CANTON, MI. - The Wildcat men finished 11th out of 20 teams in the first AHBA tournament of the season. Junior Chris Mace and freshman Gage Blackford paced the way for the wildcats with a 1008 series and 948 series respectively. In a very strong field the Wildcats overcame some early adversity to claw back into the 11th place finish 

TEAM FINISHES

1. Lawrence Technological University - 7926
2. Huntington University - 7422
3. Notre Dame College - 7309
4. Wright State University - 7275
5. Trine University - 7260
6. Madonna University - 7193
7. Davenport University - 7083
8. Michigan-Dearborn - 6953
9. Erie Community College - 6938
10. University of Toledo - 6767
11. Indiana Wesleyan University - 6731
12. Cleary University - 6506
13. Adrian College - 6501
14. University of Olivet  - 6487
15. St. Vincent College - 6412
16. Bowling Green State University - 6286
17. Ferris State University - 6073
18. Grand Valley State University - 5946
19. Saginaw Valley State University - 5886
20. University of Michigan - 5034

TOP FINISHERS

• 17 - Chris Mace: 1008
• 32 - Gage Blackford: 948
• 47 - Ben Kuehner: 892

MARTIN PERSPECTIVE

• "Chris Mace was fantastic today, he had a very good shot at a top 5 finish for the day until a couple bad breaks in game 5. I'm happy with the way the guys have been working recently. We have not yet gotten the results we are hoping for but I think we are very close. Missed spares were the name of the game again this week. Definitely something we will focus on in practice leading up to the next tournament. This group of guys really want to improve so I am excited about what is to come!"

LOOKING FORWARD

• The Wildcats will travel to Wayne Webb Bowl in Columbus, Ohio to bowl in the American Heartland Bowling Association #3 on November 4th.

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