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Dominican University New York Athletics
October 23, 2011

CROSS COUNTRY FINISH THIRD AT CACC CHAMPIONSHIIPS

Philadelphia, PA (10/23/11) The Dominican College women's cross country team finished in third place at the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championships which were held this morning at Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia University took home their fourth straight CACC Championship with all five runners finishing in the top 11.

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Philadelphia, PA (10/23/11)  The Dominican College women's cross country team finished in third place at the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championships which were held this morning at Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia, PA.  Philadelphia University took home their fourth straight CACC Championship with all five runners finishing in the top 11.

The Rams won the title with a team score of 21 points, followed by Wilmington University with 61 points and Dominican College rounding out the top three with 67 total points.  Georgian Court University came home fourth with a total of 121 points, while Nyack College was fifth with 160. The Warriors claimed the Anne Jackson Memorial Team Sportsmanship Award.

Senior Sarah Dugandzic (Suffern, NY) was the top finisher for the Lady Chargers as she finished the course in a time of 20:19 to finish in sixth place.  Sophomore Jessica Avila (Mount Vernon, NY) claimed eighth place with a time of 20:43.  Captain Samantha Klunk (York, PA) finished in 12th place with a time of 20:56.  All three runners earned All-CACC accolades following the meet.

Krystal Campbell (New Windsor, NY) ran a time of 21:20 to take 19th place, with teammate Renee Roncace (Valley Cottage, NY) finished in 22nd place with a time of 21:35.

Freshman Ashley Ramdin (Cliffside Park, NJ) took 31st place as she ran a time of 22:19 and Keyla Cruz (Bronx, NY) ran the course in 23:29 to take 42nd place.

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.