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March 8, 2006 Saint Martin's University's Shane Prante is quickly establishing himself as the Tiger Woods in Northwest college golf circles. Prante shot a 73 at Washington National Golf Course in Auburn on Tuesday to wrap up his first victory of the fledgling spring season. He finished the three-round Washington National Winter Championship with a score of 8-over-par 224 in wet, windy and cold conditions. The Saints have now played two tournaments this year and six since the beginning of the school year, and Prante has won three of the six. He finished two strokes ahead of runner-up Matt Ma of the University of Oregon for the individual title. "That's pretty good," Saint Martin's coach Kurt Kageler said. "I'd take that. "It was a good win for Shane, but our team can play better." The Saints finished with a team score of 935, tying them with the University of Washington and Idaho University for fourth out of six schools. Oregon won with a score of 917. Chris Westrum had the next best showing for the Saints with a score of 232. John Eisentrout followed with a 237, then Derek Siesser with a 244 and Hiro Nezu with a 250. The Saint's three individual players were Peter Perkins (241), Jordan Burns (246) and Sean O'Mera (267). "We're looking forward to getting into some good (playing) conditions," Kageler said. "Hopefully that will help the team play better." The Saints have next week off then travel to California for the Monterey Bay Invitational. Courtesy The Olympian
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