Xavier earns 4 more GCAC weekly awards

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NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana received four Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Athlete/Player of the Week awards for March 23-29: Joseph Moses III in men's outdoor track, Devinn Rolland in women's outdoor track, Carmen Nelson in women's tennis and Adam Albrecht in men's tennis. It's the fifth consecutive week and the eighth time in nine weeks that Xavier received multiple GCAC awards.

Moses was honored for third consecutive week and the third time overall. Rolland won the track honor for the first time this season and the seventh time in her career. Rolland also has 11 career GCAC field awards. Nelson and Albrecht are first-time honorees.

Moses, a freshman from Baton Rouge, La., and a graduate of Christian Life Academy, posted an NAIA B-qualifying time of 21.60 seconds in the Bobcat Invitational at San Marcos, Texas. Moses finished seventh and was faster than 11-of-14 sprinters from NCAA Division I schools.

Rolland, a senior from Harvey, La., and a graduate of Cabrini High School, produced a season-best of 24.93 in the Bobcat Invitational 200 and an NAIA B-qualifying mark. It's the fourth consecutive year that Rolland qualified for nationals in that event. Rolland also ran the leadoff segment of the 1,600 relay which recorded a season-best time of 3:59.56. Rolland's relay teammates were Tylor Row, Tramaine Shannon and Clarke Allen.



Nelson, a senior from Jonesboro, Ga., and a graduate of Faith Academy, was 3-0 in singles and 2-1 in doubles and helped the Gold Nuggets defeat NAIA No. 11 Westmont and No. 24 Northwestern Ohio on the road. Nelson beat Claudia Castella of NCAA DI Southern Miss in straight sets, then beat NAIA No. 40 Haley Strandness of Westmont and NAIA No. 48 Raquel Marques. Nelson teamed with Nour Abbes to defeat Strandness and Alyson Meyer, No. 8 in the NAIA West, in doubles.

Albrecht, a sophomore from Ladna, Czech Republic, and a graduate of Gymnasium Breclav, was one of two Xavier players to go 2-0 in doubles and 2-0 in singles in the Gold Rush's road victories against NAIA No. 8 Westmont and No. 10 Northwestern Ohio. Albrecht clinched Xavier's victory at Westmont. The next day against UNOH, Albrecht and Kevin Chaouat won 9-7 in doubles after trailing 6-3.

Xavier's spring teams are idle for Easter weekend. Next for track and field will be the GCAC Championships April 11 at Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans. XU men's and women's tennis teams will play Auburn Montgomery — whose women are ranked second in the NAIA and men are ranked third — at 2:30 p.m. next Friday (April 10) at XU Tennis Center.


Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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