LADY CHARGERS TAKE PART IN NJIT HIGHLANDER XC CHALLENGE

Photo by Stockton Photos
Photo by Stockton Photos
October 7, 2023

Newark, N.J. (10/7/23)  The Dominican University New York women's cross country team finished in 16th place among 26 competing teams at the NJIT Highlander XC Challenge held today at Branch Brook Park and hosted by New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Steffy Espejo (Tunja, Colombia) was the top finisher for the Lady Chargers as she finished in 59th place in the 5k race with a time of 21:33.5.

Junior Anna Murphy (Holbrook, N.Y.) took 78th place among the 220 competitors with a time of 22:19.9.

TEAM RESULTS

PL Team Total Time Avg. Time Score
1 Army West Point 1:32:54 18:34 18
2 West Chester 1:39:12 19:50 90
3 TCNJ 1:40:30 20:06 117
4 Montclair State 1:44:07 20:49 185
5 Seton Hall 1:44:37 20:55 198
6 St. Thomas Aquinas 1:45:28 21:05 214
7 Molloy 1:45:32 21:06 214
8 Holy Family 1:45:45 21:09 218
9 Morgan State 1:45:56 21:11 220
10 Felician 1:46:34 21:18 235
11 Georgian Court 1:49:59 21:59 301
12 Pratt Institute 1:52:04 22:24 320
13 Queens (N.Y.) 1:55:05 23:01 375
14 Suffolk CC 1:58:45 23:45 441
15 Fashion Institute of Technolog 2:01:16 24:15 446
16 Dominican (N.Y.) 2:02:36 24:31 468
17 Kean 2:02:42 24:32 483
18 Staten Island 2:11:56 26:23 498
19 Hunter 2:03:30 24:42 501
20 Manhattanville 2:03:07 24:37 504
21 Union CC 2:05:10 25:02 513
22 Farmingdale St. 2:07:57 25:35 529
23 Caldwell 2:08:53 25:46 556
24 Centenary (N.J.) 2:17:45 27:33 634
25 Old Westbury 2:32:52 30:34 665
26 Brooklyn 2:41:19 32:15 745

DOMINICAN

Pl         Name                              Time (Avg. Mile)     
59 Steffy Espejo 21:33.5 (06:56.3)
78 Anna Murphy 22:19.9 (07:11.2)
116 Patience Burgess 24:12.9 (07:47.6)
162 Anjalice Arias 27:04.9 (08:42.9)
166 Rachel Reagan 27:25.0 (08:49.4)
189 Jayda Jones 30:51.3 (09:55.8)
192 Krystal Parris 31:18.4 (10:04.5)
211 Nicole Kordonias 34:47.9 (11:11.9)

UP NEXT

The Lady Chargers return to action on October 22nd when they compete in the 2023 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Cross Country Championships to be held at Belmont Plateau and hosted by Chestnut Hill Collegg.

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.