March Madness: Wildcat women’s basketball team finally reaches the Promised Land
Enlarge ACU women’s basketball head coach Julie Goodenough Photo by Jeremy Enlow Anyone else might have panicked when technology revolted and an electronic lock trapped them in unfamiliar territory....
View ArticleFootball season, single game tickets now on sale
Renewals and general admission season tickets for Abilene Christian’s 2019 six-game home football schedule are on sale. Current season ticket holders are encouraged to renew by Friday, May 31 in order...
View ArticleAlthough just 5-7, Gabriel looms large in 2019 fortunes of Chicago Bears
Enlarge Taylor Gabriel and the Chicago Bears renew their longtime rivalry with the Green Bay Packers tonight in the NFL regular-season opener on NBC. Photo by Newman Lowrance At age 28, Taylor Gabriel...
View ArticleGilbreth’s No. 13 baseball jersey retired by ACU
Enlarge Among Gilbreth’s many former players to celebrate with him Saturday night were (back, from left): Mike Morgan (’95), Manning Guffey (’94), Steve Montfort (’92) and Kyle Heller (’93), and...
View ArticleNelson greatness rubs off on ACU golfers in new clubhouse
Enlarge Head golf coach Tom Shaw, Jon Bradley (’72) and Peggy Nelson Jaros admire the bronze sculpture of Byron Nelson. Photos by Paul White Years ago, when one of the professional golf students of...
View ArticleMarch Madness v2.0: Wildcat teams on tourney trail
Enlarge Photos by Jeremy Enlow That ride was so much fun, let’s do it again. Whether you dust off your “Texas Two Step” or “First Dance” T-shirt from last year or start shopping for a new souvenir...
View ArticleFast Company: The legacy of fleet-footed Bobby Morrow
Enlarge Morrow crosses the finish line in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, where he won three gold medals and became a national hero. Garner Roberts (’70) is a freelance writer who retired from ACU in...
View ArticleSen. Lucio to introduce resolution honoring Bobby Morrow in Texas Senate
Texas Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. of Brownsville said June 3, 2020, at the funeral of Rio Grande Valley native son Bobby Joe Morrow (’58) that he will introduce a resolution in January when the Texas...
View ArticleMajor renovation of ACU’s Moody Coliseum to begin in December
Enlarge The half-century-old domed home of Abilene Christian University’s basketball games, volleyball matches, Chapel services, Sing Song performances and Commencement ceremonies – to name a few –...
View ArticleACU joins four other universities in historic move to WAC
Enlarge Abilene Christian University expects to begin intercollegiate competition in the Western Athletic Conference in 2021, joining four other NCAA Division I institutions making a milestone move to...
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