KLUNK AND RELAY TEAM EARN VICTORIES AT CACC-ECC CHALLENGE

May 10, 2012

KLUNK AND RELAY TEAM EARN VICTORIES AT CACC-ECC CHALLENGE

Lakewood, NJ (5/10/12) The Dominican College women's track and field squad wrapped up the 2012 season at the CACC-ECC Challenge held this past Friday at Georgian Court University in Lakewood, NJ. Senior Samantha Klunk won the steeplechase, while the 4x400 relay team of Renee Roncace, Jessica Avila, Ashley Hodges, and Amber Lacey took the top spot in that event.

Lakewood, NJ (5/10/12) The Dominican College women's track and field squad wrapped up the 2012 season at the CACC-ECC Challenge held this past Friday at Georgian Court University in Lakewood, NJ. Senior Samantha Klunk won the steeplechase, while the 4x400 relay team of Renee Roncace, Jessica Avila, Ashley Hodges, and Amber Lacey took the top spot in that event.

Klunk, who hails from York, PA, had a time of 12:09.98 in the steeplechase to win the event and miss her own school record time by seven seconds. She also ran in the 800m dash where she finished in 15th place with a time of 2:40.09.

The relay team won the event with a time of 4:19.75 and also set a new school record.

Keyla Cruz, a senior from the Bronx, NY, finished in fifth place in the 400m dash with a time of 1:10.19, while Lacey, a freshman from Mount Vernon, NY, took also finished in fifth place in the 100m dash with a time of 13:89.

Junior Sharrika Brent (Brooklyn, NY) ran the 100m dash in a time of 15.12 to finish in eighth place.

Roncace, a freshman from Valley Cottage, NY, finished seventh overall in the 800m event with a time of 2:28.03.

In the 200m dash, Lacey finished ninth with a time of 28.52, while Hodges took 11th place with a time of 29.12 and Brent finished 13th with a time of 30.68.

Freshman Brittany Austin (Highland Mills, NY) competed in two field events for the Lady Chargers and finished seventh overall in both the shot put with a throw of 9.22m and the discus with a thrwo of 32.60m.

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.