CHARGERS TAKE THIRD AT CACC GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS

Photo Courtesy of the CACC
Photo Courtesy of the CACC
October 3, 2023

Watertown, Conn. (10/3/23)  The Dominican University New York men's golf team took third place at the 2023 Central Altantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Golf Championships held yesterday and today at the Watertown Golf Club and hosted by Post University.

Dominican finished with a three-round score of 881 (+29) to place third among the seven competing teams.  The Chargers had their best score during round two play with a score of 289.

Senior Alejandro Gomez Cervantes (Torreon, Mexico) finished in fith place overall with scores of 72, 69 and 73 for a three-round total of 214 (+1).  Cervantes tallied 13 birdies during the tournament.  For his efforts, he was named to the CACC All-Tournament Team.

TEAM STANDINGS

Rank   Team                                    Rd. 1   Rd. 2   Rd. 3   Total           
1 Goldey-Beacom College 286 284 289 859 (+7)
2 Post University 281 288 291 860 (+8)
3 Dominican University 294 289 298 881 (+29)
4 Wilmington University 304 297 292 893 (+41)
5 Felician University 316 300 318 934 (+82)
6 Thomas Jefferson University 309 303 325 937 (+85)
7 Chestnut Hill College 323 317 329 969 (+117)

DOMINICAN

Rank   Name                                      Rd. 1   Rd. 2   Rd. 3   Total            
5 Alejandro Gomez Cervantes 72 69 73 214 (+1)
T10 Bruno Pardo 73 72 76 221 (+8)
T12 Nicolas Arrieta-Guerra 76 71 75 222 (+9)
T16 Alexander Lundvall 73 77 76 226 (+13)
T20 Brikke Decoster 76 80 74 230 (+17)

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
The top five -- and ties -- in the individual standings earned all-tournament accolades and included:

T1. Bill Koch (Post) 210 (-3)*
T1. Hunter McGee (Goldey-Beacom) 210 (-3)
T3. Camilo Samur (Goldey-Beacom) 213 (E)
T3. Ethan Phillips (Post) 213 (E)
5. Alejandro Gomez Cervantes (Dominican) 214 (+1)

The final grouping that went off on Tuesday featured Koch, McGee and Dominican's Alejandro Gomez Cervantes, as the group combined to produce two player-of-the-year awards and numerous All-CACC honors. The star-studded lineup came through with spectacular play in the final round.

UP NEXT

The Chargers return to the links next Monday when they travel to the Post Eagles Invitational.

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.