MATT PIERI |
JAVON MEAD |
The XU runners are among 203 men to receive that honor this season. It's the second consecutive year that Pieri has received it, and it's Mead's first time.
Student-athletes are nominated by their institution's head coach, must maintain a minimum grade-point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved junior academic status to qualify for Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete.
Pieri is a senior from
New Orleans and a graduate of Brother Martin High School. The pharmacy major is
a two-time Gulf Coast Athletic Conference individual champion (2010, 2012) and
the GCAC career record-holder with 13 runner of the week awards. Mead, a junior
from Baton Rouge, La., and a graduate of Baton Rouge Magnet High School, is an
accounting major and a three-time All-GCAC runner. He finished fifth Oct. 20 at
the GCAC Championships.
Both Xavier teams will compete Saturday in the season-ending NAIA National Championships at Vancouver, Wash. The 5,000-meter women's race will begin at 10:30 a.m. PST (12:30 p.m. New Orleans time), followed by the men's 8,000-meter race at 11:45 a.m. PST. This will be Pieri's third appearance at nationals and Mead's second.
By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
XULAATHLETICS
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
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Both Xavier teams will compete Saturday in the season-ending NAIA National Championships at Vancouver, Wash. The 5,000-meter women's race will begin at 10:30 a.m. PST (12:30 p.m. New Orleans time), followed by the men's 8,000-meter race at 11:45 a.m. PST. This will be Pieri's third appearance at nationals and Mead's second.
By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
XULAATHLETICS
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
READ RELATED ARTICLES
11/19/2012: Live stats/William Carey at XU men's basketball, 7:30 p.m.
11/19/2012: Live stats/LSUS at XU women's basketball, 5:30 p.m.
Gold Rush are 6-0 after overtime victory against Wiley
Georgetown eliminates Nuggets in NAIA opening round
Griffins give Gold Nuggets a rare home defeat
Fakler leads Xavier at NAIA National Championships
It'll be a busy Saturday for 5 XU teams, 3 in postseason
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