The Men’s and Women’s Bowling teams competed in the Columbia 300 Western Shootout over the weekend in Indianapolis. Both teams continued to play well with good shot making and help from more experienced players.
Head Coach Michael Kay said during the long days of play, “staying in the moment” is key to everyone’s success.
Women’s Results
Placing top 10 through all four days of previous competition to start the season, Coach Kay expects them to keep learning and getting better together to improve their skills and compete at a high level.
When the team grows together, he believes they’ll remain in the top 10 as well as climb in the standings all season long.
On Saturday they placed 10 but failed to break the top 10 on Sunday, placing 12. They finished 12 overall out of 22 teams with 7,826 total pins.
The veteran leadership Coach Kay looked for came from senior Katherine Hutto. She bowled 1,099 over the six individual games, her highest score of the tournament came during game four with 211 pins.
The Cougars’ efforts were also helped by sophomore Olivia Daujatas and freshman Monica Darrow, who bowled in all 16 games alongside Hutto.
Daujatas was the only other bowler with over 1,000 pins this past weekend with a team high of 1,102. Darrow came close, tallying 993 pins.
Men’s Results
Coach Kay said there was a need with the men’s team to be more consistent with shot making and spare shooting to make it back into the top 10. If those things go well, he believes they could compete for a first place finish in future tournaments.
Placing third on Saturday and fifth on Sunday, they finished fifth overall with 8,850 pins. Not a first place finish, but a much needed improvement from the previous tournament’s results.
More veteran leadership came from seniors Alex Acosta and Trevor Amir. Acosta racked up 1,196 pins, scoring 200 or more points in four of six games. Amir knocked down 1,189 pins during the tournament, his highest single game total at 221.
Additional help came from junior Christian Moore-Randle and freshman Nicholas Sternes.
In five games, Sternes collected 1,029 pins, and in three of his five games totaled 200 or more pins. Moore-Randle tallied 777 pins in four games, 237 of which came during game four.
Both teams resume competition on November 13 and 14 in the Leatherneck Classic in Iowa.