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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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Women's Cross Country
History
It's a relatively new program — the first team competed in 1994 —
but women's cross country at Xavier University of Louisiana has compiled plenty of
highlights in its first 14 seasons.
And in the what-have-you-done-for-me-lately world of
collegiate athletics, Xavier's women have consistently delivered excellence the past six seasons.
The Gold Nuggets won Gulf Coast Athletic Conference team
championships four of the past six seasons, and they enter the 2009 season as
the three-time GCAC defending champion. Katrina Davis (Mandeville, La.) was the GCAC individual
champion in 2002 and 2003, and Ebony Harding (Baton Rouge, La.) was GCAC
runner-up in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
Fifteen Nuggets have been All-GCAC, and two-thirds of
them did it more than once. Harding in 2009 will have a chance to join Amani Harlee
(San Antonio, Texas) as the only Nuggets to be all-conference four times. Harlee
was All-GCAC in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006.
The other Nuggets who were All-GCAC multiple times were
Davis in 2001, 2002 and 2003, Ashley Broden (Baton Rouge) in 2004, 2006 and 2007, Fran Gransberry (Baton Rouge)
in 2000 and 2001, Lonique Moore (Washington, D.C.) in 2004, 2006 and 2007, Adele Newell (Lithonia, Ga.)
in 2002, 2003 and 2004, Denitra Robinson (Rochester Hills, Mich.) in 2001 and 2003,
Brittany Stillwell (Kansas City, Mo.) in 2002 and 2003 and Stacey Windon (Baton Rouge) in 2007 and 2008.
Davis, as a sophomore in 2002, led Xavier to its first
GCAC team championship and its only NAIA Region XIII championship. She repeated as GCAC
champion the following year and set a school record of 20 minutes, 24 seconds for 5,000 meters.
But Harding broke the 5K record in 2007, then lowered the mark three times in 2008, including
a drop below 20 minutes (19:48.84) at the conference meet.
Xavier did not compete in athletics during the 2005-06 academic year
because of the effects of Hurricane Katrina, but the Nuggets rebounded in the fall of 2006 by winning
their second GCAC team championship and producing a school-record six all-conference runners.
The Gold Nuggets have had five head coaches, beginning with current men's basketball coach
Dannton Jackson. Steve Kalbaugh coached from 2000-03 and
was selected NAIA Southeast Region, NAIA Region XIII, GCAC and Louisiana Coach of the Year in 2002.
Joseph Moses, who succeeded Kalbaugh in 2004, was GCAC and Louisiana Coach of the Year in 2006. He
repeated as GCAC Coach of the Year in 2007 and was Louisiana Coach of the Year in 2008.
Xavier's 2006 team won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference team championship and produced a school-record six all-conference runners.
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Katrina Davis was a two-time Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
individual champion (2002, 2003).
Xavier women's finishes in the
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
(four champions, two runners-up)
Year Result
1994 6th of 7
1995 results not available
1996 results not available
1997 6th of 7
1998 tie-5th of 6
1999 no team score
2000 3rd of 7
2001 3rd of 4
2002 1st of 6
2003 2nd of 5
2004 2nd of 5
2005 no race
2006 1st of 5
2007 1st of 5
2008 1st of 5
Xavier women's finishes in the
NAIA District XIII Championships
(one champion, one runner-up)
Year Result
2001 5th
2002 1st
2003 2nd of 11
2004 3rd of 13
2005 did not compete
2006 4th of 9
2007 4th of 11
2008 no race
Xavier women's cross country
head coaches
Year Coach
1994 Dannton Jackson
1995 Dannton Jackson
1996 Dannton Jackson
1997 Anthony Roman
1998 Anthony Roman
1999 Doug Athey
2000 Steve Kalbaugh
2001 Steve Kalbaugh
2002 Steve Kalbaugh
2003 Steve Kalbaugh
2004 Joseph Moses
2005 no team
2006 Joseph Moses
2007 Joseph Moses
2008 Joseph Moses
2009 Joseph Moses
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