JWU Men's Golf Captures 2008 GNAC Championship
Cranston, R.I. – Johnson & Wales senior Bobby Newcomb
earned medalist honors and was named the 2008 Great Northeast
Athletic Conference Player of the Year after shooting a two-round
total of 150 (74-76) to lead Johnson & Wales to a first-place
finish at the 2008 GNAC Championship. Johnson & Wales
head coach Lou Parente earned GNAC Coach of the Year honors while
Rhode Island College’s Bryan Picinisco and Southern
Maine’s Cody Berkowitz were tabbed as Co-Rookies of the
Year. With the win, the Johnson & Wales has earned the
conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III
Championship. The event will take place May 13-16 at the PGA
Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida
Johnson & Wales finished the two-round event with a 622
(307-315). Rhode Island College was in second-place with a
648 (320-328) while Southern Maine notched a third-place finish
with a 649 (324-325).
JWU Senior Dustin Bride (78-78), Rhode Island College’s Bryan
Picinisco (78-78), and Southern Maine’s Ben Loss (80-76) and
Cody Berkowitz (77-79) finished in a four-way tie for second-place
with matching scores of 156. All four golfers joined Newcomb
as All-GNAC selections.
GNAC Player of the Year Bobby
Newcomb Johnson & Wales
GNAC Rookie of the Year Bryan
Picinisco Rhode Island College
GNAC Rookie of the Year Cody
Berkowitz Southern Maine
GNAC Coach of the Year Lou
Parente Johnson & Wales
GNAC ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
Bobby Newcomb Johnson & Wales
Cody Berkowitz Southern Maine
Bryan Picinisco Rhode Island College
Ben Loss Southern Maine
Dustin Bride Johnson & Wale
GNAC SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Alan Guidzowski Emerson
Steve LeDonne Johnson & Wales
Barrett Kern Rhode Island College
Michael Patrick St. Joseph’s (Maine)
Dave Roberge Southern Maine
Ryan Sheehan Suffolk
Nick Jagoe UMass Dartmouth
1. Johnson & Wales 307-315= 622
1 Bobby Newcomb 74-76= 150
T-2 Dustin Bride 78-78= 156
T-6 Zach Bennardo 76-81= 157
T-8 Steve LeDonne 79-80= 159
T-15 Aaron Vargas 80-88= 168
2. Rhode Island College 320-328= 648
T-2 Bryan Picinisco 78-78= 156
T-6 Derek Jensen 77-80= 157
T-14 Chad Lareau 82-85= 167
T-21 Barrett Kern 88-85= 173
T-23 Mark Savastano 83-92= 175
3. Southern Maine 324-325= 649
T-2 Ben Loss 80-76= 156
T-2 Cody Berkowitz 77-79= 156
T-11 Brent Profento 81-83= 164
T-21 David Roberge 86-87= 173
T-25 Matt Reid 90-90= 180
4. UMass.-Dartmouth 321-336= 657
T-8 Rob Leaver 81-78= 159
T-11 Nick Jagoe 79-85= 164
T-16 Scott Woodacre 83-87= 170
T-17 John Ripp 85-86= 171
WD Joe Connor 78-WD
5. St. Joseph’s (Maine) 335-336= 739
T-10 Andy LeConte 76-84= 160
T-13 Matthew Cotreau 82-83= 165
T-17 Steve Sands 87-84= 171
T-23 Michael Patrick 90-85= 175
T-27 Chris Nanof 97-87= 184
6. Suffolk 375-364= 739
T-19 Ryan Sheehan 84-88= 172
T-26 Alex Toma 89-93= 182
T-28 Pat Flaherty 101-90= 191
T-29 Matt Coughlin 102-93= 195
T-31 Jon Doodian 101-99= 200
7. Emerson 406-386= 792
T-19 Alex Levere 87-85= 172
T-30 Alan Guizdowski 103-95= 198
T-32 John Cortizo 107-98= 205
T-33 Nick Vennochi 109-109= 218
T-34 Kyle Kesses 111-108= 219
