The Wichita State University men's and women's teams proved to be ready to defend its United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships crowns as both claimed top seeds heading into match play after Thursday's 32-game qualifying round. The ITC is being held in El Paso, Texas and runs through Saturday.
Newman senior Derek Hartnell and Pikeville senior Jennifer Wright were named Most Valuable Players for the 2009-10 collegiate bowling season by the National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association. Hartnell and Wright were honored along with the rest of the All-Americans at the Night of Champions banquet held Wednesday in conjunction with the 2010 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships, which open Thursday at the El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center.
El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center in El Paso, Texas (April 14-17, 2010)
The Wichita State University men's and women's teams (pictured) will look to defend their national titles when the 2010 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships kick off April 15 in El Paso, Texas. The Shockers are among the 16 men's and 16 women's teams that advanced to the collegiate nationals, which will be conducted in an arena setting at the El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center.
After sending Nebraska to the losers' bracket, Knights win in classic on Saturday night
Fairleigh Dickinson University senior Erica Perez knocked over the last three pins standing in a long, tense match and quickly became the centerpiece of a jubilant celebration Saturday night. For the second time in two days, the Knights (pictured left) had beaten Nebraska, the defending champion, this time to win the NCAA Women's Bowling Championship. Fairleigh Dickinson, a university of 6,000 students in Teaneck, N.J., won its first championship since 2006.
Sharon Brummell named Coach of the Year for the second time
Two bowlers from Vanderbilt, Brittni Hamilton and Josie Earnest, as well as Cassie Leuthold, Nebraska; Maria Rodriguez, Maryland Eastern Shore; and Amanda Falk, Central Missouri, have been voted on the 2010 Collegiate All-American first team by the National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) at the NCAA Banquet, held before the 2010 NCAA Championship. Leuthold (l.) and Falk (r.) were also voted Player of the Year in Division I and II, respectively.
UMES makes seventh straight trip to Nationals this weekend.
Seven is a number that seems to follow the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) when it comes to NCAA Championships. This happens to be the seventh trip for the Lady Hawks to the event which has been held seven times. They also like to finish seventh at the event. In all of their trips to nationals UMES has finished seventh every time, except of course 2007 and 2008. In 2008 they brought home the title, the year before they were runner-up.
The eight-team field competing for the 2010 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championship was announced on Wednesday by the NCAA Women's Bowling Committee. New Jersey City University will host the championship, which will be
held April 8-10 at Brunswick Zone Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick,
New Jersey. The championship finals will air live on ESPNU Saturday, April 10, at 8:30 p.m. Eastern time, and a tape delay broadcast of the finals will air on ESPN Sunday, April 11 at 3 p.m. Eastern time.
DSU defeats Maryland-Eastern Shore in decisive series, 4-3
The Delaware State University bowling team (pictured) has captured its second straight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament championship after defeating Maryland-Eastern Shore four-games-to-three in a dramatic best-of-seven Baker scoring series. UMES defeated South Carolina State to advance to the championship round. The Hawks then outlasted the Hornets
four-games-to-three to force the decisive series.Â
It took 16 months, but the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) Women's Bowling Team has regained the number one ranking in the nation. The March poll of the National Tenpins Coaches Association (NTCA) featured a record breaking 21 members voting and eight of them cast the Lady Hawks as the first place team. Those eight votes, along with the other 13 voters gave UMES 566 total points and the top spot in the poll.
The field for the 2010 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships has been determined following sectional qualifying tournaments held this weekend. Sectional qualifiers were held March 13-14 at four sites – AMF Parkway Lanes in Allentown, Pa.; Holiday Bowl-Brainerd in Chattanooga, Tenn.; Landmark Lanes in Peoria, Ill.; and the South Point Hotel and Casino Bowling Center in Las Vegas. The ITC will be held April 14-17 at the El Paso (Texas) Convention and Performing Arts Center.
Two-time Team USA member John Szczerbinski of Wichita State and women's regular season average leader Jenn Boisselle of Central Florida were among the players who qualified Friday for the 2010 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Singles Championships. The USBC Intercollegiate Singles Championships, which will be held May 17-18 at AMF Euless Lanes in Euless, Texas, features 32 of the top male and female collegiate bowlers in the country competing for national titles.
Top four teams will advance to the 2010 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships
After finishing their regular season last weekend, the WSU Shockers quickly found out that they will be traveling to Peoria, Ill. to compete in the Peoria Sectional, March 13-14. Both the men and women (pictured) will be competing in the same sectional which features 17 teams in the men's division and 18 in the women's. The top four teams from each will advance to the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships at the El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center in El Paso, Texas on April 14-17.
In preparation for upcoming postseason events, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) women's bowling team paid a visit to the International Training and Research Center this week. The Hawks, the No. 2 ranked NCAA team nationally, trained with ITRC and Team USA head coach Rod Ross and assistant head coach Kim Terrell-Kearney (pictured left) at the International Bowling Campus. The team did a combination of classroom work and on-the-lanes training.
Wichita State University Shocker Bowling has been consistently known as the best bowling program on the lanes but many may not know that Shocker Bowling is the best in the classroom as well. Since Academic All-American's began in 1990 the Shocker Bowling program has produced 85, which is more than any other program in the nation. An Academic All-American is a student-athlete that carries a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher. "Our program wants student-athletes that are wired to LEARN and WORK," said Shocker Head Coach Gordon Vadakin (pictured).
USBC Collegiate has determined sectional-qualifying assignments for the 2010 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships. Now, the nation's top men's and women's collegiate bowling teams can begin charting their courses toward the 2010 national title. The four sectional qualifiers will be held March 13-14 at AMF Parkway Lanes in Allentown, Pa.; Holiday Bowl-Brainerd in Chattanooga, Tenn.; Landmark Lanes in Peoria, Ill.; and the South Point Hotel and Casino Bowling Center in Las Vegas.
The University of Central Florida women and Webber International men claimed titles Sunday at the 41st Backhaul Direct Hoosier Classic. The UCF women successfully defended the title they won last year at the event, defeating Webber's women's team 3-1 in the best-of-five championship match at Western Bowl. On the men's side, Webber dominated match play, sweeping through the
quarterfinals, semifinals and championship match with 3-0 victories in
each round. The Warriors dominated Robert Morris-Illinois in the title
match.
Western Bowl in Indianapolis, Ind., United States (Feb. 20-21, 2010)
The 41st Backhaul Direct Hoosier Classic will feature one of the largest fields in college bowling history (74 men's teams and 42 women's teams) and a record-breaking team scholarship prize fund of more than $30,000. The free live streaming on BOWL.com from Western Bowl in Indianapolis will begin Saturday, Feb. 20 at 7:45 a.m. EST and continue through the end of competition on Sunday, Feb. 21.
The Wichita Sports Hall of Fame committee announced the nominees for induction into the 2010 Class of the Wichita Sports Hall of Fame. This year WSU alumnus Justin Hromek has received a nomination. 3-time PBA champion Hromek (r.) hopes to join WSU Head Coach Gordon Vadakin, Mark Lewis, Mark Jensen and Rick Steelsmith and as the fifth person in the WSHOF from the WSU Bowling Program.
Wichita State University Shocker seniors Josh Blanchard (left, Upland, Calif.) and John Szczerbinski (right, North Tonawanda, N.Y.) achieved perfection last weekend at the Blue and Gold Classic in South Bend, Ind. as they both shot 300 during tournament play. In addition to their 300's both Blanchard and Szczerbinski were named to the All Tournament Team with Szczerbinski being named the MVP with a 1,234 five game series. Blanchard finished third with a 1,161 series.
Paula Vilas rolls fifth 300 game since NCAA adopted bowling
Three weeks, three All-Tournament Teams, three Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Bowling Athlete of the Week awards. Junior Martha Perez (Bogota, Perez and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) Lady Hawks are rolling, winners of their last three tournaments, UMES is the hottest college women's bowling team in the United States sporting an overall record of 80-18 and standing at the No. 2 spot in the latest National Tenpins Coaches Association (NTCA) poll.
The Wichita State University men's and women's teams proved to be ready to defend its United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships crowns as both claimed top seeds heading into match play after Thursday's 32-game qualifying round. The ITC is being held in El Paso, Texas and runs through Saturday.
Newman senior Derek Hartnell and Pikeville senior Jennifer Wright were named Most Valuable Players for the 2009-10 collegiate bowling season by the National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association. Hartnell and Wright were honored along with the rest of the All-Americans at the Night of Champions banquet held Wednesday in conjunction with the 2010 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships, which open Thursday at the El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center.
The Wichita State University men's and women's teams (pictured) will look to defend their national titles when the 2010 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships kick off April 15 in El Paso, Texas. The Shockers are among the 16 men's and 16 women's teams that advanced to the collegiate nationals, which will be conducted in an arena setting at the El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center. 
Fairleigh Dickinson University senior Erica Perez knocked over the last three pins standing in a long, tense match and quickly became the centerpiece of a jubilant celebration Saturday night. For the second time in two days, the Knights (pictured left) had beaten Nebraska, the defending champion, this time to win the NCAA Women's Bowling Championship. Fairleigh Dickinson, a university of 6,000 students in Teaneck, N.J., won its first championship since 2006. 
Two bowlers from Vanderbilt, Brittni Hamilton and Josie Earnest, as well as Cassie Leuthold, Nebraska; Maria Rodriguez, Maryland Eastern Shore; and Amanda Falk, Central Missouri, have been voted on the 2010 Collegiate All-American first team by the National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) at the NCAA Banquet, held before the 2010 NCAA Championship. Leuthold (l.) and Falk (r.) were also voted Player of the Year in Division I and II, respectively.
Seven is a number that seems to follow the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) when it comes to NCAA Championships. This happens to be the seventh trip for the Lady Hawks to the event which has been held seven times. They also like to finish seventh at the event. In all of their trips to nationals UMES has finished seventh every time, except of course 2007 and 2008. In 2008 they brought home the title, the year before they were runner-up. 
The eight-team field competing for the 2010 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championship was announced on Wednesday by the NCAA Women's Bowling Committee. New Jersey City University will host the championship, which will be
held April 8-10 at Brunswick Zone Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick,
New Jersey. The championship finals will air live on ESPNU Saturday, April 10, at 8:30 p.m. Eastern time, and a tape delay broadcast of the finals will air on ESPN Sunday, April 11 at 3 p.m. Eastern time.
The Delaware State University bowling team (pictured) has captured its second straight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament championship after defeating Maryland-Eastern Shore four-games-to-three in a dramatic best-of-seven Baker scoring series. UMES defeated South Carolina State to advance to the championship round. The Hawks then outlasted the Hornets
four-games-to-three to force the decisive series. 
The field for the 2010 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships has been determined following sectional qualifying tournaments held this weekend. Sectional qualifiers were held March 13-14 at four sites – AMF Parkway Lanes in Allentown, Pa.; Holiday Bowl-Brainerd in Chattanooga, Tenn.; Landmark Lanes in Peoria, Ill.; and the South Point Hotel and Casino Bowling Center in Las Vegas. The ITC will be held April 14-17 at the El Paso (Texas) Convention and Performing Arts Center.
In preparation for upcoming postseason events, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) women's bowling team paid a visit to the International Training and Research Center this week. The Hawks, the No. 2 ranked NCAA team nationally, trained with ITRC and Team USA head coach Rod Ross and assistant head coach Kim Terrell-Kearney (pictured left) at the International Bowling Campus. The team did a combination of classroom work and on-the-lanes training.
Wichita State University Shocker Bowling has been consistently known as the best bowling program on the lanes but many may not know that Shocker Bowling is the best in the classroom as well. Since Academic All-American's began in 1990 the Shocker Bowling program has produced 85, which is more than any other program in the nation. An Academic All-American is a student-athlete that carries a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher. "Our program wants student-athletes that are wired to LEARN and WORK," said Shocker Head Coach Gordon Vadakin (pictured).
The University of Central Florida women and Webber International men claimed titles Sunday at the 41st Backhaul Direct Hoosier Classic. The UCF women successfully defended the title they won last year at the event, defeating Webber's women's team 3-1 in the best-of-five championship match at Western Bowl. On the men's side, Webber dominated match play, sweeping through the
quarterfinals, semifinals and championship match with 3-0 victories in
each round. The Warriors dominated Robert Morris-Illinois in the title
match.
The Wichita Sports Hall of Fame committee announced the nominees for induction into the 2010 Class of the Wichita Sports Hall of Fame. This year WSU alumnus Justin Hromek has received a nomination. 3-time PBA champion Hromek (r.) hopes to join WSU Head Coach Gordon Vadakin, Mark Lewis, Mark Jensen and Rick Steelsmith and as the fifth person in the WSHOF from the WSU Bowling Program.
Wichita State University Shocker seniors Josh Blanchard (left, Upland, Calif.) and John Szczerbinski (right, North Tonawanda, N.Y.) achieved perfection last weekend at the Blue and Gold Classic in South Bend, Ind. as they both shot 300 during tournament play. In addition to their 300's both Blanchard and Szczerbinski were named to the All Tournament Team with Szczerbinski being named the MVP with a 1,234 five game series. Blanchard finished third with a 1,161 series.