Trailblazer Bowling finishes 18th at Midwest Collegiate Championships

WAUWATOSA, Wis. – The Vincennes University men's bowling season continues to roll on as the Trailblazers traveled to Wisconsin over the weekend to take part in the Midwest Collegiate Championships hosted at Bowlero Wauwatosa.

The two-day tournament consisted of six traditional games on Saturday, before returning to the lanes Sunday for 16 baker games.

The Blazers came away with an 18th-place finish out of 47 teams competing in this Tier I tournament, finishing with a score of 5,837 in the traditional games and 3,146 in the baker games for a tournament score of 8,983.

VU was led by junior Brighton Lucas (Salem, Ill.) who came away with a 23rd place finish as an individual out of 351 bowlers competing.

Lucas finished his six games with a total of 1,273 pins for an average of 212.2 pins per game and finished Saturday with a very impressive 277 in his sixth game.

Freshman Nicholas Gregg (Salem, Ill.) was close behind Lucas, finishing with a total of 1,267 pins in his six games, good for 27th overall and a 211.2 average.

Freshman Cayden Russell (Noblesville, Ind.) was the third VU bowler to compete in all six games, finishing with a total of 1,176 pins or a 196 average, good for 63rd overall.

Freshman Dakota Waskom (Louisville, Ky.) finished five of the six games, finishing with an average of 174.4 pins per game and a total of 872 for the tournament.

Freshman Kannon King (Salem, Ill.) ended his Saturday with 757 pins over four games for an average of 189.3 pins per game.

Freshman Dylan Lewis (Louisville, Ky.) rounded out the VU tournament scorers, ending with 492 pins over three games for an average of 164 pins per game.

VU then returned to the lanes Sunday morning for the final day of competition and came away with 3,146 pins over 16 baker games, for an average score of 196.6 pins per game.

The Trailblazers will look to continue to improve and build on their early season success when VU hits the lanes this coming weekend at the Columbia 300 Western Shootout at Royal Pin Western in Indianapolis.

The two-day tournament is set to begin on Saturday, Oct. 14 and conclude Sunday, Oct. 15.

VINCENNES RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS

VU (18th) – 1057, 932, 971, 953, 920, 1004 – 5,837. Baker – 3,146. Total – 8,983.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Brighton Lucas (23) – 214, 190, 187, 196, 209, 277 – 1,273

Nicholas Gregg (27) – 247, 169, 195, 195, 248, 213 – 1,267

Cayden Russell (63) – 234, 225, 205, 193, 150, 169 – 1,176

Dakota Waskom (152) – 186, 192, 193, 156, x, 145 – 872

Kannon King (191) – 176, x, x, 213, 168, 200 – 757

Dylan Lewis (272) – x, 156, 191, x, 145, x – 492