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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College men's golf team (328) owns a two-stroke lead over Saint Joseph's College of Maine (330) after the first round of the 2021-22 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Men's Golf Championship, hosted by Albertus Magnus on Monday afternoon at the New Haven Country Club. 

Coming in third place after the first 18 holes with a score of 360 was Dean College. Elms College and Emmanuel (Mass.) College rounded out the competitors in fourth and fifth place with scores of 381 and 387, respectively. 

COURSE NOTES

• Front Nine: Par 34 - 3,088 yards
• Back Nine: Par 36 - 3,472 yards
• Total: Par 70 - 6,560 yards

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS

Albertus Magnus freshman Charles Kristofak (West Hartford, Conn.) led the field with a day-one round of 77 (+7) to help the Falcons take the top spot on the leaderboard. Coming in second place was Elms' Mike Keefe with a 78 (+8), while Albertus' Ryan Sember (Branford, Conn.) placed third with a 79 (+9). 

Saint Joseph's (ME) took the next four spots on the leaderboard with Drew Mathieu (81) in fourth, Jacob Laplume (82) in fifth, Cade Buckley (83) in sixth, and Sean McDonough (84) in seventh. Albertus' David Aquavia (Oakville, Conn.) finished eighth with a score of 85 (+15), Emmanuel's Michael Menico took ninth with a score of 86 (+16), and Dean's Ethan Lessard and Albertus' Devin Hines (West Haven, Conn.) both tallied an 87 (+17) to complete the top 10 in a tie. 

SCORECARDS

Albertus:

Saint Joseph (ME):

Dean:

Emmanuel:

Elms: