By Jared Fields, Managing Editor Early in July Andrew McDowell still had no plans of where he would attend college with it being just a few weeks away. He and high school friend Ramone Sparks planned on going to the same school but now had nowhere to go. Sparks came on a visit to ACU after the Missouri state meet where he put in a good word for ... [Read More…]

By Jared Fields, Managing Editor Expectations for the first indoor meet of the year are to achieve personal goals and compete well. But the ACU track team returned with nine provisional qualifiers from the Wes Kittley Invitational in Lubbock this weekend. Seven women and two men earned spots for the national indoor meet. Only one athlete, ... [Read More…]

By Jared Fields, Managing Editor Despite gloomy weather keeping practices inside, the ACU track team is prepared for its first indoor meet of the season at the Wes Kittley Invitational in Lubbock. The men's and women's teams are coming off runner-up finishes at the indoor nationals last year. Both teams are talented and looking to improve on last ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Derek Hood remembers his first day of work. With a cluttered new office and older brother Don Hood down the hall, he unpacked his things and couldn't enjoy the view. The team he had never met was to report in one week, he had three meets to plan and a new cross country course to lay out. His schedule was more ... [Read More…]

By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Two meets remain before the Wildcat track and field teams will compete for their first dual outdoor national championship since 1999. Friday and Saturday, a handful of Wildcat athletes will be in Arlington for the University of Texas at Arlington Open. Thursday the Wildcats will showcase their speed, endurance and ... [Read More…]

By Steve Holt, Sports Writer This weekend, ACU athletes will travel to Philadelphia and Des Moines for two of the biggest track and field events in the United States - the Penn Relay Carnival and the Drake Relays, respectively. This year marks the 112th running of the Penn Relays, now the largest early-season track and field meet in the United ... [Read More…]

By Steve Holt, Sports Writer The Wildcats are back on top in the Lone Star Conference. The ACU men's and women's track and field teams swept the conference titles Friday and Saturday for the first time since 2003, when the women's team won its last title. Nobody thought the women would win in such dominant fashion, however. Wildcat women won 15 ... [Read More…]

By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Before most of the ACU women's track and field athletes arrived in Stephenville for the Lone Star Conference Championships, they knew they were leading the field. Thanks to freshman Jessica Withrow, that is. The 5-5 freshman won the heptathlon competition, which took place Monday and Tuesday, in dominant fashion, ... [Read More…]

By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Against two perennial Texas track and field powerhouses - Baylor and TCU - along with other teams, the ACU men's and women's teams posted several provisional qualifying times and marks while competing at the Baylor Dr Pepper Invitational in Waco. The women's team enjoyed the most individual success for ACU, qualifying ... [Read More…]

By Steve Holt, Sports Writer Both the men's and women's track and field teams picked up second-place trophies at the NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships on March 10-11 in Boston. The men's team scored 55 points, behind a dominant performance from St. Augustine's, which scored 66.5 points. The Wildcat women, who compiled 50.3 points, ... [Read More…]