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Dominican University New York Athletics
October 21, 2011

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY LOOKS TO CAPTURE CACC CHAMPIONSHIP

New Haven, CT (10/21/11) The Dominican College women's cross country team will look to capture their first Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championship this weekend.. The event will take place on Sunday, Oct. 23, with the women taking off at 10 am and the men to follow at approximately 11:00 am.

New Haven, CT (10/21/11) The Dominican College women's cross country team will look to capture their first Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championship this weekend.. The event will take place on Sunday, Oct. 23, with the women taking off at 10 am and the men to follow at approximately 11:00 am.

The Philadelphia women are currently ranked fifth in the East Region according to this week's USTFCCCA poll. The Lady Rams return defending CACC individual champion, Sarah Simonetti, who won last year's race with a time of 19:28. She has been selected conference Runner of the Week five times in 2011. Three other returning All-Conference runners are back for PhilaU, including seniors Gabrielle Dei Tos and Angelica DiNucci, and sophomore Chelsea Attaway. Attaway earned CACC Rookie of the Year honors last season.

Philadelphia finished second in the men's race last season, followed by Wilmington University and University of the Sciences. Wilmington junior Bill Steele is back this year after winning medalist honors in 2010. He crossed the line in 26:54 last year, just two seconds ahead of the runner-up. The Rams welcome back a pair of All-Conference runners in junior Kip Kirui and senior Tyler Dye, who finished sixth and seventh, respectively, at last year's championship. The Devils return two All-CACC runners from last season in Georgiy Polyak and Marty Farrell.

Dominican College finished second in the women's race in 2010, with Wilmington just one point behind. Both return a pair of All-CACC runners from last season. The Chargers return sophomore Jessica Avila and senior Samantha Klunk, while the Wildcats welcome back sophomore Whitney Hora and senior Danielle Riley.

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.