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ALMA MATER
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.!
Xavier, ever be our guide
And lead us on the way,
Through life's journey, onward, upward
To the eternal day. (Refrain)
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Xavier's Pieri, Fakler are GCAC Runners of the Week
Matt Pieri
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Catherine Fakler
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September 19, 2012
NEW ORLEANS — It's a familiar situation for
Matt Pieri and a new one for Catherine Fakler. Both Xavier University of Louisiana
cross country standouts are the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Runners
of the Week for Sept. 10-16.
Pieri, a senior from New Orleans and a graduate of
Brother Martin High School, extended his GCAC career record with 11 weekly
men's awards. He's won the award at least once in each of his four seasons.
Fakler, a sophomore from Phoenix, Ariz., and a graduate of Xavier
College Preparatory Roman Catholic High School, won the women's award for
the first time. Both were honored after their performances Saturday in
the Azalea City Classic at Mobile, Ala.
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Pieri produced the fastest time — 26 minutes, 39.71
seconds — by an XU male for 8,000 meters since 1998. Pieri beat his
personal record by nearly 12 seconds and placed 18th out of 105 runners.
Fakler broke her XU women's record for 6,000 meters.
Her 24:09.65 beat her old mark of 24:10.3. She placed 28th out of 115 runners.
Both XU teams will compete Saturday in the ASICS Embry-Riddle
Classic at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla.,
The 8,000-meter men's race will start at 7:20 a.m. EDT, followed by the women's 5K at 8.
It will be Xavier's third meet of the season. Embry-Riddle's men are ranked 15th in the
NAIA, and the women are ranked 20th. Embry-Riddle's best male is senior
Evans Kirwa, the reigning NAIA National Men's Runner of the Week.
Twelve additional schools will compete Saturday: Ave Maria,
Bethune-Cookman, Flagler, Florida College, Johnson & Wales (Fla.), Lynn,
Rollins, Seton Hall, Southeastern (Fla.), Stetson, Tennessee State and Warner.
Embry-Riddle also will field an alumni team.
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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
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