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In the Mississippi Valley,
In the Crescent Bend
Stands our loved and noble Xavier,
Far her praises send.
Refrain:
Wave her colors bear them onward
Gold and white so true
Hail to thee, all hail, dear Xavier
Hail, all hail, X.U.!
Xavier, ever be our guide
And lead us on the way,
Through life's journey, onward, upward
To the eternal day. (Refrain)
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NAIA Men's Cross Country
Xavier is the three-time defending Gulf Coast Athletic Conference champion
Men's Cross Country
updated June 4, 2009
Head Coach: Joseph Moses (fourth season), (504) 520-5007 or jmoses@xula.edu
Media Contact: Ed Cassiere, (504) 520-5707 or ecassier@xula.edu
Next:
The Gold Rush will compete in its first meet of the 2009 season in late August
or early September.
Most Recently:
The Gold Rush ended the 2008 season by finishing 31st out of 32 teams in the
NAIA National Championships at Kenosha, Wis. It was the second trip for a Xavier men's team to
the national meet and the first since 2002. Freshman Ray Walston was the fastest Xavier runner
for the seventh time in eight meets; he ran 8,000 meters in 28 minutes, 2 seconds to finish 271st
out of 331 runners.
story
results
Champion Again:
Xavier won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championship for the third consecutive year.
The Rush finished first out of five men's teams in Clinton, Miss.
XU freshman Ray Walston was the GCAC runner-up and ran 8,000 meters in
27:16.90 — the fastest by a Gold Rush runner at this meet since 1998.
Earning All-GCAC by virtue of their top-10 finishes were Walston, Darren Wallace,
Bryan Khan and Joe Drexler-Dreis. Joseph Moses was voted men's GCAC Coach of the Year
for the third consecutive season.
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results
Rankings:
Xavier received one point in the preseason NAIA poll announced August 19 — the Gold Rush's
first vote in the national rankings since 2003 — but did not receive another point until
the fourth regular-season poll, which was announced September 30.
Xavier was No. 1 seven times in the GCAC ratings and never was lower.
2008 Individual Honors:
• ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 6: Joe Drexler-Dreis (College Division first team).
• Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars: Darren Wallace (third team).
• All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference: Bryan Khan, Joe Drexler-Dreis,
Darren Wallace, Ray Walston.
• GCAC Runner of the Week: Ray Walston (twice —
Sept. 15-21 and Oct. 6-12).
• GCAC Coach of the Year: Joseph Moses.
• Louisiana Coach of the Year: Joseph Moses.
Recruiting:
Two have signed for 2009:
• Mark Dotson
of Alexandria, La., and Holy Savior Menard Central High School.
• Matt Pieri
of New Orleans and Brother Martin High School.
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The 2008 Xavier University of Louisiana men's cross country team.
Xavier appearances at the
NAIA National Championships
Team in 2002 and 2008
Individuals in 1997, 1998,
1999, 2000 and 2003
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Xavier's Gulf Coast
Athletic Conference Champions
Team in 2006, 2007 and 2008
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Career Statistics of 2008 Gold Rush
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Best 8K Time (Date) |
Top-10s |
Top-5s |
| Ray Walston |
27:11 (Sept. 20, 2008) |
5 |
3 |
| Darren Wallace |
27:45.20 (Oct. 6, 2007) |
8 |
6 |
| Joe Drexler-Dreis |
28:41.23 (Oct. 6, 2007) |
6 |
1 |
| Bryan Khan |
29:08.85 (Oct. 6, 2007) |
7 |
1 |
| Jordan Wilson |
29:44.35 (Oct. 6, 2007) |
0 |
0 |
| Mario Myles |
29:55.53 (Oct. 6, 2007) |
0 |
0 |
| James Hearn |
32:43.97 (Nov. 8, 2008) |
0 |
0 |
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