LIVONIA, Mich. - Matthew Wolbrink and Dylan Jablonski delivered top-seven individual finishes as Madonna University placed fifth in the Warrior Classic men's varsity bowling division with 5,702 pins Saturday, Oct. 17, in Flint. The Crusaders' women's varsity team finished eighth with 4,353 pins.
Wolbrink led Madonna with 812 pins over four games, averaging 203 to finish sixth in the men's individual standings. Jablonski followed in seventh, just one pin behind, with an 811 total and a 202.75 average. The Crusaders finished 17 pins behind fourth-place Michigan-Dearborn, which totaled 5,719, and 52 ahead of sixth-place Saginaw Valley State University at 5,650.
Matthew Jones added 722 pins over four games for Madonna, placing 21st with a 180.5 average. Keith Wright-Stewart finished 43rd with 572 pins and a 143 average across four games. Landen Corley totaled 361 pins in two games, averaging 180.5 to place 60th, while Kaden Cirata finished 69th with 262 pins over two games and a 131 average.
Rochester Christian University won the eight-team men's varsity division with 6,374 pins, a 120-pin margin over Adrian College at 6,254. Grand Valley State University finished third with 6,031. Jackson College placed seventh with 5,592, followed by Mid Michigan Community College with 5,341. Saginaw Valley State's John Kennedy captured the individual title with 889 pins and a 222.25 average over four games, edging Rochester Christian's Michael Pupin by two pins.
In women's varsity competition, Abigail Barrick paced Madonna with 613 pins over four games, averaging 153.25 and placing 15th individually. Katelyn Pope finished five pins behind Barrick in 16th with 608 pins and a 152 average. Hannah Thoms gave the Crusaders a third top-20 finisher, placing 20th with 582 pins and a 145.5 average over four games.
Jackson won the eight-team women's division with 5,264 pins, finishing 45 ahead of Michigan-Dearborn at 5,219. Mid Michigan took third with 5,101, just five pins ahead of Grand Valley State. Rochester Christian placed fifth with 4,996, followed by Adrian with 4,667. Mid Michigan's Paige Vallad led the women's individual standings with 880 pins over four games and a 220 average. Grand Valley State's Mackenzie Calahan was second with 746, while Michigan-Dearborn's Madison Esterline placed third with 732.
Rochester Christian also won the four-team men's junior varsity division, totaling 5,912 pins to finish 264 ahead of Michigan-Dearborn's 5,648. Grand Valley State placed third with 5,215. Jayden Dinh led Rochester Christian's JV1 lineup with 819 pins over four games, averaging 204.75 and placing fifth in the combined men's individual standings.
Madonna Bowling will be back in action on Saturday October 24th and Sunday October 25th for both the AHBA #1 and AHBA #2. Both events are scheduled for 7:00 AM at Super Bowl in Canton, Michigan.
