Jamestown (CSi) University of Jamestown head golf coach Dean Kraft announces the signing of Michael and Allan Pruss of Red Deer, Alberta, who will join the Jimmies in the 2016-17 season.
Michael and Allan, who will graduate from Ecole Secondaire Notre Dame High School this spring, will also compete for the Jimmie hockey team, which begins play in the fall.
Kraft says, “I can¹t take a whole lot of credit for the signings. They were both coming for hockey and called me with a strong interest in playing college golf. It didn¹t take me long to recognize their ability (in both sports), their academic strengths, and their maturity to realize they are a perfect fit for the Jimmie golf program. The boys have the ability to go low, something that has become a recruiting priority now that we are part of such a competitive conference. The boys bring that potential with them and we feel very fortunate that they decided to become Jimmies.”
Allan was a member of the third-place team at the Alberta High School Provinicials tournament. He won twice on the McLennan Ross/Sun Junior Golf Tour and took third at the Riverbend Mens Club Championship.
Michael was awarded Team Provincial Bronze for golf and Team Gold Medal for the Zone Championship. On the ice, he was twice named Most Dedicated Hockey Player for the Beaver Valley Nitehawks and was a two-time All-Star in the SCAHL Hockey League.
University of Jamestown was established in 1883 and is ranked as a top regional school in both US News and World Report and The Princeton Review. The school features development of the whole person through its distinctive Journey to Success experience.
