LADY CHARGERS FINISH SEVENTH AT CACC CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 1, 2016

LADY CHARGERS FINISH SEVENTH AT CACC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Lakewood, N.J. (5/1/16) The Dominican College women's track and field team finished in seventh place at the 2016 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Track and Field Championships held today at Georgian Court University.

Lakewood, N.J. (5/1/16) The Dominican College women's track and field team finished in seventh place at the 2016 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Track and Field Championships held today at Georgian Court University.

The team finished with a combined score of 38 for the seventh place finish.

Junior Khadijah Cox (New Milford, N.J.) took fourth place in the 100m dash in 13.02. Freshman Da-Naeya Rhodes (Union, N.J.) finished in 11th place with a time of 13.86.

Cox had the high finish of second place in the 200m dash with a time of 26.88. Erica Pate (Bronx, N.Y.) finished in 10th place with a time of 28.70. Rhodes took 18th place with a time of 30.76.

In the 400m dash event, junior Christina Burgos (Staten Island, N.Y.) took fifth place overall with a time of 1:06.26. Kim Koeder (Schwaebisch Hall, Germany) finished in ninth place with a time of 1:07.98, while Pate took 10th place with a time of 1:08.35.

Sophomore Ina Koeder (Schwaebisch Hall, Germany) finished in 6th place in the 800m run with a time of 2:36.32. Burgos took 15th place with a time of 2:58.17, while Andrea Zuluaga (North Bergen, N.J.) finished in 17th place with a time of 3:00.85.

Freshman Jessica Graci (Staten Island, N.Y.) ran in the 1500m run where she finished in 15th place with a time of 5:39.35.

Emily Lopez (Staten Island, N.Y.) took part in the 5000m run where she finished in 10th place with a time of 21:00.63.

Kayla Adams (Englewood, N.J.) took 11th place in the 100m hurdles with a time of 19.90. Adams finished in fifth place in the high jump with a jump of 1.52m (4 feet, 11.75 inches).

The 4x400m relay team of K. Koeder, Burgos, Pate and I. Koeder took fourth place with a time of 4:30.30.

Cox took 10th place in the long jump with a jump of 4.44m (14 feet, 7.00 inches). Senior Jamie McGinn (Philadelphia, Pa.) finished in 15th place with a time of 3.92m (12 feet, 10.50 inches).

McGinn competed in the triple jump where she finished in ninth place with a jump of 8.97m (29 feet, 5.25 inches).

Gina Yannette (Dumont, N.J.) took 6th place in the shot put with a throw of 9.01m (29 feet, 6.75 inches). Freshman Abigail Jacquet (Garnerville, N.Y.) had a throw of 8.11m (26 feet, 7.25 inches) to finish in 17th place.

Jacquet took part in the discus throw and took fifth place with a throw of 28.81m (94 feet, 6 inches).

Yannette had a throw of 29.51m (96 feet, 10 inches) to finish in seventh place in the javelin throw.

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.