women’s team takes on A&M, others in Saturday’s meet
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor The ACU women's cross country team will travel to College Station Friday to participate in the Texas A&M Invitational, which will begin Saturday at 10 a.m. ACU was ranked No. 2 in the most recent Lone Star Conference South Central region poll. The Wildcat women will be making their debut at the meet, which will ... [Read More…]
Men place second vs. Division I competition: Four Wildcat runners finish in top ten in Jamboree
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor That was all that separated ACU from one of the most decorated Division I teams in history Saturday at the Cowboy Cross Country Jamboree in Stillwater, Okla. The Wildcats placed all seven runners in the top-25, including four in the top 10, to finish second and score 38 points among primarily Division I teams at the ... [Read More…]
ACU men to square off with Division I powerhouse
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor The men's cross country team will face the No. 2 team in Division I on Saturday, when the men's and women's teams participate in the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jam-boree in Stillwater, Okla. In 2000, the men's cross country team defeated the then-national champions not once, but twice. The team first ousted the Razorbacks ... [Read More…]
Column Like I See ‘Em: Cross Hoss Country
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor You may have seen them gliding around the perimeter of campus, donning bright jogging singlets. You might have a class with one or two of them. You may even know they run cross country. Chances are, the success of the cross country team doesn't come up over dinner. But do you know how good these guys really ... [Read More…]
ACU flies by two of top three teams in region at Stampede
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor Led by senior Angie Waters and sophomore Cassie Chaffin, the ACU women's cross country team placed third out of ten teams at the Missouri Southern Stampede in Joplin, Mo., with 133 team points. Waters was the top Wildcat runner, finishing 11th in 23:31.50 over the six-kilometer course. Her time was a personal best ... [Read More…]
Cross Country women stampede toward Missouri meet
By Steve Holt, Opinion Editor The women's cross country team competes Saturday in the Missouri Southern State College Cross Country Stam-pede in Joplin, Mo. Coach Jon Murray said the team will get a good look at several of the top teams in the LSC South Central Region. "Missouri will be more of a test to see where we are in our region," said ... [Read More…]