LADY CHARGERS FINISH NINTH AT 2023 CACC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

October 22, 2023

LADY CHARGERS FINISH NINTH AT 2023 CACC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Philadelphia, Pa, (10/22/23) The Dominican University New York women's cross country team finished in ninth place at the 2023 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Cross Country Championships held this morning at Belmont Plateau and hosted by Chestnut Hill College.

In the 5k race, the Lady Chargers finished with a team score of 241 to place ninth among the ten competing teams. DUNY had an average time of 27:54 in the race and had a total time of 2:19:32.

Senior Steffy Espejo (Tunja, Colombia) was the top finisher for the team as she took 34th place overall with a time of 23:31.42 (7:34 pace).

Anna Murphy (Holbrook, N.Y.) took 38th place among the 62 competitors with a time of 23:57.66 (7:43 pace).

TEAM STANDINGS

PL	Team	Total Time	Avg. Time	Score
1	Jefferson (Pa.)	1:45:21	21:04	39
2	Chestnut Hill	1:54:19	22:51	90
3	Holy Family	1:51:45	22:21	99
4	Felician	1:52:09	22:25	105
5	Goldey-Beacom	1:52:46	22:33	108
6	Wilmington (Del.)	1:53:47	22:45	126
7	Georgian Court	1:55:01	23:00	138
8	Bridgeport	2:15:33	27:06	234
9	Dominican (N.Y.)	2:19:32	27:54	241
10	Caldwell	2:19:43	27:56	254

DOMINICAN

PL	NAME	AVG. MILE	TIME
34	Steffy Espejo	7:34	23:31.43
38	Anna Murphy	7:43	23:57.66
55	Anjalice Arias	9:47	30:24.94
56	Rachel Reagan	9:48	30:25.55
58	Patience Burgess	10:03	31:12.39
59	Jayda Jones	10:23	32:16.56
60	Krystal Parris	10:34	32:48.75

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.