WOMEN'S TRACK FINISH 17TH AT ROADRUNNER INVITATIONAL

April 6, 2014

WOMEN'S TRACK FINISH 17TH AT ROADRUNNER INVITATIONAL

Mahwah, N.J. (4/5/14) The Dominican College women's track team placed 17th at the Roadrunner Invitational hosted by Ramapo College of New Jersey yesterday.

Mahwah, N.J. (4/5/14) The Dominican College women's track team placed 17th at the Roadrunner Invitational hosted by Ramapo College of New Jersey yesterday.

In the 100 meter dash preliminary event, Erica Pate (Bronx, N.Y.) ran a time of 14.14 to finish in 45th place and Catherine Ortiz (Middletown, N.Y.) finished in 49th place with a time of 15.21.

Junior Renee Roncace (Valley Cottage, N.Y.) ran in the 400 meter dash and took 24th place with a time of 1:06.17. Senior Jessica Avila (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) finished in 29th place with a time of 1:11.26.

Krystal Campbell (New Windsor, N.Y.) ran the 1500 meter run in a time of 5:26.49 to place 32nd and Karen Acevedo (Middletown, N.Y.) took 58th place with a time of 6.11.90.

In the shot put event, Simonne Moore (Bronx, N.Y.) took 16th place with a throw of 9.39m. Gina Yannette (Dumont, N.J.) finished in 19th place with a throw of 8.76m.

Yannette had the high finish as she took fourth in the javelin throw with a throw of 37.00m.

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.