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Lofton relieved of duties as head track and field coach

March 21, 2013 by Edward Isaacs

Director of athletics Jared Mosley made the announcement Sunday, Mar. 10 that head track and field coach Roosevelt Lofton would not have his contract renewed and he was relieved of his duties, immediately. "We felt that the program needed to go in a different direction," Mosley said. "I felt it was important for us to make that announcement and ... [Read More…]

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ACU sweeps team championships

February 27, 2013 by Daniel Zepeda

The Abilene Christian Track and Field teams dominated this weekend as they swept both team titles at the Lone Star Conference indoor track and field championships. The women's team took first convincingly, posting a score of 150. The men's team edged out second placed Texas A&M Kingsville 125-123 for the title on the final day of ... [Read More…]

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Women’s team sets tone with wins

January 30, 2013 by Jimmy Isbell

The ACU men and women's track team has a dynasty to protect this 2013 season, and so far they have proved their worth only two meets in. The teams split up, traveling just north of Colorado Springs, Co. to the Air Force Academy Invitational as well as Albuquerque, New Mexico at the New Mexico Invitational this past Saturday to show they have what ... [Read More…]

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Ouedraogo leaps into Nationals

January 25, 2013 by Jimmy Isbell

The winner's circle at this past weekend's Texas Tech Masked Rider Open was full of purple and white. The invitational meet drew in a large crowd filled with 1,000 student-athletes representing 27 schools at the D-I and D-II levels. Four-time all-American Amanda Ouedraogo's triple jump distance of 41 feet-0.25 inches qualified her for another ... [Read More…]

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