XU's Pieri, Mead selected CoSIDA Academic All-America
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Posted By: How May I Help You NC on June 18, 2012 NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana's Matt Pieri and Javon Mead have been chosen to the Capital One Academic All-America® college division men's track and field/cross country team. Pieri was a second-team selection, and Mead made the third team. Pieri and Mead are the second and third from Xavier to be chosen to an Academic All-America squad. Distance runner Joe Drexler-Dreis made the second team in men's track and field/cross country in 2009. The College Sports Information Directors of America has sponsored the Academic All-America program since 1952. CoSIDA announced the team Monday. "Matt and Javon are outstanding representatives of Xavier, the athletics department and our cross country program," XU coach Joseph Moses said. "They take care of their business in the classroom, in workouts and in competition. They're always focused on improvement and doing the right thing." Pieri, a junior from New Orleans and a graduate of Brother Martin High School, is a pharmacy major at Xavier with a 3.79 grade-point average. Pieri is a three-time All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference runner and was the league's 2010 individual champion. He was a 2011 Daktronics Scholar-Athlete and was inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society. Pieri has won a GCAC career-record 10 Runner of the Week awards, four this past season. He has 13 top-10 finishes and nine top-5s in three seasons. At the Gulf Coast Stampede in Pensacola, Fla., on Oct. 1, Pieri ran 8,000 meters (4.97 miles) in 26 minutes, 51.1 seconds. That was Xavier's best time at that distance since Farris Gransberry set the school record of 25:54 in 1998. Mead, a sophomore from Baton Rouge, La., and a graduate of Baton Rouge Magnet High School, is an accounting major with a 3.66 GPA. Mead is a two-time All-GCAC cross country runner who finished third in the conference meet in 2010 and fifth in 2011. He has four top-10 finishes and two top-5s in two years. Academic All-Americans are starters or important reserves with at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale. They also must have completed at least one full calendar year at their current institution and reached sophomore athletic eligibility. Pieri and Mead were announced May 31 as Academic All-District 4, which automatically advanced them for national consideration. Xavier is a six-time defending GCAC team champion in men's and women's cross country. Both squads qualified for the NAIA National Championships three of the past four seasons, including 2011. The Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets will begin the 2012 season Aug. 31 in the Mississippi College Opener at Clinton, Miss. 2011-12 Capital One Academic All-America Men's Track and Field/Cross Country College Division First Team Name School Yr. Hometown GPA and Major Brayden Barrientez Oklahoma Christian Jr. Haysville, Kan. 3.96 Religious Education/Children's Ministry Hildon Boen Wayland Baptist Jr. Eldoret, Kenya 3.40 Business Administration, Accounting Isaac Bryan Taylor Gr. Perkasie, Pa. 3.82 Higher Education and Student Development Andy Coy Dakota State Jr. Hill City, S.D. 3.96 Biology Luke Fischer Northwest (Wash.) Sr. Kalispell, Mont. 3.75 Business Jacob GunderKline Goshen Jr. Yellow Springs, Ohio 3.71 Interdisciplinary Studies Bryson Harper Bryan Sr. Pikeville, Tenn. 3.90 Exercise and Health Science John Harris Morningside Jr. Holstein, Iowa 4.00 Engineering Physics, Mathematics Bo Johnson Concordia (Ore.) Jr. Toledo, Ore. 3.79 Exercise and Sport Sciences Monte Larsen Morningside Sr. Neola, Iowa 3.98 Elementary Education Tracy Marshall Oklahoma Christian Jr. Hutchinson, Kan. 3.96 Electrical Engineering Micah Marvin Doane Sr. Crete, Neb. 3.96 Mathematics and Physics David McWilliams Oklahoma Christian Jr. Naperville, Ill. 4.00 Youth Ministry Tim Wyland Concordia (Ore.) Sr. Umatilla, Ore. 3.47 Exercise and Sport Sciences Eric Whalen Concordia (Ore.) Sr. Tualatin, Ore. 3.37 Exercise and Sport Sciences College Division Second Team Name School Yr. Hometown GPA and Major Brian Aukshunas Biola Sr. Orange, Calif. 4.00 Business Administration Cordell Baker Oklahoma Baptist Jr. Sapulpa, Okla. 3.89 Biology Brad Higgins Doane Jr. Norfolk, Neb. 3.61 Mathematics, Physics Matt Huseman Northwestern (Iowa) Jr. Sac City, Iowa 3.34 Elementary Education Matthew Hussey Roberts Wesleyan Gr. Marion, N.Y. 3.93 Teacher Education Zachary Kraus Embry-Riddle (Fla.) So. New Milford, Conn. 3.85 Aerospace Engineering Vincent Krejci Doane Jr. Crete, Neb. 3.74 Biochemistry Randy Magnuson Taylor Sr. Aurora, Ill. 3.79 English Education Lucas Manring Central Methodist Sr. Stockton, Mo. 3.56 Accounting Greg Montgomery College of Idaho Jr. Boise, Idaho 3.48 Biology Matt Pieri Xavier Jr. New Orleans, La. 3.79 Pharmacy Austin Simikns Oklahoma Christian So. Fayetteville, Ark. 3.87 Accounting Randy Sterk Grace Sr. McBain, Mich. 3.68 Biology Nate Teten Doane Sr. Auburn, Neb. 3.59 Business Administration Nate Winters Mount Vernon Nazarene Sr. Hilliard, Ohio 3.58 Chemistry (Pre-Medicine) College Division Third Team Name School Yr. Hometown GPA and Major Gabe Aeschliman Biola Sr. Colfax, Wash. 3.79 Business Administration Austin Basterrechea College of Idaho So. Gooding, Idaho 3.74 Undecided Neal Ellis Oklahoma Baptist Jr. Midlothian, Texas 3.93 Applied Communication Mike Huseman Morningside Jr. Alta, Iowa 3.52 Management Information Systems Samuel Jones Goshen Jr. Timber Lake, S.D. 3.61 Theater Anthony Lee Mount Vernon Nazarene Jr. Lisbon, Ohio 3.84 Sports Management Jason McLeod Bryan Jr. Ocoee, Fla. 3.81 Exercise and Health Science, Business Administration Javon Mead Xavier So. Baton Rouge, La. 3.66 Accounting David Parry McPherson Sr. Morganville, Kan. 3.90 Automotive Restoration Jon Schoening Clarke Jr. Glenwood, Iowa 3.89 Biochemistry Ryan Sherman Central Methodist Jr. Fayette, Mo. 3.60 Business Peter Stacy Biola So. Issaquah, Wash. 3.69 Biology, Chemistry Anthony Stasiak Park So. Liberty, Mo. 3.46 Chemistry Alex Stephens Bryan Jr. Cleveland, Tenn. 3.79 Communication Collin Whitsett Southern Nazarene Sr. Tulsa, Okla. 3.94 Biology Monte Willett Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 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