WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY COMPETE AT PHILLY METRO CHAMPIONSHIP

Philadelphia, Pa. (9/7/19) The Dominican College women's cross country team opened the 2019 season at the 41st Annual Philadelphia Metropolitan Championship, hosted by the Jefferson Rams and the Belmont Plateau Cross-Country Hall of Fame on Saturday morning at Belmont Plateau.

September 7, 2019

Philadelphia, Pa. (9/7/19) The Dominican College women's cross country team opened the 2019 season at the 41st Annual Philadelphia Metropolitan Championship, hosted by the Jefferson Rams and the Belmont Plateau Cross-Country Hall of Fame on Saturday morning at Belmont Plateau.

Sophomore Desiree Joseph-Jarvis (Livingston, N.J.) was the top finisher for the Lady Chargers in the 5,000-meter race as she took 77th place overall with a time of 26:20.7 (8.26 average mile).

Djazmina Jean-Pierre (Spring Valley, N.Y.) delivered a time of 29:48.1 to take 91st place, while Cheneda Jemedy (Brockton, Mass.) finished in 97th place with a time of 31:01.0.

In her collegiate debut, freshman Angelina Abate (Old Tappan, N.J.) took 103rd place with a time of 35:34.0.

Belmont Plateau is the site of the 2019 CACC Championship meet on Oct. 27 and the NCAA Division II East Regional championship on Nov. 9.

The Lady Chargers are scheduled to travel to the NYIT Invitational on Saturday, September 14th.

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.