SMYRNA, Tenn. - The Indiana Wesleyan Men's and Women's Bowling Teams competed Friday in Smyrna, Tennessee at the USBC Intercollegiate Singles Championships. The Wildcats were lead by Freshman Devon Kiessling (34th) on the Men's side and Junior Amanda Kouros (97th) on the Women's Side. Intercollegiate Singles Championships consisted of 6 games of bowling with the top 4 bowlers advancing to this year National Championship in Las Vegas, NV.

Both teams went on to compete Saturday and Sunday in the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships. The ITC's consisted of 64 Baker games split into 16 four game sets. 

The Lady Wildcats finished 19^th place in Smyrna Tennessee with a combined 64 game pin total of 10,497 pins with an average of 164 per game. This is the first time in program history that the lady Wildcats have qualified for the USBC Intercollegiate team Championships and was a great experience for our program. According to Assistant Coach Zach Newman who coached the Lady Wildcats this past weekend, "The team worked hard and supported each other the entire weekend. I am proud of the work that this team has put in this past season, we have battled adversity and to qualify for sectionals is truly something to be proud of."

On the other side of the Smyrna Bowling Center, the Wildcat men, who also made their first trip in program history to the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships, finished the weekend in 13^th place with a 64 game pin total of 12,006 averaging 187 for the weekend. IWU finished just 6 pins behind 12^th place Savannah College of Art and Design. The Wildcats started the weekend off slow but found their groove heading into the last 16 game block of the weekend. The team averaged 205 for a total of 3292 for their final 16 games of the tournament. This was the third highest score for the entire 4 block of the tournament. 

MEN'S SINGLES FINISHES

• Devon Kiessling 34th
• Shea Miller 66th
• Chris Mace 97th
• Gage Blackford 127th
• Landon Thomas 134th
• Gage Slagor 147th
• Ben Kuehner 153rd
• Tym Hofer 166th
• Matthew Herbert 170th

WOMEN'S SINGLES FINISHES

• Amanda Kouros 97th
• Lauren Sherman 104th
• Cheyenne Cottrell 127th
• Reagan Parmley 130th
• Tiffany Taft 132nd
• Chablis Krick 137th

KARLIN PERSPECTIVE

• Head Coach Chris Karlin said, "This weekend was truly something special. The way that the team continued to work and support each other was amazing and they never gave up. The last 4 games of the tournament was a position round. The men's team was sitting in 16^th place but had been bowling really well in the previous block. We made a small line-up change and had games of 166, 208, 233, and 201 to catapult ourselves ahead of Florida State University, Vincennes University and Missouri Baptist university to finish the weekend in 13^th place. Thank you to our parents and sponsor Brunswick Bowling Products for supporting us this season. The team presented Seniors Chris Mace, Shea Miller, Carla Diamond and Cheyenne Cottrell with framed Jerseys to say thank you for your dedication these last 4 years."

LOOKING FORWARD

• The Wildcats have finished their season and will come back next year.

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