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Gallery: Track and Field open outdoor season with four wins at Wes Kittley Invitational

March 24, 2025 by Daniel Curd

The track and field team opened its outdoor season by hosting the Wes Kittley Invitational at Elmer Gray Stadium on Friday and Saturday. The Wildcats earned four event wins and recorded several top performances across running, jumping and throwing events. The meet also served as the team’s first opportunity to compare results with other Western ... [Read More…]

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Gallery: Track and Field Team prepares for meet at Texas Tech

February 9, 2024 by Sarah Thompson

ACU's Track and Field team prepares to head to Texas Tech for their third indoor meet this semester. The team will participate in a two-day competition spanning from Friday to Saturday. The Jarvis Scott Open is the last meet before the WAC Conference Championships held on February 19-20. ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Multimedia, Photo Galleries Tagged With: ACU Track and Field, Men's Track and Field, Track, Track and field, Women's Track and Field

Cats perform well in third annual Wes Kittley Invitational

April 9, 2016 by Shera Niemirowski

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…]

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Track, soccer complex takes shape

November 18, 2014 by Reese Gwin

The rubber track and grass field were laid in the new track and soccer complex on the North side of campus last week. The project is beginning to look the part as the two athletic surfaces nearing completion. The track is still without lanes, and the field has yet to fully take root, but the once pile of dirt is now a clean field of green grass ... [Read More…]

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NEWS: Students can now vote for the 2026 Mr. ACU and Miss ACU. The link to vote can be found through an email sent out by the Student Government Association.

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