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General
Name of School: Xavier University of Louisiana
City/Zip: New Orleans LA 70125
Founded: 1925 by the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament
Enrollment: 3,399 (fall 2011 semester)
Nickname: Gold Nuggets (women), Gold Rush (men)
School Colors: Gold and white
Affiliation: NAIA Division I
Conference: Gulf Coast Athletic (www.gcaconf.com)
President: Dr. Norman C. Francis
Alma Mater, Year: Xavier, 1952
Athletics Director: Dennis Cousin
Alma Mater, Year: Southern University, 1967
Administrative Assistant II: Alma Henderson
Administrative Assistant: Lauren Alexis
Athletics Department Phone: (504) 520-7329
Athletics Trainers: Tiffany Gary, Melvin Wallis

Sports Information
Sports Information Director: Ed Cassiere
SID Office Phone: (504) 520-5707
Home Phone: (504) 888-4004
Cell Phone/Text Messaging: (504) 256-5380
E-Mail: ecassier@xula.edu
Alternate E-Mail: ecassiere@yahoo.com
     SID Fax: (504) 520-7934
SID Mailing Address: 1 Drexel Drive, Campus Box 92, New Orleans LA 70125 (same address for overnight shipping)
Athletics Web Site: www.xula.edu/athletics
Women's Cross Country Site: www.xula.edu/athletics/wcc

Team Information
2011 Overall Record: 43-43-1
2011 GCAC Finish: 1st place out of 6 schools
GCAC Championships Won: 7 — 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2002
NAIA Region XIII Championships Won: 1 — 2002
NAIA National Championships Appearances: 6 — team in 2002, 2008, 2009 and 2011 individuals in 2001 and 2003
Letterwomen: 5 returning, 3 lost

Cross Country Staff
Head Coach: Joseph Moses, eighth season
Alma Mater, Year: LSU, 1994
Record at School (Years): 201-322-1 (7 years)
Career Record (Years): 201-322-1 (7 years)
Cross Country Office Phone: (504) 520-5007
Cross Country Fax: (504) 520-7995
Head Coach E-Mail: jmoses@xula.edu
Best Time to Reach Coach: Weekday mornings
Student Assistant Coach: Brittany Everett

Runner Information
Letterwomen Returning Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Meets 5K Career Best Other
Zahri Jackson 5-2 122 So. 1L 8 19:15.18 2011 GCAC individual champion
Catherine Fakler 5-5 125 So. 1L 8 19:32.56 All-GCAC; set XU 6K record of 24:10.3
Hali Yarmush 5-3 105 So. 1L 7 20:03.6 All-GCAC
Donyé Coleman 5-7 133 Jr. 2L 7 20:45.78 All-GCAC twice
Paige Rochelle 5-11 160 Jr. 1L 4 23:50.97 Also plays basketball for XU

Letterwomen Lost Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Meets 5K Career Best Other
Anna D'Souza 5-3 100 Sr. 4L 7 20:24.93 All-GCAC four times
Ashley Taylor 5-2 110 Sr. 4L 4 21:33.28 All-GCAC twice
Darian Towns 4-11 95 Fr. 1L 6 20:36.68 All-GCAC

Others Not Returning Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Meets 5K Career Best Other
none

Newcomers Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown Most Recent School
Hannah Finnegan 5-2 116 Fr. HS Pekin, Ill. Tremont High School
Briana Simms 5-7 103 Fr. HS Hendersonville, Tenn. Station Camp High School

 

 
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
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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