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LADY CHARGERS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM FINISH EIGHT AS CACC CHAMPIONSHIPS
October 25, 2008

LADY CHARGERS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM FINISH EIGHT AS CACC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Orangeburg, NY (10/25/08) The Dominican College women's cross country team finished in eighth place at the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championships which were held at Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia, PA.

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Orangeburg, NY (10/25/08)  The Dominican College women's cross country team finished in eighth place at the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championships which were held at Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia, PA.

Philadelphia University took home the team title with a team score of 47, upsetting the 2006 and 2007 Champions, Georgian Court University who took second place with a score of 61.  Felician College finished in third, while Wilmington University and Nyack College rounded out the top five teams.

The Lady Chargers finished in eighth place overall out of 12 teams.  Alycia Shillingford was the top finisher for DC with a time of 22:06 to finish in 27th place.  Freshman Samantha Klunk finished in 31st place with a time of 22:31 and Meghan Murphy ran a time of 25:01 to finish in 51st place.  Maryanne Eaton finished in 60th place with a time of 26:02.

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.