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Here's
#ACUTF
's
#MannequinChallenge
video! Thankfully they'll be moving faster during track season.
#GoWildcats
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The Wildcat Track and Field program is devastated to learn of the passing of Rashard Guinyard. A sprints recruit from Crowley High School, Guinyard had signed with ACUTF to join our team this Fall.
Please keep Rashard's friends and family in your prayers.
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You are looking at
#ACUTF
’s first ever NCAA 1ST TEAM ALL AMERICANS 🎉🎉🎉
Well deserved for these two remarkable seniors. Congrats JJ Ply and Annina Brandenburg ⭐️💪👏🏅
#Tradition
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#GoWildcats
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#NCAATF
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Never forget this feeling 🏆
What a team.
What a meet.
What a season.
All glory to God!
#ACUTF
#Tradition
#GoWildcats
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Hear from
#ACUTF
's first female NCAA D1 Track & Field Championship qualifier in 30 years as Annina Brandenburg takes us through her competition and gives us a look at what's next.
#GoWildcats
#NCAATFwest
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Kayla Melgar finishes in 22nd in the Shot Put, landing her best throw out to 15.28m. The senior will finish her career as a NCAA 3rd Team All-American. Melgar's long list of accomplishments for
#ACUTF
extend well beyond the field of competition.
#GoWildcats
#NCAATF
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‼️𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐆 𝟏𝟎 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐆 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐘‼️
Help us welcome our new Head Track and Field Coach, Miles Smith!!
#GoWildcats
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Wildcat Women place 2nd in the 4x400m Relay for 8 points!! This puts us over the top!!
🏆🏆🏆 THE WILDCATS WIN THE SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 🏆🏆🏆
#ACUTF
#Tradition
#GoWildcats
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Kayla Melgar now with the nations
#1
discus throw after her toss of 55.51m (182’1.25”)!! This mark is also the new
#ACUTF
school record, and over a 5 meter PR for Melgar!
#GoWildcats
#Tradition
Kayla Melgar school record in Discus 55.51m or 183 +. Great focus, so proud of her
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The Hackett twins are headed to NCAA Cross Country Nationals!!! Their 5th & 6th place finishes booked them spot as individuals to Louisville!!
#ACUXC
#GoWildcats
#NCAAXC
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🏆 Southland Conference Women's Athlete of the Year 🏆
Kayla Melgar earns the honor for her incredible senior year for the Wildcats, capped off by scoring a meet-high 26 points at the SLC Champs!! Huge congrats to Kayla for all her hard work and faithfulness.
#ACUTF
#GoWildcats
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Just in time for the start of our Spring season we'd like to introduce the 2020
#ACUTF
Wildcats!
This is our largest team in the modern D1 era, and we are excited to see what's in store for the year. Catch us on our purple track May 15-17 as we host the SLC Champs!
#Tradition
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CONFERENCE CHAMPION & PODIUM SWEEP🏆🥇🥈🥉!! Kai Schmidt takes the discus title followed by Josh Hunter in 2nd, Ryan Simmons 3rd, and Morgan Knight in 4th! This group just scored 29 points for the Wildcats!
#ACUTF
#GoWildcats
#SouthlandStrong
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Kayla Melgar is headed to Austin! Hear from the senior as she talks about overcoming two tough days in Sacramento to get qualified for Nationals with another school record in the shot put.
#ACUTF
#GoWildcats
#NCAAWestPrelims
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🚨 SCHOOL RECORD 🚨
Jack Marshall smashes the 200m indoor school record in a blistering 20.90 performance. This currently ranks top-15 in the NCAA in 2023, and
#1
in the WAC.
#ACUTF
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#Tradition
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#GoWildcats
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Happy to announce our 1st signee to the 2017 Signing Class!
#ACUTF
welcomes to the family Saegan Jost -
@cheyjost
!
#GoWildcats
#Tradition
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First podium of the day for the Wildcats comes from Mackenzie West in the Pole Vault!
The senior placed 🥉 with a vault of 3.72m, an indoor PR and highest-ever conference finish.
#ACUTF
#GoWildcats
#Tradition
#HonorHim
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🎟️ TICKET PUNCHED!
Annina Brandenburg becomes the first
#ACUTF
student-athlete to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships since the move to Division 1 with her school-record toss in the discus throw!! Congrats to the junior from Germany.
#GoWildcats
#NCAATFwest
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#ACUTF
is off to Birmingham for the 2018 Southland Conference Indoor Championships! We start competing Wednesday morning and finish up Thursday afternoon. Wish us us luck as we work to
#HonorHim
!
#GoWildcats
#Tradition
#ACUE4C
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Welcome to the Wildcats, Gabe Embree!
📍 Decatur HS / Decatur, TX
🏆 UIL XC Team State Champion
🥇 2-time District Champion (1600m, 3200m)
🎓 Academic All-State (XC & Track)
#GoWildcats
#ACUTF
#Tradition
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🔥 NEW SCHOOL RECORD 🔥
Annina Brandenburg shatters
#ACUTF
's and
@ACUsports
hall of famer Marlene Lewis's 33-year old Shot Put record with a winning toss of 15.94m (52'3.75")!! This performance ranks Annina top-15 in the nation and #️⃣1️⃣ in the SLC.
#GoWildcats
#Tradition
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Decathlete J.J. Ply became ACU’s first-ever Division I First-Team All-American on Thursday, and Annina Brandenburg followed with a new school shot put record to give the Wildcats their second All-American of the day.
More |
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NCAA Outdoor Championships |
#ACUTF
🏆 JJ PLY IS A 1️⃣ST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
Ply never let go of the 8️⃣th spot over the final three events to earn
@ACUsports
first ever NCAA 1st Team All-America honors!!
#Tradition
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#NCAATF
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🏆 EVENT CHAMPION 🏆
Tyler Richardson goes orbital in the Weight Throw with a 3️⃣ft personal best to win the competition. This throw puts Richardson at
#2
️⃣ on ACU's all-time list.
#ACUTF
#Tradition
#GoWildcats
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Welcome to the Wildcats, Cooper Scott!
📍 Frenship HS / Lubbock, TX
📊
#8
in Texas &
#15
in USA (300m Hurdles)
🎓 Academic All-State (Track & Field, Football)
📈 School record-holder (300m Hurdles)
#GoWildcats
#ACUTF
#Tradition
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This amazing group of athletes glorified God all weekend. We come away from Birmingham with 🥉🥉 team finishes, 🥇🥇🥇 event titles, 🥈🥈 runner-ups, and two more 🥉🥉
On to outdoor where we go for the title on our home track.
#ACUTF
#GoWildcats
#Tradition
#HonorHim
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Aggie Opener Results - Men's 5k
Runner-up finish for the Wildcats tonight in College Station! An excellent pack time led the Men to their 🥈 result.
16. Chambers
20. Lagat
21. Embree
27. Kipkosgei
28. Goggans
#ACUXC
#Tradition
#GoWildcats
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👑 DEFENDED THE CROWN 👑
The Wildcats 4x400m Relay team wins the title for the 2️⃣nd year in a row in 3:10.41. This win also secured a 3️⃣rd place overall team finish for the meet!
#ACUTF
#GoWildcats
#Tradition
#HonorHim
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Throws coach Jerrod Cook takes us through the West Regional meet that saw two of his throwers qualify for Nationals, the first athletes to advance for
#ACUTF
since our return to D1.
#GoWildcats
#NCAATFwest
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For the win 🥇!! Kevin Kipkosgei takes the title at the Naimadu Classic for the 2nd year in a row!! Teammate and freshman Denis Lagat finished a very close 2️⃣nd for an outstanding showing for the Wildcats.
#ACUXC
#GoWildcats
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🎟️ TICKET PUNCHED!!
The show goes on for Kayla Melgar as she qualifies for Austin in the shot put after a school-record 16.80m throw!! Melgar finished 8️⃣th overall and joins teammate Annina Brandenburg (discus) at NCAA Nationals.
#ACUTF
#GoWildcats
#NCAAWestPrelims
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🔥💣SCHOOL RECORD!!💣🔥
Kayla Melgar throws 16.54m in the Shot Put to break her own school record, and vault herself up to #🔟 in the NCAA this season!!
#ACUTF
#GoWildcats
#Tradition
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Texas Relays Champion 🏆
Irene Rono dropped the field with half a mile to go to win the 5000m in a new personal best, 16:13.88!!
Rono's time is:
#️⃣1️⃣ in the NCAA
#️⃣1️⃣ in the WAC
#️⃣2️⃣ ACUTF all-time
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Congratulations to
#ACUTF
Head Coach Jerrod Cook on being named the Southland Conference Women's Indoor Coach of the Year!
Cook led the Wildcats to the Women's first SLC indoor team title with 107 points and numerous podium finishes.
#Tradition
#GoWildcats
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Kai Schmidt earns the High Point Award from the Southland Conference for his 26 points from winning the Shot Put, discus, and third in the javelin. Congrats Kai!!
#ACUTF
#GoWildcats
#SouthlandStrong
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We're hiring someone to lead our Sprints program at
#ACUTF
. Click the 🔗 below for more details and how to apply.
Come be part of one of the greatest track and field traditions in the country!
#Tradition
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#GoWildcats
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Kayla Melgar uncorks a huge PR out to 18.95m!! That's almost a 2 foot improvement over her previous best.
#ACUTF
#GoWildcats
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🚨🚨 NEW SCHOOL RECORD 🚨🚨
Annina Brandenburg smashes another huge throw on her final attempt to take over the top spot through two flights in the discus!! Her toss of 56.86m bests teammate Kayla Melgar's previous record by over a meter!
#ACUTF
#GoWildcats
#NCAAWestPrelims
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The
#ACUTF
Women finish an impressive 3rd overall as a team with 64.5 points, besting SLC rival SFA.
#GoWildcats
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WAC Indoor Championships |
#ACUTF
🏆 WAC CHAMPION 🏆
Jamal January pulls away late to win the 60m Hurdles in an almost personal best time! This is ACU's first-ever Division 1 indoor hurdle event title!
#Tradition
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#GoWildcats
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Jumping over 🥉
The final podium spot of the meet on the women's side came from Zoe Spinn's 1.70m effort in the High Jump!
#ACUTF
#GoWildcats
#Tradition
#HonorHim
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#ACUXC
IS BACK!!
First team workout of the 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ season is in the books. Just over two weeks away from our 🏠 opener!
#Tradition
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#GoWildcats
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The
#ACUTF
Men’s team finish as runner-ups for the 2018 Southland Conference Outdoor Championships! Their 117 points are the most-ever and highest finish as a team since we joined the SLC in 2014! Bringing some hardware home🏆!!
#GoWildcats
#Tradition
#SouthlandStrong
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Having a great time enjoying the cool weather and God's creations here in Colorado for our XC Team Camp!
#ACUXC
#GoWildcats
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13 ACU student-athletes are set to compete later this week at the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships preliminary competitions in Arkansas.
More |
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Event champion 🏆!
Tyler Richardson launches a huge personal best, WAC
#1
and
#ACUTF
#6
all-time to win the A section Shot Put (18.12m, 59'5.5")
#Tradition
|
#GoWildcats
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Another great Homecoming Parade for
#ACUTFXC
! Love seeing this big team together celebrating
#ACU
!
#GoWildcats
#Tradition
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For the first time in D1 program history the
#ACUXC
Men are ranked in the South Central Region, debuting at
#14
after their solid showing over the weekend in Arkansas. The Wildcats currently sit 3rd among SLC schools in the regional rankings.
#GoWildcats
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Congratulations to Kai Schmidt on winning the Southland Conference Outdoor Athlete of the Year! His meet-leading 26 points propelled the Wildcat men to their best-ever finish (2nd) at the SLC Champs!
#ACUTF
#GoWildcats
#Tradition
T&F: Kai Schmidt of
@ACUsports
reaches the podium three times at this year's championships to earn Men's Outdoor Athlete of the Year.
#GoWildcats
#SouthlandStrong
RELEASE/ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS:
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NCAA Outdoor Championships |
#ACUTF
🏆 ANNINA BRANDENBURG ALL-AMERICAN
Throwing a PR school record earns Annina – in her final ever competition – 1st Team All-American honors! She is the first Wildcat female to be AA in
@ACUsports
D1 history
#Tradition
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#GoWildcats
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#NCAATF
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🚨🚨 SCHOOL RECORD 🚨🚨
Lonnie Smith shatters her previous best by over 5️⃣ feet, landing the hammer throw out to 59.90m!! This currently has her leading the competition heading into finals.
#ACUTF
#GoWildcats
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We are pleased to announce another future Wildcat, Lauryn Asiedu from Vista Ridge HS! Welcome Lauryn!
#GoWildcats
#Tradition
#ACUE4C
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Great finish to the 2019 Wes Kittley Invitational & Multi for the Wildcats as we came away with 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 and multiple PRs!! Couldn't have asked for better weather or a better start to our outdoor campaign. On to Baylor next weekend.
#ACUTF
#GoWildcats
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Another dominating weekend for the
#ACUTF
throwers as they earn 🥇🥇 event titles in Lubbock, and multiple National & Regional top marks!
#GoWildcats
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🏆WAC XC CHAMP🏆
Irene Rono clinches another conference title with a dominant 6k performance and new
@wacsports
record of 19:44!
#ACUXC
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#Tradition
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#GoWildcats
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🏆 SOUTHLAND CHAMPION 🏆
Zoe Spinn jumps out of her mind to take the high jump title and clear the 16th best jump in the nation!!
Spinn's 10 points also put the Wildcat Women into 1️⃣st as a team with just 4x4 relay left!
#ACUTF
#Tradition
#GoWildcats
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Happy to announce
#ACUTF
's 2019 Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field schedule!
The Wildcats will be taking on the best of D1 at home and on the road week in and week out. Hope to see you at a meet!
#GoWildcats
#Tradition
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Excellent close to their legendary careers as Michaela (33:50.99) finishes 23rd, Allie (33:51.73) 24th overall in the 10k. These performances now put the twins
#1
and
#2
in
#ACUTF
history!
#GoWildcats
#NCAATFWest
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Event winner🏆!! Carnley Graham takes the 5000m title in 17:41.69,
#ACUTF
’s first win of the weekend at A&M! Other finishers include 9. Sierra Bennett (18:44.15) and 10. Hannah Marut (18:49.96)
#GoWildcats
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SHOT PUT. WE OWN IT. 🥇
Tyler Richardson takes the title in the Shot Put after a big 17.11m PR heave! The Wildcats sweep the Shot Put titles at the SLC Indoor Champs.
#ACUTF
#GoWildcats
#Tradition
#HonorHim
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🗓️ 2020
#ACUTF
Schedule
🚨🚨 Hosting 3⃣ Home Meets
🔥🔥🔥 Hosting the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships
Catch your Wildcats at Elmer Gray Stadium:
March 19-21 | April 22 | May 15-17
#GoWildcats
#HonorHim
#Tradition
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𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆!!
Ella Anttila becomes
#ACUTF
's first-ever NCAA Indoor National Championships qualifier in the Division 1 era!
Anttila will represent the Wildcats in Albuquerque as the 12th best triple jumper in the NCAA on March 11th.
#Tradition
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#GoWildcats
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Wes Kittley, honorable ACU Track and Field Alumni and past head coach for the Wildcats, has been named an inductee of the
@USTFCCCA
Coaches Hall of Fame!! 👏
#Tradition
|
#GoWildcats
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Doesn’t feel so cold when you’ve won another conference title!! Way to go
#ACUXC
on the victory🏆🥇!!
#GoWildcats
#CHAMPS
#ACUE4C
#Tradition
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The
#ACUTF
Wildcats are off to Birmingham for the
@SouthlandSports
Indoor Champs!! Ready for some BIG performances!
#GoWildcats
#Tradition
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🚨 SCHOOL RECORD 🚨
After further review, Taylor Tolen not only wins the WAC 60m dash 🥇, but does so in record-breaking fashion with a 7.40 second performance! The senior left it all out there on the final 60m race of her storied career.
#ACUTF
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#Tradition
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That's a wrap in Lubbock for the Wildcats. We head back home with another 🥇 and multiple additions to the
#ACUTF
all-time Top 🔟 list.
Wildcats out.
#GoWildcats
#HonorHim
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🏆 EVENT CHAMPION 🏆
Lonnie Smith's school record hammer throw earned her the title, with teammate Kayla Melgar's season's best throw placing her 2️⃣nd! Taylor Posey finished in 5️⃣th to round out the standout competition for the Wildcats.
#ACUTF
#GoWildcats
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Meet Winner!! In his
#ACUXC
debut Kevin Kipkosgei wins the Alfred Rugema 8k race at the Naimadu Classic!!
#GoWildcats
#Tradition
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Kayla Melgar, SLC discus champ and new school record holder in the hammer, talks about her meet, the encouragement she gets from Coach Cook, and how she’s ready for what’s to come this season!
#ACUTF
#GoWildcats
#SouthlandStrong
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Carnley Graham, junior champ in the 6k race today, speaks about how her race went down, what it means to be a leader for this young team, and she looks ahead to the rest of the 2018 season.
@ACUsports
#ACUXC
#GoWildcats
#Tradition
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WHAT. A. COMPETITION.
Tyler Richardson takes the 🥇 after an enormous personal best toss in the Weight Throw!!
Teammates Thomas Wilson and Athan Huelskamp moved up to 2nd and 4th on their FINAL throws of the competition with their own huge PRs!
#ACUTF
#Tradition
#GoWildcats
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The ACU cross country teams hosted the lone home meet of the season on Saturday morning, with both Wildcat programs showing out and earning first place team finishes.
More |
#GoWildcats
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ACU head track and field coach Jerrod Cook was announced last week as one of seven individuals who will go into the 2022 McMurry Hall of Honor. He will be officially enshrined on October 1 at McMurry’s Radford Auditorium.
More |
#Tradition
|
#GoWildcats
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CONFERENCE CHAMPION!! Lonnie Smith's throw of 17.91m wins the weight throw title!!
#ACUTF
#GoWildcats
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Excellent race for the
#ACUXC
Women as they WIN the UIW Invitational and place four in the top 10!! Graham wins, Marut 3rd, Underwood 6th, Gerlach 7th!
#GoWildcats
#Tradition
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🥇 THE CHAMP 🥇
In dominating fashion Annina Brandenburg wins the Shot Put with a throw of 16.33m, setting a new school record!! Any one of Brandenburg's six competition throws would have won the event.
#ACUTF
#GoWildcats
#Tradition
#HonorHim
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Avery Williams drops a huge PR in the 200m dash (21.43) and lands himself at
#6
on
#ACUTF
's top-10 list!
#GoWildcats
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Great win
@ACUFootball
to start the season! And thanks for celebrating our teams during the game!
#ACUTFXC
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#GoWildcats
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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS🏆!!! The men’s 4x400m relay team puts out a dominant performance and seasons-best 3:07.75 for the win and solidifies the team runner-up spot!
#ACUTF
#GoWildcats
#SouthlandStrong
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A 1-2 finish! 🥇🥈
Annina Brandenburg picks up her second individual championship of the weekend with a win in the discus, and Zoe Burleson comes in second place!
#Tradition
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#GoWildcats
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