TRACK TRAVELS TO TCNJ INVITATIONAL

April 12, 2014

TRACK TRAVELS TO TCNJ INVITATIONAL

Ewing, N.J. (4/12/14) The Dominican College women's track and field team traveled to the 2014 TCNJ Invitational hosted by The College of New Jersey and held today.

Ewing, N.J. (4/12/14) The Dominican College women's track and field team traveled to the 2014 TCNJ Invitational hosted by The College of New Jersey and held today.

Simonne Moore (Bronx, N.Y.) took secod place in flight 2 of the women's discus throw with a throw of 24.38m and finished in seventh place in flight 3 of the shot put with a throw of 9.58m.

Britanny Austin (Highland Mills, N.Y.) finished in eighth place of flight 3 of the shot put with a throw of 8.45m and in the discus throw with a throw of 32.36m.

Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Rookie Field Athlete of the Week, Gina Yannette (Dumont, N.J.) took 1th place in flight 3 of the javelin throw with a throw of 34.89m.

Catherine Ortiz (Middletown, N.Y.) ran the 100 meter dash in heat one of the preliminaries and took sixth place with a time of 15.25. She also took sixth place in section five of the 400 meter dash with a time of 1:13.19.

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.