WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TAKE 12TH PLACE AT 35TH PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Philadelphia, Pa. (9/27/14) The Dominican College women's cross country team finished in 12th place at the 35th Philadelphia Metropolitan Cross Country Championships held today at Belmont Plateau.

September 27, 2014

Philadelphia, Pa. (9/27/14) The Dominican College women's cross country team finished in 12th place at the 35th Philadelphia Metropolitan Cross Country Championships held today at Belmont Plateau.

Sophomore Emily Lopez (Staten Island, N.Y.) had the high finish for Dominican as she took 38th place overall with a time of 23:01.

Renee Roncace* (Valley Cottage, N.Y.) took 57th place overall with a time of 24:16, while Mary Curatolo (Staten Island, N.Y.) ran a time of 27:33 to finish in 92nd place.

Katie Duggan (West Nyack, N.Y.) took 109th place with a time of 30:57 and Kiara Rivera (Bronx, N.Y.) rounded out the Lady Charger scoring.

As a team, the Lady Chargers compiled a score of 345.

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.