TRACK COMPETES AT RICHARD STOCKTON INVITATIONAL

March 22, 2014

TRACK COMPETES AT RICHARD STOCKTON INVITATIONAL

Galloway, N.J. (3/22/14) The Dominican College women's track and field team competed at the Richard Stockton College Invitational hosted by Richard Stockton College today.

Galloway, N.J. (3/22/14) The Dominican College women's track and field team competed at the Richard Stockton College Invitational hosted by Richard Stockton College today.

Renee Roncace (Valley Cottage, N.Y.) finised in seventh place in the 400 meter das with a time of 1:06.31.

Freshman Gina Yannette (Dumont, N.J.) took seventh place in the javelin with a throw of 35.17m, finished ninth in the shot pot with a throw of 9.61m and 12th in the discus throw with a throw of 26.11m

Brittany Austin (Highland Mills, N.Y.) took eighth in the discus throw with a throw of 31.04m and 13th in the shot put with a throw of 8.99m.

Senior Jessica Avila (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) ran the 400 meter dash in a time of 1:10.94 to take 10th place.

Catherine Ortiz (Middletown, N.Y.) finished in 14th place in the 100m dash with a time of 15.76 and 20th in the 200 meter dash with a time of 33.17.

Freshman Erica Pate (Bronx, N.Y.) took 15th place in the 200 meter dash with a time of 30.11.

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.