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Wildcats to travel to New Mexico

February 5, 2015 by Hannah Null

The Wildcats will head to Albuquerque, New Mexico, this weekend to compete in the third meet of the season at the New Mexico Track & Field Classic. The meet will bring nationally ranked competition - Oregon, ranked first in the men's division and fifth in the women's, and Texas, standing at 11th in the men's and seventh in the women's national ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats claim five top finishes

February 4, 2015 by Hannah Null

The Wildcats held their own against strong competition in the Texas Tech Masked Rider Open this weekend, where they finished first in five events. Two runners claimed four of the five titles - junior Jessica James and sophomore Alexandria Hackett. Individually James stole first in the 600-yard run, and she took a late lead in the women's ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats conduct second team practice of season

January 29, 2015 by Hannah Null

A free weekend gave the Wildcats time to conduct a team practice on Saturday, the second of the season. Cold conditions and construction of the new track have limited available practice time, so team members have been working individually. Athletes like Meshe Marine, sophomore hurdler from Cedar Park, say team practices increase the chances ... [Read More…]

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Track and field take 11 top-10 finishes at Texas A&M

January 22, 2015 by Hannah Null

The track and field team finished its first meet of the season with individual successes, featuring almost a dozen team members with top-10 individual performances and multiple personal bests at the Texas A&M Invitational. Diana Garcia-Munoz, sophomore from Phoenix, got the top finish for the Wildcats in second place in the ... [Read More…]

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Track begins indoor season with trip to College Station

January 15, 2015 by Hannah Null

The track and field team will start its season Friday at the Texas A&M Invitational, an indoor meet in which the Wildcats will face big Div. I competitors, such as Baylor, Louisiana Tech, Texas State and TCU. The invitational has been ACU's season opener for the last two spring seasons, both featured successful performances from the men and ... [Read More…]

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Track and field at starting line this weekend

January 13, 2015 by Hannah Null

A new semester marks the start of the track and field season. With a combination of 27 returning competitors and 18 newcomers, the team hopes to surpass previous accomplishments. Johnathan Farquharson, junior from Freeport, Bahamas, and Daniel Block, senior journalism major from Dalmeny, Saskatchewan, are returning runners that finished in the top ... [Read More…]

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Track and field heads to Lubbock

May 2, 2014 by Emily Seidel

Track and field head to Lubbock this weekend for its last regular-season meet of the year at the Red Raider Open. The one-day meet begins at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow with the men's javelin throw at the Terry and Linda Fuller Track and Field Complex at Texas Tech. Field events end with the men's and women's high jump at 4 p.m., and running events ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats place high in Drake Relays

April 29, 2014 by Emily Seidel

Track and field received top performances from three of its standout athletes this weekend in its second-to-last regular season meet of the year, the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. Baptiste Kerjean, transfer from St. Brieuc, France, finished third in the men's hammer throw. He fell only to Chukwuebuka Enekwechi of Purdue and winner Matthias ... [Read More…]

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Track and field send handful to Iowa

April 24, 2014 by Emily Seidel

A handful of track and field athletes traveled this week to Des Moines, Iowa for the 105th annual Drake Relays. The prestigious meet at the Drake University campus includes several top teams from across the country such as Georgia, Baylor, Notre Dame, Purdue, Missouri and Air Force. ACU only a small group of top-performing athletes, including ... [Read More…]

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Farquharson, Walker win big

April 22, 2014 by Emily Seidel

Track and field picked up two major victories on the second day of the John Jacobs Invitational in Norman, Okla. Sophomore Johnathan Farquharson finished first in the men's 100-meter dash, and freshman Kenzie Walker won the women's pole vault on Saturday at the University of Oklahoma. The Wildcats competed against several top-notch teams at the ... [Read More…]

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