MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TAKE PART AT NJIT HIGHLANDER XC CHALLENGE

Newark, N.J. (10/8/22) The Dominican University New York men's cross country team took part in the NJIT Highlander XC Challenge, hosted by New Jersey Institute of Technology and held at Branch Brook Park today.

Photo by Stockton Photos
Photo by Stockton Photos
October 8, 2022

Newark, N.J. (10/8/22) The Dominican University New York men's cross country team took part in the NJIT Highlander XC Challenge, hosted by New Jersey Institute of Technology and held at Branch Brook Park today.

In the 8k race, the Chargers compiled a team score of 494 to finish in 19th place overall among the 24 competing teams.

Freshman Aidan Nelson (Tappan, N.Y.) was the top finisher for Dominican as he took 44th place overall among the 189 competitors with a time of 28:40.0 (05:46.0 average mile).

DOMINICAN

      Pl.     Name                    Time (Avg. Mile)     
1. 44 Aidan Nelson 28:40.0 (05:46.0)
2. 67 Chase Freed 29:53.0 (06:00.7)
3. 115 Daniel Pinilla 33:20.0 (06:42.3)
4. 155 Steven Smith 38:11.0 (07:40.8)
5. 171 Prince Copeland 40:21.0 (08:07.0)

UP NEXT

The Chargers will return to action on October 30th when they compete in the 2022 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Cross Country Championships to be held at Belmont Plateau and hosted by Thomas Jefferson University.

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.