WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY FINISH 11TH AT LIU POST INVITATIONAL

Brookville, N.Y. (9/19/15) The Dominican College women's cross country team finished in 11th place this morning at the LIU Post Invitational.

September 19, 2015

Brookville, N.Y. (9/19/15) The Dominican College women's cross country team finished in 11th place this morning at the LIU Post Invitational.

Junior Emily Lopez* (Staten Island, N.Y.) took 31st place overall in the 5k race with a time of 21:18.45 (6:51.5 average).

Jessica Graci (Staten Island, N.Y.) took 52nd place with a time of 22:32.85 (7:15.5 average) and Mary Curatolo (Staten Island, N.Y.) finished in 100th place with a time of 26:22.82 (8:29.5 average).

Micaela Rispoli (Cliffside Park, N.J.) ran a time of 28:29.80 (9:10.4 average) to finish in 112th place, while Erica Pate (Bronx, N.Y.) finished in 116th place with a time of 30:12.11 (9:43.3 average).

Katie Duggan (West Nyack, N.Y.) and Khadijah Cox (West Milford, N.J.) finished in 120th and 121st place.

Dominican will travel to the NJIT Highlander Invitational on October 3rd.

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.