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In the Mississippi Valley,
In the Crescent Bend
Stands our loved and noble Xavier,
Far her praises send.
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Gold and white so true
Hail to thee, all hail, dear Xavier
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And lead us on the way,
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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 November 5, 2009
Head Coach: Joseph Moses (fifth 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 the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championships
at Choctaw Trails Cross Country Course in Clinton, Miss., on Saturday, November 7.
The men's race will cover 8,000 meters (4.97 miles) and begin at 8:30 a.m.
It will follow the 5,000-meter women's race, which will start at 8.
The meet will be Xavier's eighth of the season. Xavier is the three-time defending
team champion in the men's and women's divisions.
Most Recently:
Xavier finished second out of three schools in the Demon Invitational at Natchitoches, La.
XU freshman Mark Dotson finished second out of 28 runners and covered three miles in
16 minutes, 22.25 seconds. Dotson's mile pace of 5:27.41 is the best this season by a GCAC male.
story
results
2009 Highlights:
• Xavier won two team championships —
the Radisson Hotel Wolfpack Invitational on September 12 and the USM Open on October 16.
• Freshman Mark Dotson had three top-five finishes
in the first three meets, won the individual title at the USM Open on Oct. 16 and
won five of the first six men's GCAC Runner of the Week awards, including the first three.
• Xavier's other scholarship freshman, Matt Pieri, had three top-six finishes
in the first three meets and was GCAC Runner of the Week once.
• The footprints of the Rush are all over the school's
all-time list for four miles. Nine of the 12 fastest times in school history were recorded
this season at that distance.
• In the Gulf Coast Stampede on October 3, Xavier had two men
— freshmen Mark Dotson and Matt Pieri — run 8,000 meters in less than 28 minutes
in the same race for the first time in school history.
Champion Again:
Xavier won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championship for the third consecutive year in 2008.
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
You Go, Joe!
Joe Drexler-Dreis, who graduated from Xavier in May 2009, earned a first for the university and the
GCAC when he earned College Division second-team honors on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® men's track and field/cross country team.
Drexler-Dreis, from Shorewood, Wis., and Shorewood High School, was the first Xavier student-athlete chosen to an
Academic All-America squad. Drexler-Dreis shared the distinction of first GCAC athlete chosen with
Spring Hill's Patrick Aucoin, who also made the second team.
2009 Rankings:
Xavier has yet to receive a vote in any of the national polls. The Gold Rush has been No. 1 in
every GCAC rating. The November 2 conference ratings:
1, Xavier. 2, Spring Hill. 3, Loyola. 4, Belhaven. 5, Mobile. 6, Dillard.
2008 Rankings:
Xavier received one point in the preseason NAIA top 25 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.
2009 Individual Honors:
• GCAC Runner of the Week: Mark Dotson (five times: Aug. 31-Sept. 6, Sept. 7-13, Sept. 14-20,
Sept. 28-Oct. 4 and Oct. 12-18); Matt Pieri (Sept. 21-27).
2008 Individual Honors:
• ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America: Joe Drexler-Dreis (College Division second team).
• ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 6: Joe Drexler-Dreis (College Division first team).
• Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars: Darren Wallace (third team).
• Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Honor Roll: Joe Drexler-Dreis, Darren Wallace.
• All-GCAC: 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:
There are two scholarship newcomers on the 2009 roster:
• 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 2009 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 — 2006, 2007 and 2008
Individual — Farris Gransberry in 2000
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Career Statistics of 2009 Gold Rush
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Best 8K Time (Date) |
Top-10s |
Top-5s |
| Ray Walston |
27:11 (Sept. 20, 2008) |
8 |
5 |
| Mark Dotson |
27:17 (Oct. 3, 2009) |
5 |
5 |
| Darren Wallace |
27:45.20 (Oct. 6, 2007) |
12 |
7 |
| Matt Pieri |
27:49 (Oct. 3, 2009) |
5 |
3 |
| 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 |
31:15 (Oct. 3, 2009) |
0 |
0 |
| Gabriel Green |
36:49.78 (Sept. 26, 2009) |
0 |
0 |
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