WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD HEAD TO PRINCETON INVITATIONAL

Princeton, N.J. (2/17/19) Members of the Dominican College women's track and field team traveled to the Princeton Invitational held yesterday at Princeton University.

February 17, 2019

Princeton, N.J. (2/17/19) Members of the Dominican College women's track and field team traveled to the Princeton Invitational held yesterday at Princeton University.

Junior Djazmina Jean-Pierre (Spring Valley, N.Y.) competed in the 60m dash where she finished in 16th place in her heat with a time of 8.54. Jada Hammond (Nyack, N.Y.) ran a time of 9.12 in the same heat to finish in 26th place.

In the 200m dash sophomore Cheneda Jemedy (Brockton, Mass.) took 18th place with a time of 28.09 and Jean-Pierre finished in 22nd place with a time of 28.86.

Jemedy also competed in the 400m dash where she ran a time of 1:06.34 to finish in 15th place.

The high jump event saw Desiree Joseph-Jarvis (Livingston, N.J.) finished in 11th place with a jump of 1.43m (4 feet, 8.25 inches).

Zaria Hankins (Ossining, N.Y.) competed in the shot put event where she took 11th place with a throw of 10.16m (33 feet, 4 inches).

Dominican will travel to the Armory Last Chance Meet this coming Friday.

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.