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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.!
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And lead us on the way,
Through life's journey, onward, upward
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XU's Drexler-Dreis makes Academic All-District first team
June 4, 2009
Joe Drexler-Dreis
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NEW ORLEANS — Joe Drexler-Dreis, a summa cum laude graduate of
Xavier University of Louisiana in May and a three-year member of the men's cross country team,
has been chosen to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 6 first team in the
college division.
Drexler-Dreis, from Shorewood, Wis., and Shorewood High
School, qualified academically with a 4.0 grade-point average. He is the third
Xavier male athlete this year to make an Academic All-District team. Kelechi Okoroha
was a second-team selection in basketball, and tennis standout Terry Richardson
made the at-large first team.
Drexler-Dreis was All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference twice and helped the Gold Rush
win three consecutive conference team championships and qualify for the
2008 NAIA National Championship. His best time for 8,000 meters was 28 minutes, 41.23
seconds, and he had six career top-10 finishes.
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Drexler-Dreis was a theology and history major at Xavier and has been
accepted into Yale University Divinity School.
District 6 comprises schools from six states: Louisiana,
Arkansas, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. There are eight districts nationwide,
and teams represent the university division (NCAA Division I members) or the college division
(everyone else, including Xavier). Nominees must be a starter or important reserve with
at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale). They also must have completed
at least one full calendar year at their current institution and reached
sophomore athletic eligibility. First-team all-district members advance to
the Academic All-America ballot.
Checks of multiple sources produced no Xavier
representatives before this year on Academic All-District or Academic All-America
teams, which are selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
2008-09 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District
Men's Track and Field/Cross Country College Division District 6 Team
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| Name | School | Yr. | Hometown | GPA and Major |
| R.J. Cowan | Texas-Tyler | Gr. | Tyler, Texas | 3.81, 4.0 (grad) Health and Kinesiology |
| Joe Drexler-Dreis | Xavier | Sr. | Shorewood, Wis. | 4.0 Theology and History |
| Brian Jones | Harding | Sr. | Birmingham, Ala. | 3.95 Math, Vocational Ministry |
| Todd Wildman | Trinity (Texas) | Sr. | Dallas, Texas | 3.66 Business Administration/Accounting |
| Kirby Dunn | Wayland Baptist | Jr. | Bowie, Texas | 4.0 Business Administration |
| Josh Wayland | Oklahoma Christian | Sr. | Olathe, Kan. | 3.77 Marketing |
| Greg Pivarunas | Dallas | Jr. | Elma, N.Y. | 3.74 double major in English and Classics |
| Shayn Weidner | Incarnate Word | Jr. | Marion, Texas | 3.86 Mathematics |
| Artur Kern | Harding | Gr. | Hrubieszow, Poland | 3.32, 3.56 (grad) Political Science, History |
| Zach Brush | Trinity (Texas) | So. | Edmond, Okla. | 3.62 Engineering Science |
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