William Penn Returns from Break with Appearance at Kegel Classic
Addison, Ill.–The Statesmen men’s bowling team stepped back on the lanes last Saturday and Sunday as it competed at the ISBPA Kegel Collegiate Classic.
William Penn placed 35th out of 68 teams with 7,849 pins in five regular games and 16 Baker games. Calumet-St. Joseph (Ind.) took the crown with 8,962 pins.
Luke Winter of Wisconsin-Whitewater topped the field with 1,223 pins (244.6 average).
Aidan Piet (Jr., Meridian, Idaho, Business Management) paced WPU’s individual play by finishing 22nd with a 221.6 average. The junior recorded four games in the 200s with a high round of 257. His tournament average is the highest of the year for the navy and gold.
Mathew Smith (Jr., Mountain Home, Idaho, Sports Management) also eclipsed the 200-pin mark with a 202.2 clip, while Gavin Unger (Fr., Columbus, Neb., Engineering Technology) started each of the five games as well and posted a 187.6 average.
Aidan Majer (So., Yorkville, Ill., General Accounting) (197.0) and Ethan Licht (So., Victor, Iowa, Sports Management) (170.7) competed in three rounds, while Carter Boley (Sr., Grimes, Iowa, Exercise Science) had a 188.5 average in two games.
Ethan Zieglowsky (Sr., Washington, Iowa, Biology) (148) and Brock Alderson (So., Sigourney, Iowa, Biology) (130) also started once at the Classic.
“We went into the weekend with a couple of major team-building goals in mind: to communicate better and improve chemistry,” Assistant Coach Scott Alderson said. “I am very proud of everyone’s efforts in both areas; it was a huge step in the right direction. Overall, both days had several bright spots to build from going forward. We will continue to work on managing the difficult pairs, and scores should follow the improvement of team communication and chemistry. I am looking forward to a great week of practice and moving onto our competition to showcase our improvements.”
Next Up: William Penn travels to Kansas City, Mo. Saturday and Sunday to compete in the Avila Open #1 and #2.
