CANTON, Mich. - Madonna University finished 14th in the varsity men's division with 5,543 pins and 13th in the varsity women's division with 4,532 at AHBA No. 1 on Saturday, Oct. 24, in Canton, Mich. at Super Bowl. Dylan Jablonski led the Crusaders' men with 1,249 pins for 23rd place individually. Both varsity divisions featured 17 teams bowling six games.
Matthew Jones opened with a 232 to lead Madonna to its highest men's team game, a 977. Jablonski followed with a 230 in Game 2 as the Crusaders totaled 970, bringing their two-game pinfall to 1,947. Matthew Wolbrink then rolled Madonna's highest individual game of the tournament, a 248, in a 964-pin third game. Jablonski added 223 in that game, and Madonna reached the halfway point with 2,911 pins.
The men dropped to 796 in Game 4, led by Wolbrink's 194, before Jablonski and Kaden Cirata each rolled 213 in a 938-pin fifth game. Jablonski closed with a personal event-high 236 as Madonna scored 898, finishing one pin behind Walsh University for 13th. Wolbrink finished 34th individually with 1,179 pins, while Jones placed 44th with 1,141. Cirata contributed 873 pins over five games, Landen Corley added 669 over four, Keith Wright-stewart totaled 295 over two and Cameron Salk bowled 137 in one appearance. Lawrence Technological University won with 6,735 pins, 202 ahead of Spring Arbor University. Tim Doan captured the individual title with 1,460 pins, closing with a 290.
In the varsity women's competition, Hannah Thoms led Madonna with a 165 in its 696-pin opener before rolling the team's highest individual game, a 212, in Game 2. The Crusaders improved to 802 in that game. Abigail Barrick paced the third game with a personal event-high 194 as Madonna totaled 764. Katelyn Pope then led the fourth game with 190 in a 744-pin team effort, and Thoms posted 195 in a 724-pin fifth game.
Pope finished with a personal event-high 192 as the women matched their best team game with another 802. Thoms placed 27th individually with 1,061 pins, followed by Pope in 32nd with 1,027 and Barrick in 38th with 961. Kaitlynn Mills finished 59th with 782, including a closing 155, while Chelsea Pratt placed 70th with 701. Spring Arbor won with 6,000 pins, beating Lawrence Tech by 256. Ella Steinke led the individual standings with 1,302, followed by teammate Mackenzie Pilny with 1,292.
Lawrence Tech's JV1 team won the 14-team JV men's division with 6,304 pins, 643 ahead of Rochester Christian University JV1. Its six-game progression was 984, 1,122, 1,132, 1,114, 1,013 and 939. Matthew Schepis rolled a personal event-high 257 in the third game and won the individual title with 1,361 pins. Teammates Nick Weidenbach and William Cunningham followed with 1,312 and 1,307, respectively. Madonna had no entry in either JV division.
Spring Arbor JV1 took the seven-team JV women's title with 5,349 pins, finishing 71 ahead of Spring Arbor JV2. The winning team posted games of 901, 976, 861, 832, 822 and 957. Keira Mahon of JV2 won the individual standings with 1,225 pins, highlighted by a 237 in Game 3. Audrey Harding led JV1 and finished second individually with 1,199, closing with a personal event-high 255.
Madonna Bowling will have a quick turn-around as they will bowl tomorrow for AHBA #2 in Canton, Mich. at Super Bowl. AHBA #2 is set to begin at 7:00 AM.
