. Coach Kiser expects Henderson to spark another winning year Star student-athlete Ranessa Crawford finds ACU the prescription for success ACU finishes third in Sears Director's Cup national competition Wildcats look for 20-win season again in basketball Barnes, Dilworth, Rodgers highlight summer track action Sports News in Brief Reflections on a sporting life: Garner Roberts Barnes, Dilworth, Rodgers highlight summer track action Tracey Barnes' gold medal at the fourth Goodwill Games July 22 in New York was the first for an ACU student-athlete in a major international track and field meet since 1994. Barnes, quartermiler from Westmoreland, Jamaica, ran 50.4 on Jamaica's winning 4x400 relay team, which upset the U.S. with 3:24.76, fastest time in the world this year. Barnes had lowered her school record in the 400 meters to 50.67 June 27 in Kingston for runner-up at the Jamaican championships. That's the fastest time in the 400 by a U.S. collegiate woman this season. She was named Lone Star Conference Female Athlete of the Year after winning NCAA Division II indoor and outdoor titles in the 400 and leading ACU to its 15th straight LSC team title. The last gold medal for ACU came in 1994 when Mary Tombiri ('96) ran on Nigeria's winning 4x100 relay at the World Cup. Other Wildcats competing this summer include long jumper Kevin Dilworth of Tyler and decathlete Trafton Rodgers of Akron, Ohio. Dilworth ('96) placed fifth at the Goodwill Games July 20, and Rodgers ('97) won the sixth USA-Germany decathlon dual meet Aug. 8-9 in Lubbock with a personal best of 8,128 points. He won five of the 10 events after placing second last year in Kreutzel, Germany. Barnes and Dilworth were the fourth and fifth Wildcats to compete at the Goodwill Games. Earlier student-athletes representing ACU were Tim Bright ('83), Mark Witherspoon ('85) and Yolanda Henry ('87). Sports News in Brief Wildcats prepare for LSC, NCAA cross country meets Abilene Christian has been selected as host institution for the NCAA Division II south central region men's and women's cross country meets Nov. 7 in Abilene. Coach Jon Murray's teams are expected to be favored to repeat as champions of the Lone Star Conference at the league meet Oct. 24 in Kingsville. The Wildcats will open their season Sept. 4 at the ACU Cross Country Classic. The schedule also calls for ACU to compete at Kansas, SMU, Baylor, Oklahoma State and Arkansas. The region meet in Abilene will be a qualifying meet for the NCAA Division II national meet Nov. 23 in Lawrence, Kan. Top Wildcat runners include Dustin Hawes, Musa Gwanzura, Barnabas Menjo, Chuck Pinson and Gilbert Tuhabonye on the men's team and Josie and Joyce Martinez and Freda Valdez on the women's team. 5 tennis players named all-America Five members of ACU's nationally-ranked tennis teams were named all-America for the 1998 season by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Honored by the ITA were Andrew Cole, Dustin Hawk and Jason Kirkland from the men's team (22-4) and Julie Mavity and Charlotte Jones from the women's team (16-8). Coaches move to Teague Center Several coaches and staff members in ACU athletics moved into new offices in the Teague Special Events Center in July. The new building includes offices for the director of athletics, trainer and coaches for football, track and field, cross country, tennis, softball and golf. Coaches for basketball and volleyball will remain in Moody Coliseum. Reed signs with Minnesota Vikings Chris Reed, defensive lineman from ACU, became the second former Wildcat in NFL training camps this summer. Reed, 6-5, 275, signed with the Minnesota Vikings. As a junior in 1997, he had 33 tackles and six quarterback sacks before passing up his final year of eligibility to enter the NFL supplemental draft. LSC Hall of Honor adds Schleyer Former ACU all-America basketball player Claudia Schleyer ('86) has been elected to the Lone Star Conference Hall of Honor. Schleyer, assistant coach at the University of Houston, set ACU and NCAA Division II career scoring records, earned first team academic all-America and received an NCAA postgraduate scholarship. She was three-time MVP of the league and becomes the third former Wildcat in the 10-member LSC Hall of Honor. Page One - Page Two - Page Three - Page Four
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