CHARGERS COMPETE AT QUEENSBOROUGH RELAYS

Bayside, N.Y. (4/15/18) The Dominican College men's track and field team took part at the Queensborough Relays held yesterday and hosted by Queensborough Community College.

April 15, 2018

Bayside, N.Y. (4/15/18) The Dominican College men's track and field team took part at the Queensborough Relays held yesterday and hosted by Queensborough Community College.

Michael Merced (Pearl River, N.Y.) won the 400m dash with a time of 49.61. Jaylen Cruz (Middletown, N.Y.) took 14th place with a time of 53.98.

Junior Andrew Pierre (Spring Valley, N.Y.) took fourth place in the 100m dash with a time of 11.57. Dylan Roadarmel (New City, N.Y.) took 25th place with a time of 12.27.

In the 1500m run, Oscar Vidal (New City, N.Y.) ran a time of 5:05.25 to finish in 20th place.

Freshman Ryan McKivergan (New City, N.Y.) competed in the 400m hurdles where he took 13th place with a time of 1:08.90.

In the 4x100m relay, the team of Savonn Maye (Springfield, N.J.), Pierre, Roadarmel and Justin Estevez (Nanuet, N.Y.) took fourth place with a time of 45.38.

The 4x200m relay team of Maye, Pierre, Merced and Cruz won the event with a time of 1:33.26.

Cameron Whitton (Monroe, N.Y.), Darren Guzman (Teaneck, N.J.), Vidal and Nicholas Beutel (Woodcliff Lake, N.J.) competed in the 4x800m relay where they took seventh place with a time of 9:31.27.

Sophomore George Psarakis (Monroe, N.Y.) took 12th place in the shot put where he took 12th place with a throw of 10.37m (34 feet, 0.25 inches).

Connor Croke (Watertown, Conn.) competed in the javelin throw where he finished in 12th place with a throw of 32.73m (107 feet, 4 inches).

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.