April 26, 2010

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - ordham rookie golfer Jason Del Rosso (Orlando, Fla./Bishop Moore) earned his third Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week accolade on Monday after having two top 10 finishes in Fordham's two events during the week of April 19-25.

Del Rosso, led the Rams at the shortened Northeast Invitational on Saturday in Portsmouth, R.I. at the Green Valley C.C. with an overall fourth-place finish of 75, four-over par. At the Mount St. Mary's Spring Invitational in Littlestown, Pa., Del Rosso was the second-best finisher for Fordham, carding a 81-78-74-232 in the three-round, two day event. The rookie finished tied for 10th overall.

The rookie of the week accolade is Del Rosso's third, and fourth Atlantic 10 weekly award this season as he was named both Rookie and Performer of the Week on September 28.