ZIGIC EARNS ALL-CACC HONORS AS TEAM FINISHES EIGHTH AT CACC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Newark, Del. (10/22/17) Dominican College cross country runner, Jovan Zigic (Burnaby, British Columbia) finished in 10th place today at the 2017 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Cross Country Championships to earn All-CACC honors. The team finished with a combined score of 211 to finish in eighth place overall in the race held at White Clay Creek State Park and hosted by Goldey-Beacom College.

October 22, 2017

Newark, Del. (10/22/17) Dominican College cross country runner, Jovan Zigic (Burnaby, British Columbia) finished in 10th place today at the 2017 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Cross Country Championships to earn All-CACC honors. The team finished with a combined score of 211 to finish in eighth place overall in the race held at White Clay Creek State Park and hosted by Goldey-Beacom College.

The senior runner earns his first All-CACC honors as he ran the 8k race in a time of 27:48.6 to be the top finisher for the Chargers.

Rookie Oscar Vidal (New City, N.Y.) took 17th place overall with a time of 28:01.7, while Nicholas Beutel (Woodcliff Lake, N.J.) ran a time of 29:54.4 to finish in 50th place overall.

Connor Croke (Watertown, Conn.) finished in 61st place overall in the title race with a time of 30:47.1 and Ryan McKivergan (New City, N.Y.) took 73rd place with a time of 32:23.0.

Rollens Florvil (Spring Valley, N.Y.) had a time of 34:34.8 to finish in 81st place.

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.