Whistles and yells echo from the field. Small orange cones mark every 10-15 yards. The sounds of shoes hitting the ground become a subtle background noise. All of these noises and sights are no different for senior wide receiver Jonathan Epps. The only difference is instead of football pads, he's now in track spikes and rather than big players ... [Read More…]
Track and field opens season with top finishes
The ACU track and field team picked up where the women's distance program left off last fall, competing against some of the nation's best at the Texas A&M 11-Team Invitational this weekend. Junior Allie Hackett set the tone for the two-day meet on Friday night when she became the first Wildcat to win an individual event at the stadium. ... [Read More…]
Track heads to College Station for first meet of the season
The ACU track and field team will kick-off the indoor season this weekend when they head to the land of the Aggies to compete at the Texas A&M Reveille Invitational. "The athletes are definitely prepared for the competition this weekend," assistant coach Ray Walker said, "Everyone has been putting in work since last semester and it will show ... [Read More…]
Wildcats settle at Drake Relays
The Wildcats traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, over the weekend to compete in the annual Drake Relays. A select number of ACU's finest were chosen to compete at the prestigious meet, but the select few fell even shorter when an unexpected injury shook up the men's sprinting team. Junior multi-event competitor Johnathan Farquharson strained his ... [Read More…]
ACU inducts five into Sports Hall of Fame
Five legendary track and field athletes were inducted into the ACU Sports Hall of Fame Friday night. The inductees, which includes Olympic athlete qualifiers, national champions and several letter winners, were inducted on the eve of the grand opening of the new Elmer Gray Stadium. "With the rich history that we have in track and field, we have ... [Read More…]
Track coach Graham continues to recover in Colorado
It could happen to anyone. Young or old, freak accidents happen all the time. The difference is when those freak accidents hit home. Twenty-nine-year-old Drew Graham was no exception. Graham, an assistant track and field coach, was a recent victim of an accident in which his life was put in jeopardy after a swimming accident left him with a ... [Read More…]
Wildcats successful in Austin and San Marcos
Wildcat track and field athletes had relatively equal success last week when they split up between the Texas Relays and the Bobcat Invitational. The Texas Relays, an annual meet which is arguably one of the biggest track and field competitions in the country, was held at the University of Texas and featured some of the nation's top colleges, ... [Read More…]
Track star aims for future Olympic dreams
As a young boy, sophomore track and field star Johnathan Farquharson never liked to run. Over the years that began to change. As he grew older, he quickly realized how fast and how far he could run. So fast and so far, that it brought him to Abilene. "It's something you really have to love," Farquharson said. "I honestly think it's the worst ... [Read More…]
Wildcats travel to Seattle, Lubbock
ACU track and field will double its competition and split the team between two tournaments on Friday. While a handful of elite athletes will travel to Seattle to compete at the Husky Classic at the University of Washington, the majority of the team will head to Lubbock for the Texas Tech Red Raider Open. Only five Wildcats are scheduled to ... [Read More…]
ACU dominates in Texas Tech Open
ACU track and field finished its third weekend of the season with another impressive performance, featuring a set of personal bests and top-10 placements at the Masked Rider Open in Lubbock. The meet, hosted by Texas Tech, showcased the strength of the field event. The Wildcats in particular had significant accomplishments in pole vaulting, ... [Read More…]