LADY CHARGERS TRAVEL TO MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY WINTER COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL

February 9, 2019

LADY CHARGERS TRAVEL TO MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY WINTER COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL

Monmouth, N.J. (2/9/19) Members of the Dominican College women's track and field team traveled to the Monmouth University Winter Collegiate Invitational held on the campus of Monmouth University.

Monmouth, N.J. (2/9/19) Members of the Dominican College women's track and field team traveled to the Monmouth University Winter Collegiate Invitational held on the campus of Monmouth University.

Junior Djazmina Jean-Pierre (Spring Valley, N.Y.) finished in 14th place in the 60m dash with a time of 8.66. Freshman Jada Hammond (Nyack, N.Y.) ran a time of 9.07 to take 24th place and Adji Ndiaye (Bronx, N.Y.) took 26th place with a time of 9.25. Judy Auguste (Westbury, N.Y.) rounded out the scoring with a time of 9.49 to finish in 28th place.

Cheneda Jemedy (Brockton, Mass.) competed in the 200m dash where she finished in 14th place with a time of 28.61 and Jean-Pierre took 19th place with a time of 29.08. Freshman Desiree Joseph-Jarvis (Livingston, N.J.) ran a time of 30.09 to place 24th, while Ndiaye took 30th place with a time of 31.26 and Hammond finished 32nd with a time of 32.74.

Jemedy also ran in the 400m dash and finished in 12th place with a time of 1:09.06 and Joseph-Jarvis took 14th place with a time of 1:10.22.

In the 800m senior Jennifer Heller (Butler, N.J.) took 24th place with a time of 2:45.77.

Zaria Hankins (Ossining, N.Y.) took 14th place in the shot put event with a throw of 10.17m (33 feet, 4.5 inches) and Auguste finished in 16th place with a time of 9.36m (30 feet, 8.5 inches).

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.