Semifinals for Statesmen at Leatherneck

William Penn Athletics

Davenport–The William Penn men’s bowling team made a run in bracket play at the ISYL Leatherneck Classic Saturday and Sunday.

William Penn was seventh out of 31 teams in qualifying with 8,853 pins, while Lindenwood (Mo.) took the top seed with 9,388 pins.

As the #7 seed, the Statesmen knocked off #2 McKendree (Ill.) 2-1 in the quarterfinals of bracket play, but could not get past #3 Wisconsin-Whitewater in a 2-1 loss. UW-W eventually defeated Lindenwood 2-1 in the championship.

Jacques Kaune (Sr., Anchorage, Alaska, Business Management) was the navy and gold’s best in the 306-person field with a 199.2 average.

The remaining four members of WPU’s varsity also averaged over 190 pins during the weekend. Quincy Bruce (So., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, General Accounting) led the quartet at 196.3, while Michael Applegate (Sr., Council Bluffs, Iowa, Secondary Education) was at 194.5. Stian Hoff (Jr., Orkanger, Norway, General Accounting) had a 194.2 average and Nick Walker (Fr., Zeeland, Mich., Business Management) owned a 192.3 clip.

WPU’s second team competed as well, finishing 11th out of 17 teams in the JV division with 8,200 pins.

Cory Rissman (Sr., Yorkville, Ill., Industrial Technology), at 197.3, and Connor Frederick (Sr., Ottumwa, Iowa, History/Government), at 178.6, both started six games, while Jason Forsyth (Fr., Weatherford, Texas, Business Management) started five rounds with a 196.5 mark.

Rylie Reidel (So., Knoxville, Iowa, Business Management) (174.0), Ryan Racimo (Jr. Olympia, Wash., Exercise Science) (173.0), Curtis Majka (So., Elgin, Ill., Mechanical Engineering) (168.3), and
Cody Adair (Jr., Kearns, Utah, Industrial Technology) (145.7) all started three games. Kevin Wesely (Sr., Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Industrial Technology) knocked down 136 pins in his lone game.

Next Up: William Penn takes two weeks off before traveling to Madison, Wis. on December 5-6 to compete in the Ebonite Warhawk Open.