Championship Central

HERSHEY, Pa. (Men’s Golf) – The King’s Monarchs claimed their first Freedom Conference Men’s Golf Championship on Sunday at the Hershey Country Club. The Monarchs won by just one stroke over Manhattanville. Delaware Valley’s Dom Foti won the individual title by 11 strokes and was named Freedom Men’s Golf Player of the Year. King’s Bill Dombroski finished tied for second to be named the Freedom Men’s Golf Rookie of the Year, and his coach J.P. Andrejko was named Coach of the Year.

King’s shot a two-round team score of 655 (+87) with a day two low round score of 323 to come back to win by one stroke over Manhattanville—who led after day one. Manhattanville finished runner-up with a score of 656 (326-330). Wilkes finished third with a score of 671 (334-337). Delaware Valley came in fourth with a score of 681 (346-335), while Misericordia took fifth with a score of 700 (351-349). Eastern (702), DeSales (704) and Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham (720) finished in respective order.

Foti finished the two-day tournament with a 149 (+7) to earn All-Freedom First-Team honors, Freedom Player of the Year and the individual crown. His second-round score of 72 (+1) was the top score on the course all weekend. Dombroski and teammate Ryan Tracy tied for second with a score of 160 (+18). Dombroski earned Rookie of the Year honors, and both players were named All-Freedom First Team. Manhattanville’s Eric Michalak (161) and Wilkes’ Matt Kachurak (162) were also named to the first team.

Manhattanville’s Joseph Mullarkey (163), Eastern’s Ryan Torresin (163), Wilkes’ Alex Anderson (165), King’s Shamus Gartley (165) and Manhattanville’s Tanner Hicks (165) were named All-Freedom Second Team.