Bowling Teams Fare Well at Tier 1 Tournament
William Penn University Athletics
Barboza Wins Title, Men Claims Silver
South Bend, Ind.–Brandon Barboza (So., Brick, N.J., Sociology) recorded his best weekend of collegiate bowling to help the Statesmen bowling team to a high finish at the Blue and Gold Classic Saturday and Sunday.
William Penn placed second out of 82 teams in one of the biggest Tier 1 events of the year, tallying 9,483 pins in nine regular games. Lindenwood (Mo.) earned the title with 9,571 pins, just 88 more than the navy and gold.
In fact, the Statesmen actually led by 13 pins entering the final game, but the Lions produced their second-best showing of the weekend (1,156 pins) to come from behind.
Barboza grooved the trail for his squad, winning his first collegiate crown with a 234.8 average (2,113 pins). The sophomore eclipsed the 200-pin mark in all but one game, including a career-best 268 to open the weekend. He finished 25 pins ahead of runner-up Dan Lemiesz of Lindenwood. A total of 504 bowlers competed in the tourney.
It is the first individual title for the program since Sean Rangel won the Clarke Conference Invitational last February.
Cameron Foster (Jr., West Jordan, Utah, Business Management) was also in the top-20, taking 14th overall with a 213.4 clip.
Piet Schaeffer (Jr., Livingston, Scotland, General Mathematics), with a 206.3 mark, and Drew Balta (Jr., Walford, Iowa, Education), with a 206.0 average, were the next-highest finishers, while Conan Mackey (So., Bray, Ireland, Public Accounting) concluded the varsity team’s scoring at 193.1. All five bowlers started all nine games for the Statesmen.
William Penn competed with a junior varsity squad as well. It performed strongly as well, placing 34th overall with 8,494 pins.
Travis Scott (Fr., West Saint Paul, Minn., Physical Education) was the leader of the second team with a 195.9 average, while Nathan Namanny (Jr., Denison, Iowa, Applied Mathematics), at 187.3, and Michael Applegate (Fr., Council Bluffs, Iowa, Undecided), at 181.7, also bowled all nine games.
Connor Frederick (So., Ottumwa, Iowa, History/Government) averaged 180.9 pins over eight games, while Eric Smith (Sr., Glenwood, Iowa, Industrial Technology) knocked down 208.7 pins per game over seven games. Cory Rissman (Fr., Yorkville, Ill., Industrial Technology) wrapped it up with a 167.3 clip in three games.
Next: William Penn is off three weeks, returning to action February 9-10 to compete in the Clarke Conference Invitational in Dubuque.
Johnson’s Fourth-Place Finish Leads William Penn to Another Top-Ten
South Bend, Ind.–The temperatures are dropping outside, but the lanes are getting hotter and hotter for the Lady Statesmen bowling team as it competed at the Blue and Gold Classic Saturday and Sunday.
William Penn placed eighth out of 52 teams in one of the biggest Tier 1 events of the year, tallying 8,542 pins in nine regular games. McKendree (Ill.) earned the title with 9,214 pins, holding off Wichita State (Kan.) by 142 pins.
Lisa Johnson of Newman (Kan.) was the top individual with a 220.7 average (1,986 pins), 19 more than the next-closest competitor. A total of 338 bowlers hit the lanes over the weekend.
Kelsey Johnson (So., Montgomery, Ill., Secondary Education) headlined the navy and gold cause by placing fourth with a 212.6 average. She opened the tourney with a career-high score of 255.
Breanne Underwood (Grad., Treynor, Iowa, Master’s of Business Leadership) and Kirstin Newberry (Jr., Holland, Mich., Secondary Education) were next as they tied with a 188.7 average.
Jessica Ganem (Sr., Austin, Texas, Psychology), with a 179.9 clip, and Samantha Powell (Sr., Herriman, Utah, Psychology/Human Services), with a 179.3 mark, concluded the scoring. All five rollers started every game.
Next: William Penn is off three weeks, returning to action February 9-10 to compete in the Clarke Conference Invitational in Dubuque.
