CHARGERS TRAVEL TO PHILLY METRO CHAMPIONSHIP

Philadelphia, Pa. (9/7/19) The Dominican College men's cross country team took part in the 41st Annual Philadelphia Metropolitan Championship, hosted by the Jefferson Rams and the Belmont Plateau Cross-Country Hall of Fame on Saturday morning at Belmont Plateau.

September 7, 2019

Philadelphia, Pa. (9/7/19) The Dominican College men's cross country team took part in the 41st Annual Philadelphia Metropolitan Championship, hosted by the Jefferson Rams and the Belmont Plateau Cross-Country Hall of Fame on Saturday morning at Belmont Plateau.

The team finished 12th out of 13 teams.

Junior Cameron Whitton (Monroe, N.Y.) was the top finisher for the Chargers as he took 43rd place in the 8,000-meter race with a time of 32:35.3.

Ocar Vidal (New City, N.Y.) took 48th place after completing the course in a time of 33:24.0 and David Jeffers (Florida, N.Y.) had a time of 36:09.4 to finish in 63rd place.

Senior Rollens Florvil (Spring Valley, N.Y.) was just a few steps behind as he finished in 65th place with a time of 36:48.2

Jaylen Cruz (Middletown, N.Y.) rounded out the team scoring with a 74th place finish in a time of 41:46.6.

The Chargers are scheduled to travel to the NYIT Invitational next Saturday.

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.