CROSS COUNTRY FINISHES THIRD AT GOLDEY-BEACOM COLLEGE FALL CLASSIC

October 9, 2010

CROSS COUNTRY FINISHES THIRD AT GOLDEY-BEACOM COLLEGE FALL CLASSIC

Wilmington, DE (10/9/10) The Dominican College women's cross country team finished third out of eight teams at the Goldey-Beacom College Fall Classic held this morning.

Wilmington, DE (10/9/10) The Dominican College women's cross country team finished third out of eight teams at the Goldey-Beacom College Fall Classic held this morning.

The University of the Sciences took the team title with a score of 46, followed by Wilmington University (58), Dominican College (59), Eastern (81), Bloomfield College (145), CCBC (152), Goldey-Beacom College (156) and Lancaster Bible (212).

Sophomore Julia Miller (Mount Vernon, NY) was the top finisher for the Lady Chargers and took third place overall with a time of 20:29.

Freshman Jessica Avila (Mount Vernon, NY) took sixth place overall with a time of 21:39 and junior Sarah Dugandzic (Suffern, NY) finished in seventh place with a time of 22:00.

Rookie Amanda Castro (New Rochelle, NY) ran a time of 23:52 to finish in 20th place, while Keyla Cruz (Bronx, NY) finished in 23rd place with a time of 24:08.

Dominican is back in action on Sunday, October 17th when they compete at the St. John's University Fall Festival.

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.