LADY CHARGERS FINISH 10TH AT CACC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Philadelphia, Pa. (10/28/18) The Dominican College women's cross country team finished in 10th place at the 2018 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championships held today at Belmont Plateau and hosted by Jefferson.

October 28, 2018

Philadelphia, Pa. (10/28/18) The Dominican College women's cross country team finished in 10th place at the 2018 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championships held today at Belmont Plateau and hosted by Jefferson.

Dominican finished with a team score of 240 to finish in 10th place. Jefferson won their fifth straight team title, followed by Wilmington, Chestnut Hill, Felician and the University of the Sciences to round out the top five teams.

Sophomore Andrea Nardone (Stony Point, N.Y.) was the top finisher for the Lady Chargers as she took 20th place with a time of 21:29.0 (6:54.8 average) in the 5k race.

Kaitlynn Connor (Warwick, N.Y.) finished in 44th place with a time of 23:38.9 (7:36.7 average), while senior Jennifer Heller (Butler, N.J.) ran a time of 23:43.0 (7:37.6 average) to take 45th place.

Freshman Marissa Murphy (Bethpage, N.Y.) took 64th place with a time of 25:34.9 (8:14.0 average) and Ann McCormack (Pearl River, N.Y.) had a time of 26:05.1 (8:23.7 average) to finish in 67th place.

Desiree Joseph-Jarvis (Livingston, N.J.) finished the course in a time of 28:07.8 (9:03.2 average) to take 74th place overall.

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.