MACKEY EARNS CACC GOLFER OF THE WEEK ACCOLADES

May 14, 2007

MACKEY EARNS CACC GOLFER OF THE WEEK ACCOLADES

New Haven, CT (5/14/07) Brian Mackey, a junior on the Dominican College golf team, has been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, May 13. Lee Wanklyn of Post University has been chosen Rookie of the Week.

MACKEY EARNS CACC GOLFER OF THE WEEK ACCOLADES

Courtesy of Kirk Reed, Assistant Commissioner of the CACC

New Haven, CT (5/14/07) Brian Mackey, a junior on the Dominican College golf team, has been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, May 13. Lee Wanklyn of Post University has been chosen Rookie of the Week.

Mackey, a junior from Chestnut Ridge, NY, was the top CACC finisher at the NCAA Northeast Region Tournament in Wheeling, WV. He shot rounds of 78, 78 and 73 for a total of 229 (+16) to place fourth overall.

Wanklyn, a freshman from England, was the top Rookie CACC finisher at the Northeast Region Tournament. He tied for 11th place after firing rounds of 80, 77 and 80 for a total of 237 (+24). Wanklyn was named CACC Rookie of the Week five times this season.

Honorable Mention

Steve Cutler, Goldey-Beacom - Placed fifth at the NCAA Northeast Regional after carding rounds of 76, 74 and 80 for a total of 230 (+17).

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.