NEW ORLEANS — In two weeks, Xavier University of Louisiana will compete in the first of eight meets on the 2015 men's and women's outdoor track and field schedule.
Coach Joseph Moses announced the schedule Friday. This is the sixth season in XU's most recent revival of the sport.
The Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets will begin the season March 7 in the Mississippi College Opener at Clinton, Miss. They'll also compete in meets hosted by NCAA Division I members McNeese State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Texas State, Southern Miss and Tulane.
Xavier will compete four times in its home state, including April 11 in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championships. Dillard will be the host institution for that meet. Xavier won three of the last four GCAC women's team championships — 2014, 2013 and 2011.
Xavier will visit Texas for the first time during its current incarnation, March 27-28 in the Bobcat Invitational at San Marcos.
For the second straight year, the NAIA Outdoor Championships will be conducted at Gulf Shores, Ala. The XU women placed 25th — their highest-ever national finish — at the 2014 NAIA meet.
Xavier returns 12 All-GCAC performers — 10 women and two men — from 2014.
2015 Xavier University of Louisiana Outdoor Track and Field Schedule
MEN AND WOMEN
March 7 (Sat.): Mississippi College Opener at James E. Parkman Track, Clinton, Miss.
March 14 (Sat.): McNeese Cowboy Relays at McNeese Cameron Communications Track and Field Complex, Lake Charles, La.
March 20-21 (Fri.-Sat.): Louisiana Classics at Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility, Lafayette, La.
March 27-28 (Fri.-Sat.): Bobcat Invitational at Texas State University Track and Field Stadium, San Marcos, Texas
April 11 (Sat.): Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championships at Tad Gormley Stadium, New Orleans, La.
April 24-25 (Fri.-Sat.): Southern Miss Invitational at Marshall Bell Track Complex, Hattiesburg, Miss.
May 2 (Sat.): Tulane Team Challenge at Tad Gormley Stadium, New Orleans, La.
May 21-23 (Thu.-Sat.): NAIA Outdoor Championships at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium, Gulf Shores, Ala.
Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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