College Bowling Tournaments This Week
There are a few college bowling tournaments taking place this weekend. Last weekend featured the Central Florida Classic, Brickyard Classic, and Mid-States Championship. Webber International University (men) and the University of Central Florida (women) won in the Central Florida Classic. Vincennes University (men) and Robert Morris University (women) won in the Brickyard Classic. Wichita State University (men & women) won in the Mid-States Classic.
This weekend’s big tournament is the Orange & Black Classic taking place at Beaver-Vu Bowl in Beavercreek, Ohio. The Orange & Black Classic is hosted by Pikeville College. Last year’s champions were Lindenwood University (men) and Ball State University (women). The Pennsylvania Classic is taking place at Leisure Lanes in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Last year’s champions were William Paterson University (men) and Briarcliffe College (women). The first NCAA tournament is also taking place this weekend. The Bossier City Classic will take place in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Brickyard Classic Results
The 15th Annual Brickyard Classic took place this past weekend at Western Bowl in Indianapolis, Indiana. This tournaments had 30 men’s teams and 16 women’s teams, coming from all over the midwest area.
Vincennes University won the tournament on the men’s side after finishing runner-up last year. Purdue University finished second and Morehead State University finished third.
Robert Morris University (IL) won the women’s tournament. Ball State University finished second, while St. Ambrose University finished third.
The full results from the 15th Annual Brickyard Classic can be found on the CollegeBowling.com forums.
College Bowling This Weekend
There are four college bowling tournaments taking place this weekend. Last weekend was a busy weekend, with the 39th Annual Midwest Collegiate Championshps and the SWIBC Tournament #1 taking place. Robert Morris University (men) and the University of Central Florida (women) won in the Midwest Collegiate Championships. The University of North Texas won in SWIBC 1.
This is the second of back to back big weekends in the college bowling world. The 15th Annual Brickyard Classic will take place in Indianapolis, IN. Calumet College of St. Joseph (men) and Wright State University (women) are the defending champions. The Mid-States Championship will take place in Wichita, KS. Last year’s champion was Wichita State University in both the men’s and women’s tournaments. In Wilmington, DE is the Blue Hen Open. North Carolina State University won this event last year. The Central Florida Classic will take place in Orlando, FL. The University of Central Florida won last year for both the men and the women.
Good luck to everyone bowling this weekend!
39th Annual Midwest Collegiate Championships Final Results
Day 2 of the 39th Annual Midwest Collegiate Championships looked a lot like day 1 did. Robert Morris University (IL) and University of Central Florida finished on top.
Robert Morris University (IL) won on the men’s side with a score of 11,559. Lindenwood University fell one pin short at 11,558, and Saginaw Valley State University finished 3rd with a score of 11,487. Robert Morris was led by Mikey Hill. Lindenwood and SVSU were led by Kimani Smith and Toby Sambueno. Leading the All-Tournament Team was Derek Hartnell from Newman University with a score of 2152 (239 Average). Other memebers of the All-Tournament Team included Robert Morris’ Mikey Hill (2114), Cal-State Fresno’s Greg Geering (1979), Viterbo University’s Greg Pizl (1966), and Central Florida’s Joe May (1955).
Central Florida won on the Women’s side with a score of 10,723. Webber International University took 2nd with a score of 10,534, and Lindenwood University took 3rd with a score of 10,234. Central Florida was led by Jenn Boisselle. Webber International and Lindenwood were led by Ashly Galante and Laura Fonnegra. Jenn Boisselle led the All-Tournament Team with a score of 1922 (213 Average). The rest of the All-Tournament Team consisted of Webber International’s Ashly Galante (1849), Wright State University’s Heidi Sanders (1837), Grand Valley State University’s Samantha Johnson (1813), and Webber International’s Jessica Santiago (1796).
Congratulations to all the winners! The full results can be found on the CollegeBowling.com Forums.
There are a few tournaments next weekend. The Midstates Championships in Wichita, KS, the Blue Hen Open is in Wilmington, DE, the Central Florida Classic in Orlando, FL, and the Brickyard Classic will take place in Indianapolis, IN. Good luck to all bowlers!
39th Annual Midwest Collegiate Day 1 Results
Today marked the kickoff of the first Tier 1 college tournament of the 2009 – 2010 season. Day 1 of the 39th Annual Midwest Collegiate Championships took place today.
Robert Morris University (IL) took the lead for the men after 6 games with a score of 6394 (+394, 1065 Team Average, 213 Individual Average). Lindenwood University (6360) and Saginaw Valley State University (6357) are in second and third. Robert Morris finished 10th in this event last year, while SVSU was #2 and Lindenwood won the tournament.
The University of Central Florida took the 6 game lead on the women’s side with a score of 5998 (-2, 999 Team Average, 199 Individual Average). Webber International University (5739) and Bellarmine University (5633) are currently in second and third. Central Florida is the defending champion of this tournament. Webber International did not attend last year; Bellarmine finished 10th in this event in 2008.
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The full team results can be found on the CollegeBowling.com forums.
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