GOLF IN FIFTH PLACE AFTER DAY ONE OF CACC CHAMPIONSHIPS

April 11, 2011

GOLF IN FIFTH PLACE AFTER DAY ONE OF CACC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Lafayette Hill, PA (4/11/11) The Dominican College men's golf team is in fifth place after the first round of the 2011 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Golf Tournament, which got underway this morning at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club. Wilmington University player Andrew Baldo is the individual leader after firing a 70 in the opening round. The second and final round of the tournament will be played Tuesday.

Lafayette Hill, PA (4/11/11) The Dominican College men's golf team is in fifth place after the first round of the 2011 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Golf Tournament, which got underway this morning at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club. Wilmington University player Andrew Baldo is the individual leader after firing a 70 in the opening round. The second and final round of the tournament will be played Tuesday.

Wilmington University leads after firing off a first round combined score of 300. Post University, the five-time defending champion, is in second place with a 304, while Goldey-Beacom College sits in third place with a team total of 318.

Concordia College is in fourth place with a 322 and Dominican College stands in fifth place with a 332.

Freshman Keith Prokop (Ramsey, NJ) shot a 79 (40, 39) in the opening round to be in a three-way tie for 13th place.

Sophomore Lewis Morse (Kings Ferry, NY) is also in a three-way tie as he shot a round of 81 (43, 38) to be in 16th place.

Captain Bryan Romagnoli (Waldwick, NJ) is in a five-way tie for 29th place after round one with a score of 85 (41, 44).

Jeffrey Sabella (Budd Lake, NJ) sits in a three-way tie for 35th place with a round one total of 87 (44, 43) and Brandon Paone (Staten Island, NY) is in 49th place with a score of 95 (48, 47).

Tuesday's round will begin at 8:00 am. The winner of the tournament will receive the CACC's automatic spot in the NCAA Division II Regional Golf Tournament.

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.