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March 22, 2006 Monterey, CA --- Shane Prante (Sr., Olympia, WA) shot a two-day total of 149 on Tuesday to help the Saint Martin's University men’s golf team finish in an 11th-place tie at the Cal State Monterey Bay Invitational at the Bayonet Golf Course. The 17-team tournament, which included 10 of the top 25 teams in latest GCAA/NCAA II Coaches Poll, was rained out Sunday and the Saints played only 14 holes on Monday as the second round was canceled because of heavy rain and standing water on the greens. The first round was finished prior to another 18 holes on Tuesday. Prante finished with rounds of 75 and 74 to lead Saint Martin's, which finished the tournament with a 617 as a team. The medalist at 1-under 143 (71-72) was Brian Thompson from Cal State Monterey Bay. “We're definitely not pleased with finishing 11th, but we beat some teams we needed to beat,” Saints coach Kurt Kageler said. “We are on the inside track to securing a bid to the NCAA regional championships in Phoenix.” Host Cal State Monterey Bay took the team title with a score of 587 (292-295). Nationally No.4-rated Lynn University (Fl.) was second at 594 (302-292) and No.7 Western Washington finished third at 602 (301-301). SMU’s Chris Westrum (Sr., Kapa'au, HI) shot consecutive rounds of 76 and Derek Siesser (Jr., Maple Valley, WA) and Peter Perkins (Jr., Bremerton, WA) both finished with a combined 161. John Eisentrout (Fr., Olympia, WA) added a 162. The Saints take a week off before competing in the Sonoma State University Invitational on Apr. 3-4 at Santa Rosa Golf and Country Club.
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