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Stands our loved and noble Xavier,
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Gold Nuggets receive most points in NAIA poll since 2008
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September 13, 2012
NEW ORLEANS —
Xavier University of Louisiana, a 21-point victor in
its season opener, received four points
Wednesday in the NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 poll.
The Gold Nuggets are tied for 37th place, and it's their
most points and highest ranking since the 2008 preseason.
The poll is the first since the
preseason rankings Aug. 22 and the second of 10 this season.
The XU women earned their first victory
in an opener since 2006 by defeating eight opponents Saturday in the
Loyola Wolf Pack Invitational at Metairie, La. Sophomores Zahri
Jackson and Catherine Fakler finished 2-4 in the field of 66 runners,
and freshman Briana Simms placed ninth. Xavier scored 33 points,
followed by Mississippi College with 54.
This is the first time since 2003 that the
Nuggets received votes in consecutive seasons. A year ago they received one
point in four consecutive polls Oct. 12-Nov. 6. No Xavier cross country
team, female or male, has reached the top 25.
Three-time defending champion Cal State San Marcos
retained its No. 1 ranking. Five teams, led by No. 10 Concordia (Calif.),
made their first appearance this season in the top 25.
Xavier's next meet will be the Azalea City Classic
at Brookley Gulf Pines Golf Course in Mobile, Ala., on Saturday morning. The men's 8,000-meter race will start
at 7:30, and the women's 6K will begin at 8:05. Scheduled to compete
are the women of UAB, Delta State and Jackson State and
the men and women of Alabama State, Auburn, Auburn Montgomery, Millsaps,
Mobile, Southeastern Louisiana, South Alabama, Spring Hill, Tougaloo, Troy,
Tulane, West Florida and William Carey. South Alabama, the host, won
the men's and women's team championships in 2011.
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NAIA Women's Cross Country
Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses)
| Rank |
Team |
Points |
Last |
| 1 |
Cal State San Marcos (21) |
591 |
1 |
| 2 |
British Columbia |
572 |
2 |
| 3 |
Olivet Nazarene |
549 |
3 |
| 4 |
College of Idaho |
530 |
4 |
| 5-tie |
Carroll (Mont.) |
505 |
6 |
| 5-tie |
Biola |
505 |
7 |
| 7 |
Northwest Christian |
471 |
5 |
| 8 |
Lewis-Clark State |
436 |
8 |
| 9 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
427 |
10 |
| 10 |
Concordia (Calif.) |
399 |
RV |
| 11 |
Milligan |
385 |
11 |
| 12 |
Southern Oregon |
367 |
13 |
| 13 |
Westmont |
352 |
9 |
| 14 |
Aquinas |
347 |
17 |
| 15 |
Dordt |
325 |
15 |
| 16 |
The Master's |
292 |
12 |
| 17 |
Cornerstone |
269 |
20 |
| 18 |
St. Francis (Ill.) |
267 |
RV |
| 19 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
264 |
16 |
| 20 |
Rocky Mountain |
262 |
21 |
| 21 |
Huntington (Ind.) |
255 |
23 |
| 22 |
Taylor |
210 |
RV |
| 23 |
Illinois Tech |
123 |
RV |
| 24 |
Cumberlands |
113 |
RV |
| 25 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
106 |
18 |
Others receiving votes: Northwest 103; Oklahoma Baptist 96, Doane 81,
Saint Xavier 78, Spring Arbor 43, Central Methodist 34,
Shawnee State 29, Trinity Christian 23, Eastern Oregon 10, SCAD Savannah 10,
Mount Mercy 5, Xavier 4, Lee (Tenn.) 4, Baker (Kan.) 3.
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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, tennis and track and field and women's teams in basketball, cross country, tennis, track and field 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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