MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY BEGIN SEASON AT PANTHER INVITATIONAL

Photo by Stockton Photos
Photo by Stockton Photos
September 1, 2023

Bethpage, N.Y. (9/1/23)  The Dominican University New York men's cross country team opened up the 2023 season with a 12th place finish in the Men's 8K at the annual Panther Invitational Friday at Bethpage State Park.

Dominican compiled a team score of 350 en route to the 12th place finish among the 14 competing teams.

Sophomore Aidan Nelson (Tappan, N.Y.) was the top finisher for the Chargers as he took 70th place with a time of 31:22.50, averaging 6:19 per mile.

DOMINICAN

      Pl.     Name                                   Time (Pace)        
1 70 Aidan Nelson 31:22.50 (6:19)
2 79 Jose Grullon 32:08.00 (6:28)
3 90 Daniel Pinilla 32:55.70 (6:37)
4 102 Zachary Dertinger 34:31.10 (6:57)
5 103 Nate Thomas 34:40.40 (6:59)

Up next for the Chargers is the 44th Annual Philadelphia Metro Championships to be held on September 9th at Belmont Plateau.

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.