LADY CHARGERS FINISH 13TH AT CACC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Philadelphia, Pa. (10/25/15) The Dominican College women's cross country team finished in 13th place today at the 2015 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Cross Country Championships held at Belmont Plateau.

LADY CHARGERS FINISH 13TH AT CACC CHAMPIONSHIPS
October 25, 2015

Philadelphia, Pa. (10/25/15)  The Dominican College women's cross country team finished in 13th place today at the 2015 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Cross Country Championships held at Belmont Plateau.

Junior Emily Lopez* (Staten Island, N.Y.) took 32nd place overall with a time of 21:52.6.

Jessica Graci (Staten Island, N.Y.) ran the 5K course in a time of 22:59.4 to take 49th place while, sophomore Michaela Rispoli (Cliffside Park, N.J.) finished in 81st place with a time of 29:25.7.

Junior Khadijah Cox (New Milford, N.J.) finished in fourth place for Dominican and 84th overall with a time of 31:31.0.  Senior Katie Duggan (West Nyack, N.Y.) took 86th place with a time of 31:59.5.

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.