Ramon Sparks triple-jumped his way to victory and propelled the ACU men's track team to a third-place finish at the NCAA Division II indoor championship meet. While the men enjoyed success in Albuquerque, the women came away disappointed with a 13th-place finish. "Even though we wanted to come out with a victory, we are happy with a third-place ... [Read More…]

The ACU men's track and field team finished third at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field National Championship. The women's team finished in 14th place. Adams state won the men's title and Lincoln won the women's championship. St. Augustine's streak of four consecutive men's championships ended with their runner-up finish. ... [Read More…]

In 1976, Mickey Mantle told reporters he got goose bumps when he entered Yankee Stadium. He said he could feel the spirits of Yankee greats past and present walking around him. That legendary ballpark in the Bronx is a baseball museum. For track and field, that museum is Elmer Gray Stadium. Former Olympians, world record holders, world champions ... [Read More…]

By Sam Bartee The Wildcats' multi-event performers proved their mettle at the New Mexico Classic and Combined Events meet Friday and Saturday; all three posted qualifying point totals for next month's NCAA Division II indoor championship meet. Competing at the Albuquerque Convention Center, Jessica Withrow qualified in the women's pentathlon, ... [Read More…]

By Sam Bartee The ACU Wildcats started the 2010 indoor track and field season on the right foot at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational in Houston on Friday. A combined four athletes posted qualifying marks for the NCAA Division II indoor championship meet. On the men's side, Andrew McDowell finished third in the 60-meter hurdles with an ... [Read More…]

The ACU track and field team earned four national championship qualifying spots at the Leonard Hilton Invitational, the season's first event on Friday. Jessica Blair qualified in the pole vault and the triple jump, while Wanda Hutson qualified in both the 60 meter event and 200 meter race. Andrew McDowell qualified in the hurdles for the men, and ... [Read More…]

A certain aura of mystique surrounds ACU track and field. The program is a sort of family, filled with champions and Olympians alike. With the dawning of a new decade, a new era of track and field begins under first-year head coach Roosevelt Lofton. Lofton is not a typical Wildcat track and field coach. As the 17th coach in program history, Lofton ... [Read More…]

By Ryan Cantrell, Assistant Sports Editor The 2009 NCAA Division II national championship brought the Wildcats seven-year title streak to an end Saturday. The men's team took second in the team competition and the women sixth for the first time since 2001 that ACU did not win an indoor or outdoor national championship. The men's track team held a ... [Read More…]