<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://admin.acusports.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Abilene Christian Athletics</title><link>https://admin.acusports.com/rss.aspx?path=general</link><description>Latest news items for Abilene Christian Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://admin.acusports.com/rss?path=general" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>ACU Sports Podcast: VP for Athletics Zack Lassiter (Part II)</title><link>https://acusports.com/news/2026/6/8/general-acu-sports-podcast-vp-for-athletics-zack-lassiter-part-ii</link><guid>https://acusports.com/news/2026/6/8/general-acu-sports-podcast-vp-for-athletics-zack-lassiter-part-ii</guid><category>General, Men's Golf</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="ACU vice president for athletics Zack Lassiter talks to two fans" src="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/8/Lassiter-1.jpg" /><br /><br />ACU vice president for athletics Zack Lassiter talks about his philosophy when it comes to a head coaching search, what to expect with the United Athletic Conference, the 5-for-5 eligibility proposal that is gaining momentum, and what makes a good athletic director.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/8/Lassiter-1.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/8/Lassiter-1.jpg"><media:title>ACU vice president for athletics Zack Lassiter talks to two fans</media:title></media:content><enclosure 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/><media:content url="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/4/ACU_at_the_Ballpark_2026.jpg"><media:title>ACU at the Ballpark 2026 graphic</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/4/ACU_at_the_Ballpark_2026.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 4 Jun 2026 15:21:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>25753</s:story_id></item><item><title>ACU Sports Podcast: VP for Athletics Zack Lassiter (Part I)</title><link>https://acusports.com/news/2026/6/1/general-acu-sports-podcast-vp-for-athletics-zack-lassiter-part-i</link><guid>https://acusports.com/news/2026/6/1/general-acu-sports-podcast-vp-for-athletics-zack-lassiter-part-i</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Zack Lassiter talks at ACU baseball's First Pitch Dinner in January 2026" src="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/1/_DSC9365.jpg" /><br /><br />ACU vice president for athletics Zack Lassiter talks about the 2025-26 athletic year, two important facility projects happening this summer, and the work behind scheduling six home football games this fall.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/1/_DSC9365.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/1/_DSC9365.jpg"><media:title>Zack Lassiter talks at ACU baseball's First Pitch Dinner in January 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/1/_DSC9365.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 1 Jun 2026 11:53:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>25750</s:story_id></item><item><title>Prather Joins ACU Athletics as Assistant AD for Ticket Operations</title><link>https://acusports.com/news/2026/4/17/general-prather-joins-acu-athletics-as-assistant-ad-for-ticket-operations</link><guid>https://acusports.com/news/2026/4/17/general-prather-joins-acu-athletics-as-assistant-ad-for-ticket-operations</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Antoine Prather Hiring Graphic" src="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/17/Staff_Hiring__1920x1080_.png" /><br /><br />Prather oversees the Wildcat Ticket Office's efforts for football, basketball and baseball and leads a team of ticketing assistants and interns and event staff.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Honors</title><link>https://acusports.com/news/2026/4/14/general-twenty-nine-acu-student-athletes-earn-2025-26-winter-academic-all-wac-honors</link><guid>https://acusports.com/news/2026/4/14/general-twenty-nine-acu-student-athletes-earn-2025-26-winter-academic-all-wac-honors</guid><category>General, Men's Basketball, Men's Track and Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Track and Field, Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Academic All-WAC Honorees Release" src="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/6/28/academic_all-wac_honorees.png" /><br /><br />Wildcats representing men's and women's basketball and men's and women's indoor track and field were highlighted.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/6/28/academic_all-wac_honorees.png" /><media:content 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src="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/7/flying_bison.png" /><br /><br />Abilene Christian's Crutcher Scott Field at Bullock Brothers Ballpark will serve as the home stadium of the Abilene Flying Bison for the 2026 season, as announced during a press conference Tuesday morning.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/flying_bison.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/flying_bison.png"><media:title>Abilene Flying Bison ACU Graphic</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/flying_bison.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2026 11:00:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>25622</s:story_id></item><item><title>For Castillo, Athletic Training a Worthwhile Career</title><link>https://acusports.com/news/2026/3/31/mens-basketball-for-castillo-athletic-training-a-worthwhile-career</link><guid>https://acusports.com/news/2026/3/31/mens-basketball-for-castillo-athletic-training-a-worthwhile-career</guid><category>General, Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Athletic trainer Alfred Castillo walks down the bench at the 2026 WAC Basketball Tournament in Las Vegas on March 11, 2026 " src="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/31/_A737954.jpg" /><br /><br />Meet Alfred Castillo. He currently serves as ACU's senior associate athletic director of sports medicine, but he's been an athletic trainer for 30 years, mostly at the collegiate level.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/31/_A737954.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/31/_A737954.jpg"><media:title>Athletic trainer Alfred Castillo walks down the bench at the 2026 WAC Basketball Tournament in Las Vegas on March 11, 2026 </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/31/_A737954.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:44:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>25602</s:story_id></item><item><title>ACU Sports Podcast: Talking NIL with First Financial Bank's Samantha Baker</title><link>https://acusports.com/news/2026/3/20/general-acu-sports-podcast-talking-nil-with-first-financial-banks-samantha-baker</link><guid>https://acusports.com/news/2026/3/20/general-acu-sports-podcast-talking-nil-with-first-financial-banks-samantha-baker</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="ACU Sports Podcast with Samantha Baker (FFB) graphic" src="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/20/pod.png" /><br /><br />Samantha Baker from First Financial Bank talks about their philosophy when it comes to NIL deals with Abilene Christian student-athletes, and what makes a partnership work.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/20/pod.png" /><media:content 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src="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/6/Staff_Hiring__1920x1080_.png" /><br /><br />Abilene Christian University vice president for athletics Zack Lassiter has signed a 5-year contract extension, the school announced Friday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/6/Staff_Hiring__1920x1080_.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/6/Staff_Hiring__1920x1080_.png"><media:title>Zack Lassiter contract extension graphic</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/6/Staff_Hiring__1920x1080_.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 6 Mar 2026 15:30:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>25526</s:story_id></item><item><title>ACU Lands Record 52 on 2025 Fall Academic All-WAC Honor Roll</title><link>https://acusports.com/news/2026/2/24/general-acu-lands-52-on-2025-fall-academic-all-wac-honor-roll</link><guid>https://acusports.com/news/2026/2/24/general-acu-lands-52-on-2025-fall-academic-all-wac-honor-roll</guid><category>Football, General, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Academic All-WAC Honorees Release" src="https://admin.acusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/6/28/academic_all-wac_honorees.png" /><br /><br />Fifty-two Abilene Christian student-athletes were recognized on the list of 2025 Fall Academic All-WAC recipients, as announced by the Western Athletic Conference.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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