DOMINICAN CHARGERS TAKE FIFTH PLACE AT YORK XC INVITATIONAL

Bronx, N.Y. (9/23/19) The Dominican College men's cross country team took fifth place overall at the York XC Invitational held at Van Cortlandt Park yesterday.

September 23, 2019

Bronx, N.Y. (9/23/19) The Dominican College men's cross country team took fifth place overall at the York XC Invitational held at Van Cortlandt Park yesterday.

In the 8k race, the team finished with a combined score of 109 to finish behind Endicott, CCNY, Baruch and John Jay.

Junior Cameron Whitton (Monroe, N.Y.) took 15th place overall with a time of 33:02.00 to average 6.39 per mile.

Oscar Vidal (New City, N.Y.) had a time of 33:49.20 to finish in 19th place, while Nicholas Beutel (Woodcliff Lake, N.J.) took 20th place with a time of 33:52.40.

Sophomore Lowell Pierrette (Elmsford, N.Y.) finished in 29th place with a time of 26:32.40 and Rollens Florvil (Spring Valley, N.Y.) ran the course in a time of 36:43.40 to finish in 31st place overall.

David Jeffers (Florida, N.Y.) took 34th place with a time of 36:49.00, while Jaylen Cruz (Middletown, N.Y.) finished with a time of 40:31.20 to take 58th place overall.

The Chargers return to action on October 5th when they travel to the NJIT Highlander.

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.