Shantel Antonio enjoys the challenge of golf, but on equal footing is the camaraderie that can found, even among the competition.
The recent Kamehameha graduate signed to play for the UH-Hilo women’s golf team, which has two other homegrown products in Andi Igawa, a 2014 Waiakea graduate, and Alison Tengan, a 2012 Waiakea grad.
Antonio graduated with a 3.5 GPA and will major in biology, with an emphasis in pre-med, and plans to become a pediatrician.
She had about a half-dozen scholarships offers, but several strong connections weighed in her decision to stay home.
“I wanted to stay close to my swing coach, Lee Hardy, and I like the team’s environment,” Antonio said.