GOLF WINS SCHOOL'S FIRST EVER NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

May 10, 2017

GOLF WINS SCHOOL'S FIRST EVER NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Daniels, WV (5/10/17) The Dominican College men's golf team became the first program in school history to win a NCAA Division II Regional Championship as they took home the team title today at the NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Regional. The Chargers bested the second place team, St. Thomas Aquinas College, by one stroke to win the Championship held at The Resort at Glade Springs.

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Daniels, WV (5/10/17) The Dominican College men's golf team became the first program in school history to win a NCAA Division II Regional Championship as they took home the team title today at the NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Regional. The Chargers bested the second place team, St. Thomas Aquinas College, by one stroke to win the Championship held at The Resort at Glade Springs.

Following day one action, the Chargers were in second place with a score of 300. They followed in day two action with a 298 team score (598 total) to remain in second place among 20 teams competing from the Atlantic and East Regions.

Dominican had a team score of 301 (+13) today to finish with a three-day total of 899 (+35) to win the regional championship and a berth in the NCAA National Championship.

St. Thomas Aquinas College finished in second place (900), followed by the University of Charleston (903) and Le Moyne College (904) to round out the Top Four teams.

The team comprised of freshmen and sophomores, under third-year head coach, Keith Prokop ('14), will travel to the NCAA National Golf Championships, which will be held May 22-26, at Reunion Resort in Kissimmee, Florida.

Sophomore Leonard Lee (Wyckoff, N.J.) finished in fourth place overall with rounds of 77, 71 and 71 to accure a three-day total of 219. On days two and three, Lee was one under par.

Fellow sophomore Daniel Parker (Ocean City, Md.) shot a 76 today to finish with a three-day total of 223 (73, 74) to tie for seventh place overall.

Hunter Wescott (Salem, Ore.) had first round score of 69 (-3) and followed with rounds of 77 and 78 to tie for 15th place with a combined score of 24

Freshman Carlos Armas Stenner (Durango, Mexico) had a final score of 236 (81, 76, 79) to tie for 68th place.

Rookie Jayce Robinson (Sparks, Nevada) shot rounds of 82, 84 and 76 to tie for 91st place with a 242 total score.

The Chargers become the first team in school history to win a NCAA Division II Regional Championship and qualify for the NCAA Division II National Championships. Previously, golfer Brian Mackey ('08) won the individual regional championship crown and competed at the 2008 NCAA Championships in Houston, Texas, as an individual qualifier.

At a minimum, the top three teams and the top two student-athletes not with a team from each regional (regardless of region) will advance to the finals May 22-26, at Reunion Resort in Kissimmee, Florida. The remaining eight team berths will be allocated based on the regions represented in the prior year's medal-match portion of the championships, with the maximum number of teams from a given region capped at seven. The finals will be hosted by the Sunshine State Conference and Central Florida Sports Commission.

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 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.