The track and field teams are hoping for good weather this week as they prepare for their final home meet of the season on Wednesday. Elmer Gray Stadium will host the Oliver Jackson Twilight meet with a wide array of individuals scheduled to compete. 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the pole vault, Jenn Suhr is set to open her outdoor season at ... [Read More…]
Track travels to Norman, OK for stacked meet
The track and field team will hit the road this weekend after having an unexpected rest week due to the weather last weekend. The Wildcats will head north to the University of Oklahoma to compete in the John Jacobs Invitational for the third time in as many years. The meet will be one of the biggest the team has entered this outdoor season, with ... [Read More…]
Mad Dash: Wildcat sprinters garnished with several awards this year
Two athletes have been key in the success that ACU track has had this season. The year has been filled with podium appearances and personal bests, along with ACU records. Two of those athletes to stand on the podium are sophomore sprinters Jessica James and Corneil Lionel. At the last track meet, these two runners not only found the podium, but ... [Read More…]
Athletics release of Barnier raises several eyebrows, and it should
Less than 48 hours after our track and field team dominated at its annual Wes Kittley Invitational, head coach Keith Barnier was relieved of his duties, effective immediately, according to director of athletics Lee De Leon. Three years ago, when Barnier arrived at Abilene, he was tasked with carrying a legendary track and field team through a ... [Read More…]
Track dominates at home meet
RESULTS | PICTURES Weather delays, strong winds and tough competition still didn't stump the Wildcats. The ACU track and field teams collected 19 personal bests, and broke three meet and stadium records, while sprinters, Corneil Lionel and Kimone Green cracked ACU's all-time top-10 performer lists in the 100-meter dash and 400-meter ... [Read More…]
Barnier relieved of duties as track head coach
Head coach Keith Barnier will not return at the helm of ACU track and field for next season after being informed that his contract would not be renewed at the end of the 2015-2016 season. ACU director of athletics Lee De León made the announcement Monday morning that the Wildcats and Barnier will part ways and that Barnier has been relieved of ... [Read More…]
Cats perform well in third annual Wes Kittley Invitational
ACU track and field hosted its third Wes Kittley Invitational at Elmer Gray Stadium. Opponents included Div 1 Texas Tech and Sam Houston State as well as several Div. 2 schools and unattached racers. The ACU men dominated the throwing events, while the women showed a strong performance in long distance. The 12 seniors on the team were also honored ... [Read More…]
Track splits up for Texas Relays
South-Central Texas will be the area where the Wildcat track and field teams will be looking to set new records and take home gold as they split up this weekend. Some of the team will head to Austin to compete in the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays as others travel to San Marcos for the Bobcat invitational. The Texas Relays is one of the nation's ... [Read More…]
Track dominates in Lubbock with eight wins
FINAL RESULTS The Wildcats won eight events and recorded nine other top-three performances in just their second meet of the outdoor season in the Texas Tech Open. St. Lucian sprinter, Rosen Daniel, was the catalyst for the Wildcats when he beat all other competition to the line in the 400-meter run with a time of 46.61 seconds. Daniel's time ... [Read More…]
Track sets multiple new personal bests over break
FINAL RESULTS Despite it being Spring Break, the Wildcat's track and field teams began their outdoor season competing at the Texas Christian University Invitational as well as the Angelo State Spring Break Mutli Meet. Junior Taylor Yantis won the women's heptathlon after topping the score table in all seven events, setting a new PR with 4,866 ... [Read More…]
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