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Stands our loved and noble Xavier,
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Dekine is Xavier's first female Academic All-District athlete
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June 2, 2011
NEW ORLEANS — Brianna Dekine is the first female
athlete from Xavier University of Louisiana to be chosen to a Capital One
Academic All-District team.
Dekine, a sophomore chemistry/pre-medical major from Culver City, Calif., and a
graduate of Culver City High School, was announced Thursday as a member of
the District 6 College Division track and field/cross country team. The College Sports Information
Directors of America selected the 12-member team.
Dekine was All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference in
cross country in 2009 and 2010, helping the Gold Nuggets win GCAC team championships
both years and qualify for the NAIA National Championship in 2009. She finished
fourth in the GCAC meet in November.
An honor-roll student all four semesters at Xavier, Dekine is a charter member
of the XU chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society and a member
of the Alpha Epsilon Delta pre-medical honor society. She also was part of a team visit to Children's Hospital
patients and a volunteer worker at the United Negro College Fund's Fund Run/Walk.
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 Academic All-District
members advance to the Academic All-America® ballot.
Dekine is the only athlete from an HBCU (historically
black college or university) to be chosen to an Academic All-District team in
women's track/cross country this year. She is one of 10 from the NAIA to be
recognized and one of five from Louisiana colleges.
Dekine is the first XU athlete since 2008-09 to be named
Academic All-District. That year three Xavier men — basketball's Kelechi
Okoroha (second team), cross country's Joe Drexler-Dreis (first team) and tennis standout
Terry Richardson (first-team at-large) — were recognized. Drexler-Dreis was chosen
second-team Academic All-America®.
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Xavier's Brianna Dekine
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2010-11 Capital One Academic All-District
Women's Track and Field/Cross Country College Division District 6 Team
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| Name | School |
Year | Hometown |
GPA | Major |
| Samantha Alvarez | Texas A&M-Kingsville | So. | Victoria, Texas | 3.75 | Pre-Med |
| Sarah Banman | Southern Arkansas | Sr. | Pottsboro, Texas | 3.92 | Physical Education, Wellness & Leisure |
| Rachel Brady | Trinity (Texas) | Sr. | Jakarta, Indonesia | 3.90 | Biology |
| Sonia Brady | Trinity (Texas) | Sr. | Jakarta, Indonesia | 3.93 | Engineering |
| Emeline Crutcher | Angelo State | So. | Wellman, Texas | 3.72 | Biology |
| Brianna Dekine | Xavier | So. | Culver City, Calif. | 3.92 | Chemistry / Pre-Medical |
| Katie Dugie | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Sr. | Yorktown, Texas | 3.78 | Business Marketing |
| Elana Edwards | Trinity (Texas) | So. | Austin, Texas | 3.93 | Mathematics |
| Lauren Karnitz | Arkansas Tech | Sr. | DeSoto, Kan. | 3.82 | Nursing |
| Cathryn Rittenberry | Angelo State | Jr. | Carthage, Texas | 4.0 | Integrated Accounting |
| Rhiannon Roper | Harding | Jr. | Fortuna, Calif. | 3.94 | Early Childhood |
| Ashley Teague | Ozarks (Ark.) | Jr. | Lavaca, Ark. | 3.84 | Pre-Law & Strategic Communication |
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