Xavier Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets
| Xavier Gold Rush Gold Nuggets |
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|---|---|
| University | Xavier University of Louisiana |
| Conference | GCAC |
| NAIA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Jason Horn |
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Basketball arena | Xavier University Academic Convocation Center |
| Nickname | Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets |
| Website | www |
The Xavier Gold Rush (men's teams) and Gold nuggets (women's teams) represent Xavier University of Louisiana in intercollegiate athletics. The University is a Division I member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference.
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Outdoor Champions (5): 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2004
Black College National Championships Appearances, Collegiate All Girls (2): first place in 2004, second place in 2003
Black College National Championships Appearances (2): fourth place in 2004, third place in 2003
The Xavier University Academic Convocation Center opened in November 2012. The 97,000 square-foot multipurpose facility replaced The Barn (Xavier's 1,300-seat gymnasium which opened in 1937) and became the new home of XU men's basketball, women's basketball and women's volleyball. The 3,937-seat facility is recognized as one of the finest collegiate facilities of its size. The Convocation Center includes a hospitality suite, a student-athlete fitness center, a media/video room, a theatre-style meeting space, and a state-of-the-art athletic training facility. The arena contains state-of-the-art sound, lighting and high-definition Daktronics video boards for spectator comfort. The Convocation Center also plays host to many classes, graduations, sporting and community events.
As part of the growth of the Xavier main campus as well as the athletics department, the Convocation Center Annex project was completed in 2012. The facility, located adjacent to the Convocation Center, is an academic building featuring several classrooms, reception and lecture spaces, meeting spaces, and administrative offices of the Athletics Department, Recreation Sports and Physical Education.
The XU Tennis Center opened October 26, 2012, as the new home of XU women's and men's tennis.
Xavier's track and field teams compete at Tad Gormley Stadium (located at City Park, 2.6 miles from XU's campus) and practices regularly at the City Park practice track adjacent to the stadium. Tad Gormley Stadium offers great versatility for staging events in New Orleans - from outdoor athletic competitions to concerts and corporate special events. Gormley was the site of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, the 1993 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships and the 1998 U.S. Track and Field Championships.
Gormley's address is 5400 Stadium Drive, New Orleans, LA 70124.
• 26,500 permanent seats • 400-meter polyurethane track • Artificial turf playing field • Three locker rooms • Press box with seating for 110 • Press suite with seating for 40 • Electronic scoreboard and state-of-the-art sound system
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