WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY COMPETE AT NJIT HIGHLANDER XC CHALLENGE

Newark, N.J. (10/8/22) The Dominican University New York women's cross country team competed today at the NJIT Highlander XC Challenge which was hosted by New Jersey Institute of Technology and held at Branch Brook Park.

Photo by Stockton Photos
Photo by Stockton Photos
October 8, 2022

Newark, N.J. (10/8/22) The Dominican University New York women's cross country team competed today at the NJIT Highlander XC Challenge which was hosted by New Jersey Institute of Technology and held at Branch Brook Park.

The Lady Chargers compiled a team score of 587 to finish in 23rd place overall in the 5k race.

Sophomore Anna Murphy (Holbrook, N.Y.) was the high finisher for Domnican as she took 63rd place overall among the 186 runners.  Murphy ran a time of 22:41.0 (07:18.0).

DOMINICAN

      Pl.     Name                  Time (Avg. Mile)   
1. 63 Anna Murphy 22:41.0 (07:18.0)
2. 139 Jayda Jones 29:06.0 (09:21.9)
3. 155 Nicole Kordonias 32:02.0 (10:18.5)
4. 163 Krystal Parris 34:24.0 (11:04.2)
5. 181 Melissa Moise 39:40.0 (12:45.9)

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Dominican returns to action on October 30th when they travel to the 2022 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Cross Country Championships to be held at Belmont Plateau and hosted by Thomas Jefferson University.

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.