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ACU earns pair of 3rd place finishes

May 7, 2013 by Daniel Zepeda

The Wildcat's men and women track and field teams both finished third in their last Lone Star Conference Championships over the weekend in Canyon. The third place finish snaps the ACU men's nineteen year first place streak, as Angelo State took home first and West Texas edged out the Wildcats for second place by half a point. "It was an exciting ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: LSC, Track & Field

Arizona, here we come

April 30, 2013 by Brittney Johnson

The No. 5 nationally ranked women's tennis team is ending their Lone Star Conference (LSC) and Division II term with a bang. Monday, the team hosted the Tarleton State TexAnns in the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Tournament here at home, at the Eager Tennis Pavilion. The team easily dominated with doubles being played first. Right away, ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: LSC, Women's Tennis

Women win 6th straight LSC trophy

April 23, 2013 by Brittney Johnson

This past weekend, the Wildcats traveled to Southlake to take part in the Lone Star Conference (LSC) Championship tournament with hopes of defending their titles. The women's team has much to celebrate as the 2012-2013 Lone Star Conference Champions. This was the Wildcats' 25th title and last in this conference. The team has won all but 6 titles ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: LSC, Tennis

Alumni selected for LSC Starting 5 teams

February 28, 2013 by Emmett Niland

Wildcat fans have voted to select alumni players onto the ACU Lone Star Conference Era Starting 5 men's and women's basketball teams. Voting for the teams began in January after ACU announced the move from the Lone Star Conference to the Southland Conference. The teams are comprised of student-athletes who played for the Wildcats between ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Basketball, LSC

Video: The Ken Collums Show #7 – 2012

October 15, 2012 by Optimist Staff

The Ken Collums Show airs on Saturdays at 10:30 AM on KTXS-TV in Abilene, Texas. The show is produced by the JMC Network of student media at Abilene Christian University. (Original Air Date October 13, 2012) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veDX_n7CeC8 The ACU Wildcats got a blow out win against Eastern New Mexico last week. We recap that game and ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: The Ken Collums Show, Videos Tagged With: Football, Ken Collums Show, LSC

The Ken Collums Show #7 – 2012

October 15, 2012 by Optimist Staff

The Ken Collums Show airs on Saturdays at 10:30 AM on KTXS-TV in Abilene, Texas. The show is produced by the JMC Network of student media at Abilene Christian University. (Original Air Date October 13, 2012) The ACU Wildcats got a blow out win against Eastern New Mexico last week. We recap that game and look ahead at this weeks rivalry against ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports, The Ken Collums Show, Videos Tagged With: Archive, Football, Ken Collums Show, LSC

Video: The Ken Collums Show #6 – 2012

October 7, 2012 by Optimist Staff

The Ken Collums Show airs on Saturdays at 10:30 AM on KTXS-TV in Abilene, Texas. The show is produced by the JMC Network of student media at Abilene Christian University. (Original Air Date October 6, 2012) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUpBLPnVF-o We get the highlights from the game at Delta State and look ahead to today's game against Eastern ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: The Ken Collums Show, Videos Tagged With: Football, Ken Collums Show, LSC

The Ken Collums Show #6 – 2012

October 7, 2012 by Optimist Staff

The Ken Collums Show airs on Saturdays at 10:30 AM on KTXS-TV in Abilene, Texas. The show is produced by the JMC Network of student media at Abilene Christian University. (Original Air Date October 6, 2012) We get the highlights from the game at Delta State and look ahead to today's game against Eastern New Mexico. ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports, The Ken Collums Show, Videos Tagged With: Archive, Football, Ken Collums Show, LSC

Video: The Ken Collums Show #5 – 2012

October 2, 2012 by Optimist Staff

The Ken Collums Show airs on Saturdays at 10:30 AM on KTXS-TV in Abilene, Texas. The show is produced by the JMC Network of student media at Abilene Christian University. (Original Air Date September 29, 2012) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XejYdCeIhBY ACU travels to San Angelo last weekend and then turns right around to find themselves in ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: The Ken Collums Show, Videos Tagged With: Football, Ken Collums Show, LSC

The Ken Collums Show #5 – 2012

October 2, 2012 by Optimist Staff

The Ken Collums Show airs on Saturdays at 10:30 AM on KTXS-TV in Abilene, Texas. The show is produced by the JMC Network of student media at Abilene Christian University. (Original Air Date September 29, 2012) ACU travels to San Angelo last weekend and then turns right around to find themselves in Cleveland Mississippi just 5 days later to face ... [Read More…]

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BREAKING NEWS: Josh Hamm is the new student body president and was elected with 90.1% of the votes. Luke Talley is the new student body vice president and was elected with 70.2% of the votes.

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The Optimist staff won several awards and competed at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association 2026 convention in Denton this weekend. Students participated in live contests and submitted work from the past year into the competition.Here are the results.- 1st place: Live print news writing, Ashley Henderson- 1st place: Live print sports writing, Roman Raffaeli- 2nd place: Live tv announcing, Zion Webb- 2nd place: Live news photo, Daniel Curd- 2nd place: Newscast, Optimist Staff- Honorable mention: Documentary (video), Makayla Clayton- 2nd place: Documentary, JMC documentary production class- 3rd place: General news, Callie Leverett- Honorable mention: General column, Zion Webb- Honorable mention: Sports reporting (video), Roman Raffaeli- Honorable mention: Live sports action photo, Daniel Curd- Honorable mention: General news video story, Ashley Henderson- Honorable mention: Photo illustrations (Daniel Curd & Optimist staffStudents also received awards for their work through KACU and ACUTV.- 1st place: In-depth news reporting (audio), Ashley Henderson- 1st place: General news audio story, Baylie Simon- 1st place: Live sports coverage (video), Roman Raffaeli & London Gray- 2nd place: Live sports coverage (video), Josiah Wonnell & Londyn Gray- 3rd place: General news audio story, Ashley Henderson- 2nd place: Sportscast (audio), Daisy Strine & Zion Webb- 3rd place: Sportscast (audio), Daisy Strine & Zion Webb- 3rd place: Feature reporting (audio), Baylie Simon- Honorable Mention: Feature reporting (audio), Josiah Wonnell#acuoptimist #abilenechristianuniversity #studentmedia #tipa2026 ... See MoreSee Less

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Sororities and fraternities began New Member Orientation with Bid Day, officially starting the pledging process this weekend.Originally scheduled for last week, the start was delayed due to winter weather that brought snow and ice to campus. Clubs and their sponsors gathered at designated locations on and off campus to complete tasks assigned by their officers.To view the full photo gallery, visit acuoptimist.com or click the link in our bio. #acuoptimist #abilenechristianuniversity #greeklife 📸: Daniel Curdacuoptimist.com/2026/02/gallery-clubs-begin-new-member-orientation-after-weather-delay/?fbclid=PA... ... See MoreSee Less

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