WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TAKE 14TH PLACE AT JACK SAINT CLAIR MEMORIAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Philadelphia, Pa. (10/10/15) The Dominican College women's cross country team finished in 14th place this afternoon at the Jack Saint Clair Memorial Cross Country Championship that was held at Belmont Plateau.

October 10, 2015

Philadelphia, Pa. (10/10/15) The Dominican College women's cross country team finished in 14th place this afternoon at the Jack Saint Clair Memorial Cross Country Championship that was held at Belmont Plateau.

Junior Emily Lopez* (Staten Island, N.Y.) was the top finisher for the Lady Chargers as she took 45th place overall with a time of 26:50.8, averaging 7:12 in the 6K race.

Jessica Graci (Staten Island, N.Y.) finished in 80th place with a time of 29:21.2 (7:53 average), while Mary Curatolo (Staten Island, N.Y.) ran the course in a time of 32:15.4 (8:39 average) to finish in 106th place.

Micaela Rispoli (Cliffside Park, N.J.) and Erica Pate (Bronx, N.Y.) finished in 126th and 127th place with times of 36:33.1 and 37:06.4. Katie Duggan (West Nyack, N.Y.) took 133rd place with a time of 40:45.4.

The Lady Chargers will travel to the St. Joseph College Invitational next weekend.

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.