Nashville, TN - (Cross Country) The Dillard men's country team was in action this weekend, competing at the 2010 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championships.  The men finished 3rd scoring 55 points.  

Top Bleu Devil finishers included freshman Emory Nash running the 8,000 meter race in 31:36 finishing fourth out of 21 runners. Sophomore, Byron Myles ran it in 31:55, finishing 6th overall.  Freshman Rudy Garza ran the race in a time of 35:48, for 16th place; Alonzo Martin captured 17th place in a time of 36:07.  Winning the GCAC cross country title for the fourth consecutive time was Xavier University with runners placing in the first three spots, paced by Matt Pieri with a time of 28:57.

 Runners Emory Nash and Byron Myles we named to the All-conference men's Cross Country team along with top, Matt Pieri, Ray Walston, Javon Mead, Charles Shaw and Ryan Thompson of Xavier, Norbert Miller of SUNO, and Patrick Billings and Najee Culmer of Edward Waters. Xavier Head Coach, Joseph Moses received Coach of the Year honors.

This event concludes the 2010 season for men's cross country team.  Dillard track and field teams will open their season on February 5, 2010, at the McNeese State University Indoor Meet in Lake Charles, La.