Trailblazes get three Top-10 finishers at AHBA tournament

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Vincennes University bowling team closed out the 2023 portion of their schedule over the weekend by taking part in their second American Heartland Bowling Association (AHBA) tournament of the season at Thunderbowl Lanes in Fort Wayne Saturday.

The Trailblazers matched their best team finish of the season, finishing third out of 10 teams and having three VU bowlers finish in the Top-10 overall.

The one day tournament consisted of four conventional games, followed by 16 baker games.

VU was led by freshman Cayden Russell (Noblesville, Ind.) who finished third out of 59 bowlers, ending his four games with 899 total pins including a 245 and 247 in his final two games.

Freshman Nicholas Gregg (Salem, Ill.) was the next Vincennes finisher, ending his four games with 842 pins, including a final game of 245 to take seventh overall.

Freshman Dakota Waskom (Louisville, Ky.) rounded out the Trailblazers top-10 finishers placing 10th overall with 833 pins and an average of 208 per game.

Junior Brighton Lucas (Salem, Ill.) was the final VU bowler to compete in all four games, finishing with a total score of 753, including a 214 and 227 in his first two games of the day. Lucas placed 23rd overall.

Freshman Dylan Lewis (Louisville, Ky.) finished his day with 558 pins in three games, finishing with a tournament average of 186 per game and had two 190-plus games.

Freshman Kannon King (Salem, Ill.) rounds out the Vincennes conventional games with a 156 in the first game of the day.

Vincennes as a team finished the conventional games with a team total of 4,041 and went on to finish the 16 baker games with a total of 3,190 pins and an average game score of 199.

The Trailblazers overall placed third out of 10 teams, matching their highest team finish of the season so far.

VU closes out the 2023 portion of their schedule with this tournament and will look to continue to build towards a big 2024 beginning with the Kegel-ISBPIA Midwest Classic Saturday, Jan. 13 and Sunday, Jan. 14 in Addison, Ill.

VINCENNES RESULTS

VU (3rd) – 967, 999, 1013, 1062 – 4,041

Baker – 237, 167, 180, 171, 228, 153, 234, 211, 199, 225, 191, 215, 189, 191, 164, 235 – 3,190. Tournament Total – 7,231.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Cayden Russell (3) – 185, 222, 245, 247 – 899

Nicholas Gregg (7) – 200, 178, 219, 245 – 842

Dakota Waskom (10) – 212, 182, 225, 214 – 833

Brighton Lucas (23) – 214, 227, 133, 179 – 753

Dylan Lewis (44) – x, 190, 191, 177 – 558

Kannon King (58) – 156, x, x, x – 156