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General
Name of School: Xavier University of Louisiana
City/Zip: New Orleans LA 70125
Founded: 1925 by the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament
Enrollment: 3,394 (fall 2010 semester)
Nickname: Gold Rush (men), Gold Nuggets (women)
School Colors: Gold and white
Affiliation: NAIA Division I
Conference: Gulf Coast Athletic (www.gcaconf.com)
President: Dr. Norman C. Francis
Alma Mater, Year: Xavier, 1952
Athletics Director: Dennis Cousin
Alma Mater, Year: Southern University, 1967
Administrative Assistant II: Alma Henderson
Administrative Assistant: Lauren Alexis
Athletics Department Phone: (504) 520-7329
Athletics Trainer: Melvin Wallis
Alma Mater, Year: Nicholls State, 2005

Sports Information
Sports Information Director: Ed Cassiere
SID Office Phone: (504) 520-5707
Home Phone: (504) 888-4004
Cell Phone/Text Messaging: (504) 256-5380
E-Mail: ecassier@xula.edu
Alternate E-Mail: ecassiere@yahoo.com
SID Fax: (504) 520-7934

     SID Fax: (504) 520-7934
SID Mailing Address: 1 Drexel Drive, Campus Box 92, New Orleans LA 70125 (same address for overnight shipping)
Athletics Web Site: www.xula.edu/athletics
Men's Cross Country Site: www.xula.edu/athletics/mcc

Team Information
2010 Overall Record: 18-22
2010 GCAC Finish: 1st place out of 3 schools
GCAC Championships Won: 5 — 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
NAIA Region XIII Championships Won: 1 — 2002 (tie)
NAIA Championships Appearances: 8 — team in 2002, 2008 and 2009, individuals in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2003
Lettermen: 4 returning, 3 lost

Cross Country Staff
Head Coach: Joseph Moses, seventh season
Alma Mater, Year: LSU, 1994
Record at School (Years): 143-229 (6 years)
Cross Country Office Phone: (504) 520-5007
Cross Country Fax: (504) 520-7934
Head Coach E-Mail: jmoses@xula.edu
Best Time to Reach Coach: Weekday mornings
Student Assistant Coach: Brittany Everett


Runner Information
Lettermen Returning Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Meets 8K Career Best Other
Ray Walston 5-9 150 Sr. 3L 7 27:11 2009 GCAC individual champion
Matt Pieri 5-6 130 Jr. 2L 7 27:49 2010 GCAC individual champion
Javon Mead 5-7 121 So. 1L 6 29:30 All-GCAC
Charles Shaw 5-11 160 So. 1L 7 31:30.58 All-GCAC
 
Lettermen Lost Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Meets 8K Career Best Other
Jordan Wilson 5-6 124 Sr. 3L 7 29:44.35 GCAC Honor Roll in 2007-08 academic year
James Hearn 5-5 155 Jr. 3L 4 31:15  
Ryan Thompson 6-0 160 Fr. 1L 4 31:24.52  

Newcomers Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown Most Recent School
Emmanuel Detiege 6-1 155 Fr. HS New Orleans, La. Brother Martin High School
Kwame Jackson 5-7 140 Fr. HS Kingwood, Texas Kingwood Park High School
Lawrence Stansberry 6-1 170 Fr. HS New Orleans, La. Brother Martin High School
Jamaal Williams 5-7 133 Fr. HS Mesquite, Texas North Mesquite High School

 

 
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

The Xavier Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets compete in Division I of the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) as a member of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC). Xavier fields men's teams in basketball, cross country and tennis and women's teams in basketball, cross country, tennis and volleyball.

Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
Xavier University of Louisiana
1 Drexel Drive
Campus Box 92
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504) 520-7329 phone
(504) 520-7934 fax

 
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