Men's Bowling punches ticket to the ITC National Championships

The Muskingum men's bowling team finished first at the USBC Sectionals with their most dominant performance of the season. The Muskies will now move on to the ITC National Championships in Las Vegas on April 17-19. 

Notables

• The Muskies as a team will move on to the ITC National Championships in Las Vegas on April 17-19.
• This is the first time in program history the Muskies have won the USBC Sectionals.

The Basics

• Muskingum placed first out of 20 teams. 
• The Muskies tallied a total team score of 13,290 over 64 baker games.
• The event took place in Allen Park, Michigan at Thunderbowl Lanes.

Inside The Numbers (Individual Competition)

• Senior Evan Thro notched the best finish in the individual competition with a ninth-place finish. Thro logged a score of 1,349 total pins which was a mere 21 pins shy of placing inside the top five and earning an individual spot at Nationals.
• Sophomore Jacob Willard was next up for the Muskies at 14th overall as an individual and a total of 1,339 pins.
• Sophomore Talon Newton logged 1,282 total pins to place 37th in the rankings.
• Freshman Robert Newcomer scored 1,276 total pins in the contest.
• Freshman Jacob Lehn finished with 1,188 total pins.

Inside The Numbers (Team Competition)

• The Muskies played 64 baker games where they recorded an impressive total of 13,224 pins.

Up Next

• The Muskies will next compete at the Club Collegiate Championships at Don Carter Lanes in Rockford, Illinois on Friday March 28-30.