Bears bowlers win sectional; women easily qualify for nationals
March 16, 2009
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Sectional championships have become the norm for Pikeville College and its bowling programs. The women’s bowling team, the current defending national champions, had won their section six times in its seven tries entering this weekend.
So it wasn’t much of a surprise when they rolled back in from Allentown, Penn., with sectional championship in hand. The only shock was which team was carrying the trophy.
This year it was the men’s team turn to bring home the hefty hardware from the sectional meet, signifying the highest qualifying score from its regional meet that took place Saturday and Sunday at AMF Parkway Lanes.
With the women’s team finishing second in Allentown, both teams qualified for next month’s USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships in Rockford, Ill., at The Cherry Bowl. The event will be held April 15-18.
The top four teams from the four sectional tournaments make up the field for the 16-team national event.
The men’s bowling team was first after Saturday’s 32-game Baker format but quickly fell behind as Rochester Tech rallied. By the day’s end, however, they had returned to the top of the standings, finishing the 64 Baker games with a total of 13,066. Rochester Tech was second at 12,983, slightly ahead of Weber International in third at 12,956 and Robert Morris, which finished fourth at 12,546.
That means William Paterson, which was ranked seventh in the latest power rankings, will miss the national tournament this year.
On the women’s side, Pikeville was third heading into Sunday’s action and wasted no time moving up to second, where they finished behind defending NCAA champion Maryland-Eastern Shore.
Maryland-Eastern Shore won the Allentown sectional with a final total of 12,027. Pikeville was right on its heels at 11,902, followed by Penn State at 11,791 and Erie Community College at 11,575.
Briarcliffe College, which was ranked seventh on the women’s side, will also be on the outside looking in when national’s begin. It finished fifth at Allentown with a final total of 11,159.
Academic All-Americans: Eight members of the women’s bowling team and two of the men were named Academic All-Americans by the United States Bowling Congress over the weekend. They were:
• Amanda Hammel, a junior from Olmsted Falls, Ohio, majoring in biology; Megan Kyle, a freshman from Westernport, Md., who majors in criminal justice; Jennifer McDaniel, a senior from Mt. Juliet, Tenn., majoring in communication; Michelle Ostrowski, a sophomore from Cincinnati majoring in Business Administration/Accounting; Brittani Scruggs-Barber, a sophomore from Del Valle, Texas, who majors in psychology; Ashley West, a junior from Westerville, Ohio, majoring in pre-education; Emily Whit, a junior from Grand Rapids, Mich., majoring in psychology; and Kim Yioulos, a freshman from Rochester, N.Y., majoring in pre-education.
• Chris Hollis, a junior from Canal Winchester, Ohio, majoring in business administration; and Billy Jones, a freshman from Erlanger, Ky., who majors in pre-education.
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PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Sectional championships have become the norm for Pikeville College and its bowling programs. The women’s bowling team, the current defending national champions, had won their section six times in its seven tries entering this weekend.
So it wasn’t much of a surprise when they rolled back in from Allentown, Penn., with sectional championship in hand. The only shock was which team was carrying the trophy.
This year it was the men’s team turn to bring home the hefty hardware from the sectional meet, signifying the highest qualifying score from its regional meet that took place Saturday and Sunday at AMF Parkway Lanes.
With the women’s team finishing second in Allentown, both teams qualified for next month’s USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships in Rockford, Ill., at The Cherry Bowl. The event will be held April 15-18.
The top four teams from the four sectional tournaments make up the field for the 16-team national event.
The men’s bowling team was first after Saturday’s 32-game Baker format but quickly fell behind as Rochester Tech rallied. By the day’s end, however, they had returned to the top of the standings, finishing the 64 Baker games with a total of 13,066. Rochester Tech was second at 12,983, slightly ahead of Weber International in third at 12,956 and Robert Morris, which finished fourth at 12,546.
That means William Paterson, which was ranked seventh in the latest power rankings, will miss the national tournament this year.
On the women’s side, Pikeville was third heading into Sunday’s action and wasted no time moving up to second, where they finished behind defending NCAA champion Maryland-Eastern Shore.
Maryland-Eastern Shore won the Allentown sectional with a final total of 12,027. Pikeville was right on its heels at 11,902, followed by Penn State at 11,791 and Erie Community College at 11,575.
Briarcliffe College, which was ranked seventh on the women’s side, will also be on the outside looking in when national’s begin. It finished fifth at Allentown with a final total of 11,159.
Academic All-Americans: Eight members of the women’s bowling team and two of the men were named Academic All-Americans by the United States Bowling Congress over the weekend. They were:
• Amanda Hammel, a junior from Olmsted Falls, Ohio, majoring in biology; Megan Kyle, a freshman from Westernport, Md., who majors in criminal justice; Jennifer McDaniel, a senior from Mt. Juliet, Tenn., majoring in communication; Michelle Ostrowski, a sophomore from Cincinnati majoring in Business Administration/Accounting; Brittani Scruggs-Barber, a sophomore from Del Valle, Texas, who majors in psychology; Ashley West, a junior from Westerville, Ohio, majoring in pre-education; Emily Whit, a junior from Grand Rapids, Mich., majoring in psychology; and Kim Yioulos, a freshman from Rochester, N.Y., majoring in pre-education.
• Chris Hollis, a junior from Canal Winchester, Ohio, majoring in business administration; and Billy Jones, a freshman from Erlanger, Ky., who majors in pre-education.
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