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DOMINICAN'S ARTEAGA NAMED CACC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
October 29, 2007

DOMINICAN'S ARTEAGA NAMED CACC PLAYER OF THE YEAR

New Haven, CT (10/29/07) Dominican College senior midfielder Jhonny Arteaga has garnered Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Soccer Player of the Year accolades, as the All-Conference team was released today. Fellow Charger Joe Wright was named the Rookie of the Year, while Dominican Head Coach John Campbell was honored as the Coach of the Year. Nyack College was given the annual Team Sportsmanship Award. The conference's 10 head coaches conducted the voting for the awards.

DOMINICAN'S ARTEAGA NAMED CACC PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Wright Named CACC Rookie of the Year; Campbell Named Coach of the Year

New Haven, CT (10/29/07) Dominican College senior midfielder Jhonny Arteaga has garnered Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Soccer Player of the Year accolades, as the All-Conference team was released today. Fellow Charger Joe Wright was named the Rookie of the Year, while Dominican Head Coach John Campbell was honored as the Coach of the Year. Nyack College was given the annual Team Sportsmanship Award. The conference's 10 head coaches conducted the voting for the awards.

Arteaga, who hails from Stamford, CT, led the CACC in points (38), goals (16) and game-winning goals (six) this season and also ranked second with six assists. He scored 12 more points and four more goals than anyone else in the conference in leading Dominican to its fourth consecutive CACC regular-season championship.

Wright, a sophomore forward from Stratford-Upon-Avon, England, ranked seventh in the CACC in points (19), tied for fifth in assists (5) and stood eighth in goals (7) this season. Furthermore, he ranked first in the CACC in shots per-game with 4.07 (61 total in 15 games). He was also named to the All-Conference first team.

Campbell led Dominican to the CACC regular-season championship with an 8-0-1 conference record to go with an 11-2-5 overall mark. It was their fourth straight regular-season title and the Chargers will be looking for their fourth consecutive CACC Tournament Championship this week. Dominican entered the week ranked fifth in the New England region.

Fiver other Chargers earned All-CACC honors along with Arteaga and Wright, seniors Robert Kelly (Kearny, NJ) and Joseph Ruesgen (Cambeltown, Scotland) earned All-CACC First Team honors.  Fellow seniors Ryan Clancy (Pine Bush, NY) and Diego Miranda (Stamford, CT) earned All-CACC Second Team Accolades.  Sophomore James Hamilton (Paisley, Scotland) also received All-CACC Second Team Honors.  Dan Kelly (Massapequa, NY) received All-CACC Honorable Mention honors.

Kelly, who has been the starting keeper for three years, has recorded eight shut outs this season and set a new record at Dominican with 28 career shut outs.  He currently ranks first in the CACC in goals against average, save percentage and shut outs.  He was named to the All-CACC First Team and the All CACC Tournament Team in 2005 and the Second Team in 2006.   He was also named to the Daktronics Division II All-New England Men's Soccer Second Team and the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Second Team in 2006.  Kelly has been ranked the last two years in the nation in goals against average.

Ruesgen, a pivotal member of the DC defense has also been a starter for the last three years and a captain for the last two seasons.  He has started all 18 games for the Chargers this season.   He was named to the All-CACC First Team, All-CACC Tournament Team, Daktronics Division II All-New England Men's Soccer Second Team and the NSCAA/Adidas All-New England Region Second Team in 2006 and to the Division II New England Regional All-Tournament Team in 2005.

Clancy, a starting midfielder for the last four years, is the other DC captain.  He was a All-CACC First Team selection the last two seniors and earned a spot on the Second Team as a freshman.  He is a two time CACC Tournament Most Valuable Player and was named to the 2006 Division II Daktronics All-New England Men's Soccer First Team.  Clancy has also been named to the (NSCAA)/Adidas Division II All-New England Region Team for the last three years.

Miranda makes his second appearance on the All-CACC Team after receiving First Team honors last year.  He has played in 17 games this season as a midfielder and helps control the Charger offense.

Hamilton, a second year starter for the DC defense, has one goal and two assists in 14 games since returning from an injury.  He has also converted one of two penalty kicks this season. 

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.