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MACKEY FINISHES DAY ONE OF NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
May 14, 2008

MACKEY FINISHES DAY ONE OF NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Houston, TX (5/14/08) Dominican College golfer, Brian Mackey, has finished the first day of the NCAA Championships in a tie for 43rd place after shooting an opening round of 72 (+2).

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MACKEY FINISHES DAY ONE OF NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Houston, TX (5/14/08)  Dominican College golfer, Brian Mackey, has finished the first day of the NCAA Championships in a tie for 43rd place after shooting an opening round of 72 (+2).

Mackey, a senior from Chestnut Ridge, NY, started out on the back nine this afternoon and was able to shoot for par on the first hole.  After bogeying hole 11, he shot for par on hole 12 and bogeyed hole 13, but was able finish out the back nine with pars on holes 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18.

On the front nine, Mackey was able to birdie the first hole to get a stroke back and shoot for par on holes 2, 3 and 4.  He bogeyed holes 5 and 6, but rounded out the final three holes with two pars and a birdie on hole 9 for a 72 (+2) finish.

Mackey returns to Memorial Park Golf Course tomorrow in the second round of the NCAA Men's Championships.

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.