MERCED WINS 400M DASH AT LEHIGH GAMES

The men's track and field team competed at the Lehigh Games held todayl

April 28, 2018

MERCED WINS 400M DASH AT LEHIGH GAMES

Bethlehem, Pa. (4/28/18) The Dominican College men's track and field team traveled to the Lehigh Games held today and hosted by Lehigh University.

Bethlehem, Pa. (4/28/18) The Dominican College men's track and field team traveled to the Lehigh Games held today and hosted by Lehigh University.

Junior Michael Merced (Pearl River, N.Y.) won the 400m dash with a time of 48.45. Jaylen Cruz (Middletown, N.Y.) finished in ninth place with a time of 52.37 and Rollens Florvil (Spring Valley, N.Y.) ran a time of 54.46 to finish in 18th place.

Merced took second place in the 200m dash with a time of 22.50. Dylan Roadarmel (New City, N.Y.) finished in 19th place with a time of 25.36.

The 4x100m relay team of Savonn Maye (Springfield, N.J.), Andrew Pierre (Spring Valley, N.Y.), Roadarmel and Seth Wilson (Monroe, N.Y.) finished in third place with a time of 44.57.

In the 100m dash, Pierre took sixth place with a time of 11.48. Maye and Roadarmel finished in 14th and 15th place with times of 12.00 and 12.04.

Cameron Whitton (Monroe, N.Y.) competed in the 800m run and finished in 44th place with a time of 2:07.70. Sophomore David Jeffers (Florida, N.Y.) took 48th place with a time of 2:34.81.

Freshman Ryan McKivergan (New City, N.Y.) took part in the 400m hurdles where he placed 10th with a time of 1:04.14.

Connor Croke (Watertown, Conn.) placed 10th in the javelin throw with a throw of 29.86m (97 feet, 11 inches).

Maye took fifth place in the triple jump with a jump of 13.14m (43 feet, 1 1/2 inches), while Justin Estevez (Nanuet, N.Y.) took seventh place with a jump of 12.36m (40 feet, 6 3/4 inches).

Sophomore George Psarakis (Mornoe, N.Y.) finished in 21st place in the shot put event with a throw of 10.05m (32 feet, 1 3/4 inches) and finsiehd 27th in the discus throw with a throw of 29.62m (97 feet, 2 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.