Notre Dame College, Wright State Win AHIBC 1
Congratulations to the Notre Dame College of Ohio men and the Wright State University women for winning American Heartland Intercollegiate Bowling Conference event #1. Notre Dame College edged out Davenport University and the University of Toledo to win their first tournament of the year. Notre Dame College was led by Brandon White (1087, 217.4 Average) and Chris Via (1044, 208.8 Average) who led the tournament. They were followed by Scott Patke (1040) from SVSU, Scott Santysiak (1038) of Toledo and Terry Martin (1030) from SVSU.
Wright State beat out Marian University and Davenport University to start out the season with a win. Wright State was led by Erica Morgan (972, 194.4 Average), Katie Ruehl (912), and Melissa Klodnick (909), who finished 1st, 4th and 5th. Others in the top 5 included Shannon Dewitt (945) from Marian University and Jerrecah Heibel (913) of Notre Dame College.
Full Results
Davenport Men, McKendree Women Win NAIA Invitational
INDIANAPOLIS – The McKendree women and Davenport men went undefeated in match play to claim titles Sunday at the 2011 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Invitational.
McKendree took down St. Ambrose, 3-1, while Davenport defeated William Penn, 3-1, in the championship matches at Woodland Bowl. The event was streamed live on BOWL.com from start to finish.
After dropping the first game 220-185, the Bearcats battled back to win the next three to defeat St. Ambrose. McKendree, the runner-up at the United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships last year, rolled with victories of 168-164, 217-186 and 243-159.
“All eight of my players had a great look, so I felt like I could use any of them at any time,” McKendree women’s coach Gary White said. “We just started steamrolling people in match play. It’s one of those rolls you like to get on and it just kept going. The girls did a great job.”
Davenport entered the double-elimination match-play bracket as the No. 15 seed after 24 games of qualifying on Thursday. The Panthers won the opening two games against William Penn, 183-176 and 205-190, before dropping the third game, 213-179. They took the fourth game 214-168 to lock up the win.
“We’ve got a group of guys who have really come to life in the last few weeks,” Davenport men’s coach Mike Eaton said. “Our bracket seemed pretty tough, but some of the top teams got beat early and that really helped us out.”
In the semifinals, St. Ambrose took down Robert Morris (Illinois), 3-2, while William Penn knocked off Viterbo, 3-1, to advance.
NAIA elevated bowling to emerging sport status last summer. The move by one of the nation’s governing bodies for collegiate athletics puts bowling on the path to becoming a championship sport for dozens of additional colleges and universities across the country.
In the 2010-11 season, teams from 28 schools fielded bowling teams. If 50 or more NAIA member institutions designate bowling as a varsity sport, then bowling will be eligible for championship sport status and an NAIA national championship.
The NAIA has 50,000 student-athletes participating at nearly 300 member colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada. Divided into 25 conferences and the Association of Independent Institutions, the NAIA offers 23 championships in 13 sports. All NAIA bowling programs are members of USBC Collegiate.
A total of 23 men’s teams and 22 women’s teams competed in the NAIA Invitational.
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Keystone Quaker Classic Final Results
Rochester Institute of Technology won the Roto Grip Keystone Quaker Classic. RIT came from behind to take over the lead from Davenport University in the last game. Davenport finished in second with Saginaw Valley State University in third.
The top five teams were:
1. RIT
2. Davenport
3. SVSU
4. Robert Morris University
5. Wright State University
AHIBC Tournament #3 Results
Wright State University finished off a great weekend by winning both the men’s and women’s titles in American Heartland Intercollegiate Bowling Conference Tournament #3.
The Wright State men finished with a score of 8634 to beat second place Davenport University by over 600 pins. Saginaw Valley State University finished the tournament in third. Wright State’s Jay Foote (1090) and Curtiss Rasnic, Jr. (1071) led the tournament. Other members of the All-Tournament team included Bellarmin University’s Mike Conn (1064), Wright State’s Justin Marcinko (1049), and Youngstown State University’s Chuck Zarbaugh III (1034).
The Wright State women finished with a score of 7680 to win the tournament by over 400 pins. Adrian College finished in second, with Michigan State University in third. Wright State was led by Heidi Sanders (962) and Kristen Keenan (948). Other All-Tournament Team members included Grand Valley State University’s Samantha Johnson (946), Bellarmin University’s Theresa Schwiermann (940), and Ohio State University’s Allyse Harrah (931).
The full results can be found at CollegeBowling.com
AHIBC #4 will take place on February 6 in Monroe, Michigan.
AHIBC Tournament #2 Results
Wright State University men finished with a score of 8601 to win American Heartland Intercollegiate Bowling Conference Tournament #2. Wright State was in second after the team games, but used the baker games to take over the lead from Saginaw Valley State University. SVSU finished the tournament in second, while Davenport University finished in third. The individual tournament leader was Chris Moyer from SVSU with a score of 1115 (+115, 223 Average). The rest of the All-Tournament team was made up of SVSU’s Mike Snow (1106), Wright State’s Dean Reynolds (1080), SVSU’s Matthew Gonbold (1074), and Brian Benvenuto (1063) from Notre Dame College (OH).
Wright State University women led the field in team games and baker games to win the tournament by over 200 pins with a score of 7596. Davenport University finished in second with Adrian College in third. Grand Valley State University’s Samantha Johnson led all bowlers with a score of 978 (-22, 195.6 Average). The rest of the All-Tournament Team included Wright State’s Kristen Keenan (964), Notre Dame College’s Brianne Schmansky (947), and Bellarmine University’s Rachel Ringrose (942) and Michelle Secours (941).
AHIBC Tournament #3 also took place this weekend.
You can see the full results at CollegeBowling.com
2009 Boilermaker Classic Results
In the second year as a team, Davenport University has won their first tournament. Davenport won the Boilermaker Classic this weekend, with a final score of 9110 (5 team games, 20 baker games). Davenport was led by Erik Stanley with a score of 1118 (+118, 223.6 Average) and Dan Pollak with a 1087. Robert Morris University (9084) finished in second and Morehead State University (8973) finished third. Other All-Tournament Team members included Lindenwood University’s Steve Miller (1085), Purdue University’s Ryan Slosser (1080), and Tyler Keys (1071) from Calumet College of St. Joseph.
Over on the women’s side, Robert Morris University won their second tournament of the 2009 – 2010 season. Robert Morris was led by Heather D’Errico (952) on the way to a final score of 8214 (5 team games, 20 baker games). McKendree University (8069) finished in second and Lindenwood University (7952) finished in third. Other All-Tournament Team members included McKendree’s Brandi Branka (1036), Ball State University’s Kelly Slusher (960), Lindenwood’s Crystal Brooks (954), and McKendree’s Lori Hanken (933).
The full team results and top 15 individual results can be found on the CollegeBowling.com forums.
Congratulations to all the winners and good luck next weekend!
SVSU Wins First Tournament of the Year
2008 – 2009 national runner-up Saginaw Valley State University won American Heartland Intercollegiate Bowling Conference Tournament #1 this past weekend. Davenport University finished in 2nd for the tournament. Davenport’s Nic Sutherland led the tournament with a 229.2 average. This marks SVSU’s first win this year, in their first tournament of the 2009 – 2010 season.
Next weekend is the 39th Annual Midwest Collegiate Championships in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. AHIBC tournament #2 will take place on November 7 at Westland Bowl in Westland, Michigan.
College Bowling Kickoff
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The first college tournament of the 2009 – 2010 season was this past weekend, the SWIBC Fall Singles Classic. The first team tournaments of the season start this coming weekend.
On Saturday, September 26 is the American Heartland Intercollegiate Bowling Conference Tournament #1. Last year’s men’s champion was Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU), led by tournament leader Tony Sambueno. Davenport University won on the women’s side, led by tournament leader Amy Salee.
The Sin City Open will take place on Saturday and Sunday, the 26th and 27th. The defending champion is the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV), led by Brandon Allred and Kris George, who went 1-2 to lead the tournament.
The inaugural Kentucky Collegiate Team Classic will take place on Sunday, September 27th. This event is only open to Kentucky colleges.
These tournaments get the season started, but the real kickoff will take place on October 3rd and 4th. The 39th Annual Midwest Collegiate Championships will take place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is the first Tier I tournament of the year, and it is one that everyone looks forward to. This is the tournament where everyone brings their best and gets to see how they match up this year against everyone else. Many collegiate bowlers consider it to be one of the best tournaments of the year.
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