Men's Bowling Ranked 21st in Latest USBC Power Rankings
In the latest United States Bowling Congress power rankings, the Muskingum men's bowling team earned the No. 21 spot, to establish itself as one of the top programs in the nation this season.
The Muskies have been dominant this season, finishing 1st in both Ohio Bowling Conference events. It wasn't just the conference tournaments where they thrived, as they also finished in 2nd place at the Muskie Mash.
Most recently, the Muskie men competed in the Ohio Bowling Conference 4 @ Columbus Square Bowling Palace. The field featured 17 teams consisting of featured conference championships across the college bowling world. The Ohio Bowling Conference was set to crown its seventh conference champion at OBC 4.
The Muskies got off to a mixed start in Block 1, with two rough games sandwiched between two great games, and sat in second place at +59 (pins over a 200 average). Block 2 proved to be where the Muskies took control, going +112 for the block and taking over the tournament lead. Starting with a 277 in Game 3, the Muskies ripped off 14 consecutive games over 200, which included games of 254, 274, 268 and 264. With blocks of +169 and +196, Muskingum built a commanding lead.
The Muskies held a 142-pin lead heading into the final block, where they drew the lowest-scoring pair of the tournament.
Muskingum capitalized on its early success and carried that momentum throughout the season, closing the year on a strong note.