WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY FINISH NINTH AT MOUNT SAINT MARY COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL

September 30, 2017

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY FINISH NINTH AT MOUNT SAINT MARY COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL

Milton, N.Y. (9/30/17) The Dominican College women's cross country team finished in ninth place overall at the Mount Saint Mary College Cross Country Invitational held today at the Hudson Valley Sports Dome. The team compiled a combined score of 231.

Milton, N.Y. (9/30/17) The Dominican College women's cross country team finished in ninth place overall at the Mount Saint Mary College Cross Country Invitational held today at the Hudson Valley Sports Dome. The team compiled a combined score of 231.

Freshman Andrea Nardone (Stony Point, N.Y.) took 15th place overall in the 6k race with a time of 25:56 (6:58 average) to be the top finisher for the Lady Chargers.

Kaitlynn Connor (Warwick, N.Y.) had a time of 26:29 (7:07 average) to finish in 21st place and senior Chelsea Crawford (Montgomery, N.Y.) took 51st place overall with a time of 28:23 (7:37 average).

Jennifer Heller (Butler, N.J.) ran the course in a time of 28:57 (7:46 average) to take 65th place, while Christina Burgos (Staten Island, N.Y.) finished in 98th place with a time of 30:56 (8:18 average).

Junior Micaela Rispoli (Cliffside Park, N.J.) ran a time of 34:53 (9:22 average) to finish in 151 place and Djazmina Jean-Pierre (Spring Valley, N.Y.) took 167th place with a time of 37:16 (10:00 average).

Dominican is scheduled to compete at the Cougar Chase on October 14th.

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.