By Michael Freeman, Assistant Sports Editor Senior Nicodemus Naimadu from Narok, Kenya, is thankful for the opportunity he had to run with the Wildcats for the past three years. "When I was given that opportunity to come and run here and study, I really had to appreciate it," Naimadu said. "Back home, nobody can give you that. After being given ... [Read More…]

By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Once again Thursday, Nicodemus Naimadu demonstrated why he is one of the best collegiate distance runners in America, regardless of division. The Narok, Kenya, native set a new school record in the 5,000-meter run, placing ninth in a stacked field of past and future Olympians at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif. ... [Read More…]

By Steve Holt, Sports Writer As an orange sun set Wednesday over the last official practice of the season, head cross country coach Derek Hood sat back in his seat and sighed. Maybe for the first time all season, Hood was in a position of complete surrender, depending completely on the training he had orchestrated for his men and women up to that ... [Read More…]

By Steve Holt, Sports Writer ACU will play host to the NCAA Division II South Central Region Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Sherrod Park, and the men's team is highly favored to pick up its sixth straight championship. Sophomore Nicodemus Naimadu is expected to run away with the men's 10-kilometer race, which will begin a noon ... [Read More…]

By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Not even a poorly marked course and an injured runner could stop the ACU men from picking up their 15th straight Lone Star Conference Cross Country Championship, which took place Saturday at the Prairie West Golf Course in Weatherford, Okla. Senior Lucky Hadebe, who has run as ACU's fourth runner all season, dropped ... [Read More…]