Abilene Christian University Athletics

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The remarkable success of ACU Wildcat student-athletes over the years is a tribute to the athletes, the coaches and the tradition of winning that permeates the program.

ACU recruits its student-athletes for their academic and spiritual qualities, as well as their athletic abilities.

The Wildcats have won all-sports titles 24 of their 35years in the rugged Lone Star Conference, including 13 straight from 1995-96 through the 2007-08 athletic year. ACU has four times recently finished runner-up in competition for the United States Sports Academy Directors' Cup, which recognizes the best all-around sports program in NCAA Division II. The Wildcats were second in 2007-08, capping one of the best athletic years in school history. ACU is the only school in NCAA Division II athletics to finish in the top 15 in each of the 13 fnal director's cup standings.

In addition to 62 national team championships, many individual student-athletes have been recognized as academic all-Americans and with many other individual honors. The Wildcats have won 55 NCAA national team championships, which is fourth in NCAA history behind only UCLA, Stanford and USC.

ACU's internationally recognized track and field program has produced world-record holders, more than 20 Olympians, several hundred all-America performers and two Olympic gold medalists. In addition, the program was named the "Texas Sports Dynasty of the Century" by Texas Monthly magazine in November 1999.

ACU athletics programs have also won 143 Lone Star Conference titles since joining the LSC in 1973, more than twice the number of titles won by its closest competitor.

ACU student-athletes are not only successful on the field of competition, but in the classroom. The women's basketball team was ranked No. 1 in the nation in terms of grade point average (3.666) during the 2001-02 school year, and ACU's 29 GTE academic all-Americans in the 1990s was second in all of NCAA Division II, trailing only Pittsburg State (Kan.).

Also, ACU has produced 27 NCAA post-graduate scholarship honorees since 1966, the fifth-highest total in the state of Texas, trailing only the University of Texas, Trinity, Rice and SMU.

When you add it all up, it's no surprise that we like to say that ACU is "Where Champions Are Made."



ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY'S ATHLETICS HISTORY

Team National Championships (62)
Women's Track and Field (22)
2008 - NCAA Division II outdoor
2000 - NCAA Division II indoor
1999 - NCAA Division II outdoor
1999 - NCAA Division II indoor
1998 - NCAA Division II outdoor
1998 - NCAA Division II indoor
1997 - NCAA Division II indoor
1996 - NCAA Division II outdoor
1996 - NCAA Division II indoor
1995 - NCAA Division II outdoor
1995 - NCAA Division II indoor
1994 - NCAA Division II outdoor
1994 - NCAA Division II indoor
1993 - NCAA Division II indoor
1991 - NCAA Division II indoor
1990 - NCAA Division II indoor
1989 - NCAA Division II indoor
1988 - NCAA Division II outdoor
1988 - NCAA Division II indoor
1987 - NCAA Division II outdoor
1986 - NCAA Division II outdoor
1985 - NCAA Division II outdoor

Men's Track and Field (35)
2008 - NCAA Division II outdoor
2007 - NCAA Division II outdoor
2006 - NCAA Division II outdoor
2005 - NCAA Division II outdoor
2005 - NCAA Division II indoor
2004 - NCAA Division II outdoor
2004 - NCAA Division II indoor
2003 - NCAA Division II outdoor
2003 - NCAA Division II indoor
2002 - NCAA Division II outdoor
2002 - NCAA Division II indoor
2000 - NCAA Division II outdoor
2000 - NCAA Division II indoor
1999 - NCAA Division II outdoor
1999 - NCAA Division II indoor
1998 - NCAA Division II indoor
1997 - NCAA Division II outdoor
1997 - NCAA Division II indoor
1996 - NCAA Division II outdoor
1996 - NCAA Division II indoor
1994 - NCAA Division II indoor
1993 - NCAA Division II indoor
1988 - NCAA Division II outdoor
1988 - NCAA Division II indoor (co-champion)
1987 - NCAA Division II outdoor
1986 - NCAA Division II outdoor
1985 - NCAA Division II outdoor
1984 - NCAA Division II outdoor
1983 - NCAA Division II outdoor
1982 - NCAA Division II outdoor
1982 - NAIA outdoor
1978 - NAIA indoor (co-champion)
1955 - NAIA outdoor
1954 - NAIA outdoor
1952 - NAIA outdoor

Football (2)
1977 - NAIA Division I
1973 - NAIA Division I

Golf (1)
1993 - NCAA Division II

Men's Cross Country (2)
2007 - NCAA Division II
2006 - NCAA Division II

Lone Star Conference Team Championships (143)
Football (2) -- 1973, 1977
Men's Cross Country (23) -- 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Women's Cross Country (15) -- 1983, 1984, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Men's Basketball (3) -- 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87
Women's Basketball (8) -- 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98, 1998-99
Golf (8) -- 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
Men's Track and Field (23) -- 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Women's Track and Field (22) -- 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008
Men's Tennis (9) -- 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
Women's Tennis (19) -- 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
Baseball (6) -- 1993, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005
Volleyball (2) -- 2004, 2005

NACDA United States Sports Academy Directors' Cup
1995-96 -- 1. Cal-Davis; 2. ACU; 3. North Dakota St.
1996-97 -- 1. Cal-Davis; 2. ACU; 3. CSU-Bakersfield
1997-98 -- 1. CSU-Bakersfield; 2. Cal-Davis; 3. ACU
1998-99 -- 1. Adams State; 2. (tie) ACU, Cal-Davis
1999-00 -- 1. Cal-Davis; 2. North Dakota State; 12. ACU
2000-01 -- 1. Cal-Davis; 2. North Dakota State; 6. ACU
2001-02 -- 1. Cal-Davis; 2. Grand Valley St.; 14. ACU
2002-03 -- 1. Cal-Davis; 2. Grand Valley St.; 7. ACU
2003-04 -- 1. Grand Valley St.; 2. California-San Diego; 15. ACU
2004-05 -- 1. Grand Valley St.; 2. Nebraska-Omaha; 9. ACU
2005-06 -- 1. Grand Valley St.; 2. ACU
2006-07 -- 1. Grand Valley St.; 2. California-San Diego; 3. ACU
2007-08 -- 1. Grand Valley St.; 2. ACU; 3. Minnesota State-Mankato

ACU Athletes in Halls of Fame
College Football -- Wilbert Montgomery (1996).
Drake Relays -- Bobby Morrow, (1959), Oliver Jackson (1978), Bill Woodhouse (1980), George Adrian (1982).
Lone Star Conference -- Wilbert Montgomery, football (1996); Billy Olson, men's track and field (1997); Claudia Schleyer, women's basketball (1998); Wally Bullington, football (1999); Jennifer Clarkson-Frazier, women's basketball (2001); Wes Kittley, track and field (2006).
NCAA Division II Track and Field -- Cliff Felkins (1998); Marlene Lewis (1998); Sylvia Dyer-Barnier (2002); Yolanda Henry (2003); Mark Witherspoon (2004); James Browne (2005); Brian Amos (2005); Dale Jenkins (2005); Yolande Straughn (2005).
U.S. Olympic -- Bobby Morrow, men's track and field (1989).
Texas Sports -- Bobby Morrow (1960), Oliver Jackson (1978), A.M. (Tonto) Coleman (1983), Eck Curtis (1985); James Segrest (2006).
U.S. Track Coaches -- Oliver Jackson (1998); Bill McClure (2002); Don Hood (2006).
U.S. Track and Field -- Bobby Morrow (1975).
Penn Relays -- Bill Woodhouse (2004); 1995 Men's sprint medley relay team (Joseph Styles, Kevin Dilworth, Robert Guy, Savieri Ngidhi), 2006.

ACU Academic Achievements
Academic All-America Honorees (58)
Football (8)
1963 - Jack Griggs
1970 - Jim Lindsey
1974 - Greg Stirman
1976 - Billy Curbo
1977 - Billy Curbo
1985 - Paul Wells
1987 - Bill Clayton
1988 - Bill Clayton
1989 - Bill Clayton
1989 - Sean Grady
1990 - Sean Grady
2007 - Nathan Young

Men's Basketball (3)
1974-75 - Paul Palmer
1974-75 - Greg McElvy
1998-99 - Jared Mosley

Women's Basketball (4)
1985-86 - Claudia Schleyer
1988-89 - Suzanne Johnson
1995-96 - Jennifer Clarkson
1999-00 - Jackie Bucher

Men's Track and Field (4)
1990 - Wendell Edwards
1991 - Wendell Edwards
1992 - Wendell Edwards
1993 - Brian Amos
1995 - Glenn Griffin
1995 - Marlon Williams
1997 - Glenn Griffin

Women's Track and Field (9)
1986 - Camille Coates
1991 - Candi Evans
1992 - Candi Evans
1994 - Kim Bartee
1995 - Kim Bartee-Neece
1995 - Brandy Beeman
1995 - Ranessa Crawford
1995 - Lindsay Welsh
1997 - Delloreen Ennis
1997 - Carlene Vassell
1998 - Ranessa Crawford

Volleyball (3)
1992 - Cathe Crow
2005 - Lindsey Martin
2005 - Michelle Bernhardt

Baseball (4)
1975 - Bill Whitaker
1993 - Bryan Frazier
1997 - Casey Cross
2006 - Joel Wells

Men's Tennis (2)
1993 - Robby Scott
1994 - Robby Scott
1995 - Robby Scott
1995 - John Cole
1997 - John Cole

Women's Tennis (8)
1988 - Lori Miller
1988 - Donna Sykes
1989 - Donna Sykes
1990 - Carla Martin
1992 - Denise Hunter
1992 - Anne Howell
1994 - Keri Whitehead
1997 - Julie Mavity
1998 - Julie Mavity
1999 - Julie Mavity
2000 - Jenny Wallace

Golf (9)
1988 - Chris Goodspeed
1989 - Grady Bruce
1990 - Steve Miller
1990 - Clint Johnson
1991 - Larry Bryan
1991 - Clint Johnson
1992 - Matt Welch
1995 - Darin Newhouse
1997 - Greg LaBelle
1997 - Jeff White

Women's Cross Country (2)
1992 - Misty Taylor
1996 - Jennifer Lyons

Men's Cross Country (2)
1993 - Jerome Vermeulen
1994 - Jerome Vermeulen
1994 - Thomas Korir

NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship Winners (27)
Football (6)
1971 - Jim Lindsey
1983 - Grant Feasel
1985 - Dan Remsberg
1986 - Craig Huff
1986 - Jason Embry
1990 - Bill Clayton
2007 - Nathan Young

Women's Basketball (6)
1986 - Claudia Schleyer
1990 - Suzanne Johnson
1992 - Cathe Crow
1996 - Jennifer Clarkson
1998 - Caroline Omamo
2000 - Jackie Bucher

Women's Track and Field (3)
1995 - Kim Bartee-Neece
1998 - Ranessa Crawford
2005 - Katie Eckley

Men's Tennis (3)
1995 - Robby Scott
1996 - Wes Sheffy
1998 - Lee Griffith

Men's Track and Field (5)
1966 - Charles Christmas
1992 - Wendell Edwards
2000 - Oscar Meneses
2003 - Alfred Rugema
2004 - Manuel Brandeborn

Men's Basketball (1)
1999 - Jared Mosley

Volleyball (1)
2006 - Lindsey Martin

Baseball (1)
2006 - Joel Wells

Softball (1)
2007 - Samantha Borgeson