DOMINICAN AND LEE WIN 10TH ANNUAL CHARGER CHALLENGE

September 24, 2017

DOMINICAN AND LEE WIN 10TH ANNUAL CHARGER CHALLENGE

Suffern, N.Y. (9/24/17) The Dominican College golf team shot a day two total of 283 to finish the tournament with a 585 combined score to win the team title at the 10th Annual Charger Challenge, hosted by Dominican College, at Spook Rock Golf Course. In addition, junior Leonard Lee (Wyckoff, N.J.) finished two shots under par today for a 70 score and two-day total of 142 to win the individual medal.

Suffern, N.Y. (9/24/17) The Dominican College golf team shot a day two total of 283 to finish the tournament with a 585 combined score to win the team title at the 10th Annual Charger Challenge, hosted by Dominican College, at Spook Rock Golf Course. In addition, junior Leonard Lee (Wyckoff, N.J.) finished two shots under par today for a 70 score and two-day total of 142 to win the individual medal.

The team improved by 19 strokes on the day-two score, following a 302 opening day round.

Sophomore Bryce Tickner (Victoria, British Columbia) had a second-day score of 70 to finish with a two-day score of 143 and place as the runner-up for the tournament.

Hunter Wescott (Portland, Ore.) tied for fifth place overall with a combined score of 149 (77,72), while Carlos Armas Stenner (Durango, Mexico) finished in 12th place with rounds of 81 and 71 for a total 152 score.

Junior Daniel Parker (Ocean City, Md.) tied for 17th place with scores of 80 and 74 for a 154 total score.

Dominican also had six players play as individuals in the tournament with Jacob DeMoura (Orlando, Fla.) and Jayce Robinson (Sparks, Nev.) tying for 13th place with a 153 total score. DeMoura had rounds of 78 and 75, while Robinson shot a 75 and 78.

Arthur Albero (Staten Island, N.Y.) and Juan David Fajardo (Bogota, Colombia) both tied for 17th place with a 154 combined score. Albero had rounds of 79 and 75 and Fajardo finished with rounds of 72 and 82.

Freshman Josh Farmer (Hollis, N.H.) scored rounds of 80 and 78 for a 158 combined score to tie for 26th place, while Lode Nolmans (Brussels, Belgium) had a 161 total score (79,82) to tie for 29th place.

The Chargers will travel to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championships this coming Sunday and Monday at the Back Creek Golf Club and hosted by Wilmington University.

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.