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DOMINICAN COLLEGE’S CORY QUIMBY HONORED AS CACC’S STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER
December 14, 2012

DOMINICAN COLLEGE’S CORY QUIMBY HONORED AS CACC’S STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER

New Haven, Conn. (12/14/12) – Dominican College men’s basketball standout Cory Quimby - Student-Athlete of the Month - November Cory Quimby (Middletown, N.Y.) has been named as the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Student-Athlete of the Month for November 2012, announced Commissioner Dan Mara Friday.

New Haven, Conn. (12/14/12) – Dominican College men's basketball standout  Cory Quimby (Middletown, N.Y.) has been named as the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Student-Athlete of the Month for November 2012, announced Commissioner Dan Mara Friday.

Quimby, a native of Middletown, N.Y., was chosen to repeat as a team captain for Dominican's 2012/13 season.  The 6'6 criminal justice major scored 37 points and pulled in 36 rebounds in Dominican's three games for the month of November to help his team jump out to a 2-1 start. On November 19, Cory was a CACC Player of the Week Honorable Mention selection.

Last season Quimby finished the year ranked second nationally in double-doubles and rebounds per game.  He was also named as the CACC Co-Player of the Year after earning All-CACC First Team honors as well as All-Met First Team and Daktronics East All-Region Second Team accolades.  Cory was also selected as an ECAC All-Star for the 2011/12 season.

Cory is currently serves as the President of Dominican College's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and also serves as a peer mentor for the College. As a member of the SAAC, Quimby has been involved with community service activities such as: Toys for Tots, Make a Wish Foundation, Relay for Life, Light the Night Walk, Adopt-a-Family Programs and Keep Rockland Beautiful.

Cory Quimby - Student-Athlete of the Month - November In the classroom Cory holds a 3.25 grade point average (gpa) while majoring in Criminal Justice.  He was previously named as the 2012 recipient of the Dominic Guzman Award which is presented to a Dominican Student-Athlete with a gpa of 3.0 or higher, is an upper-classman, exhibits personal and social maturity and serves the overall campus community.

The CACC Student-Athlete of the Month is awarded from September through May to select student-athletes who excel in athletics, the classroom and the community.

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.