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September 11, 2006

Cougars Cross Country Wins Home Meet to Kick Off Season

Caldwell, NJ (9/11/06) The Caldwell College cross country team placed four runners in the top five as the Cougars defeated Post University and Dominican College in a triangular meet held on the Caldwell campus Monday afternoon. The Cougars, coached by John Tosato, beat Post 19-36 and defeated Dominican 23-32, while the Eagles edged Dominican 26-29.

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Cougars Cross Country Wins Home Meet to Kick Off Season

Courtesy of Matt McLagan, SID at Caldwell College

Caldwell, NJ (9/11/06) The Caldwell College cross country team placed four runners in the top five as the Cougars defeated Post University and Dominican College in a triangular meet held on the Caldwell campus Monday afternoon. The Cougars, coached by John Tosato, beat Post 19-36 and defeated Dominican 23-32, while the Eagles edged Dominican 26-29.
 
Dominican's Jessica Lappe (Nanuet, NY)  won the individual title, followed by Caldwell freshman Jaclyn Feola (Belleville, NJ/Belleville), who took second place in her first collegiate race. Another freshman, Danielle Cleary (Rockaway Twp., NJ/Morris Knolls) also made a strong debut, finishing fourth. Seniors Shannon Coyle (Matawan, NJ/St. John Vianney) and Katie Doster (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley) helped the Cougars grab four of the top five spots with third and fifth place finishes, respectively. Senior Erin Doyle (Spring Lake Heights, NJ/Manasquan) rounded out Caldwell's lineup with a 12th-place showing.

Sophomore Kayla MacDonald (Pawcatuck, CT) finished in ninth place for the Lady Chargers, while Julissa Diaz (Haverstraw, NY) rounded out the top ten finishers.  Frankie Melrone and Vanessa Leger (Spring Valley, NY) finished 13th and 14th for DC.
 
The Lady Chargers will compete against Post University on Thursday, Sept. 14, beginning at 3:00 p.m. in Waterbury, Conn.
 
 Caldwell 19, Post 36
 Caldwell 23, Dominican 32
 Post 26, Dominican 29
 5,000-meters, Caldwell College campus course
 1. Jessica Lappe, Dominican
 2. Jaclyn Feola, Caldwell
 3. Shannon Coyle, Caldwell
 4. Danielle Cleary, Caldwell
 5. Katie Doster, Caldwell
 6. Jamie Salvesen, Post
 7. Jenna Salvesen, Post
 8. Vanessa Lagares, Post
 9. Kayla MacDonald, Post
 10. Julie Diaz, Dominican
 11. Jennifer Griffen, Post
 12. Erin Doyle, Caldwell
 13. Frankie Melrone, Dominican
 14. Vanessa Ledge, Dominican
 15. Telisha Moultrie, Post

 

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 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.