LADY CHARGERS PARTICIPATE IN MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY WINTER COLLEGIATE OPEN

February 14, 2016

LADY CHARGERS PARTICIPATE IN MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY WINTER COLLEGIATE OPEN

Monmouth, N.J. (2/14/16) Nine members of the Dominican College women's track and field team traveled to the Monmouth University Winter Collegiate Open held yesterday.

Monmouth, N.J. (2/14/16) Nine members of the Dominican College women's track and field team traveled to the Monmouth University Winter Collegiate Open held yesterday.

Khadijah Cox (New Milford, N.J.) ran the 60m event where she took 39th place out of 67 runners with a time of 8.43. Da-Naeya Rhodes (Union, N.J.) took 57th place with a time of 9.00, while Kayla Adams (Englewood, N.J.) had a time of 9.13 to finish in 60th place. Jamie McGinn (Philadelphia, Pa.) took 64th place with a time of 9.57, while Aniah Vincent-Dace (Albany, N.Y.) had a time of 9.65 to finish in 65th place.

Junior Emily Lopez* (Staten Island, N.Y.) was the top finisher for the Lady Chargers in the 1 mile run as she finished in 25th place with a time of 6:05.66. Jessica Graci (Staten Island, N.Y.) ran the event in a time of 6:09.34 to take 27th place.

In the 400m event, sophomore Kim Koeder (Schwaebisch Hall, Germany) took 50th place with a time of 1:10.96, while Andrea Zuluaga (North Bergen, N.J.) finished in 53rd place with a time of 1:20.50.

Dominican is set to travel to the Fastrack Last Chance Meet next Saturday.

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.