CHARGERS CROSS COUNTRY FINISH 10TH AT QUEENSBOROUGH CC XC INVITATIONAL

September 17, 2017

CHARGERS CROSS COUNTRY FINISH 10TH AT QUEENSBOROUGH CC XC INVITATIONAL

Bronx N.Y. (9/17/17) The Dominican College men's cross country team finished in 10th place today at the Queensborough CC XC Invitational held at Van Cortlandt Park.

Bronx N.Y. (9/17/17) The Dominican College men's cross country team finished in 10th place today at the Queensborough CC XC Invitational held at Van Cortlandt Park.

The team compiled a combined score of 286 to finish in 10th place.

Freshman Oscar Vidal (New City, N.Y.) was the top finisher for the Chargers as he took ninth place with a time of 29:15.4 (5:53.1 average) in the 8k race.

Connor Croke (Watertown, Conn.) finished in 45th place overall with a time of 31:21.5 (6:18.5 average) and Nicholas Beutel (Woodcliff Lake, N.J.) ran a time of 31:30.9 (6:20.4 average) to finish in 50th place overall.

Fellow rookie Ryan McKivegan (New City, N.Y.) took 77th place overall with a time of 32:50.7 (6:36.4 average), while sophomore Rollens Florvil (Spring Valley, N.Y.) averaged 7:11.3 per mile for a 35:44.3 total time and 135th overall finish.

Senior Adam Klein (Nanuet, N.Y.) finished in 145th place overall with a time of 36:57.4 (7:26.0 average).

Dominican is set to compete at the Mount St. Mary Knight Invite on September 30th.

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.