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    Collegiate Ticker: October 29

    Greater Ozark Invitational
    UCM Rec. Center
    Enterprise Park Lanes
    Warrensburg, Mo.
    Springfield, Mo.
    Oct. 23-25, 2009

    NCAA Competition
    Vanderbilt rallied from a 0-3 championship-match deficit to defeat Arkansas State 4-3 (244-248, 199-209, 183-228, 225-171, 212-198, 235-212, 194-168) and win the tournament title. In making the comeback, the Commodores avenged the first-round loss it suffered at the hands of Arkansas State, which rallied from its own 0-3 hole to win that match 4-3 (211-258, 221-234, 193-232, 216-191, 205-185, 204-181, 215-207).

    Louisiana Tech, Stephen F. Austin and Minnesota-Mankato finished third, fourth and fifth, respectively.

    Natalie Cortese of Valparaiso University was top in individual action, shooting a 290 en route to a five-game total of 1,124, which was good for a 224.80 average. Brittni Hamilton of Vanderbilt (1,107 - 221.40), Jessica Earnest of Vanderbilt (865 - 216.25), Cassie Leuthold of Nebraska (1,080 - 216.00), Samantha Santoro of Arkansas State (1,021 - 204.20) and Lisa Hoover of Minnesota-Mankato (1,021 - 204.20) joined Cortese on the all-tournament team.

    Complete team standings
    1. Vanderbilt; 2. Arkansas State; 3. Louisiana Tech; 4. Stephen F. Austin; 5. Minnesota-Mankato; 6. Valparaiso; 7. Nebraska; 8. Southern; 9. Central Missouri; 10. Elmhurst.

    Top 10 individual standings (Based on average)
    1. Natalie Cortese - Valparaiso - 224.80; 2. Brittni Hamilton - Vanderbilt - 221.40; 3. Amy Day - Louisiana Tech - 218.00; 4. Jessica Earnest - Vanderbilt - 216.25; 5. Cassie Leuthold - Nebraska - 216.00; 6. Amanda Halter - Vanderbilt - 212.00; 7. Josie Earnest - Vanderbilt - 207.40; 8. Kristi Mickelson - Nebraska - 207.00; 9. Kayla Ghersini - Louisiana Tech - 206.50; 10. Samantha Santoro - Arkansas State - 204.20; 10. Lisa Hoover - Minnesota-Mankato - 204.20.

    Open competition
    Vanderbilt-Gold shot 5,131 during team play and 4,860 during Baker for a first-place total of 9,991, which was nearly 750 pins ahead of the 9,245 put up by second-place Central Missouri-Black.

    Central Missouri-White (8,766), Missouri State (7,928) and Baker (7,023) rounded out the field in third, fourth and fifth, respectively.

    Courtney Morgan of Vanderbilt-Gold led the individual pack with a five-game total of 1,133 (226.60). Ellen Morrison, also of Vanderbilt-Gold, was second with 1,116 (223.20). Ashley Bonebright of Central Missouri-White was third with 1,033 (206.60), leaving Vanderbilt-Gold bowlers Brittany Garcia (1,020 - 204.00) and Sarah O'Brien (199.40) to settle for fourth and fifth.

    Complete team standings
    1. Vanderbilt-Gold - 5,131-4,860 - 9,991; 2. Central Missouri-Black - 4,733-4,512 - 9,245; 3. Central Missouri-White - 4,509-4,257 - 8,766; 4. Missouri State - 4,081-3,847 - 7,928; 5. Baker - 3,522-3,501 - 7,023.

    Top 10 individual standings
    1. Courtney Morgan - Vanderbilt-Gold - 1,133; 2. Ellen Morrison - Vanderbilt-Gold - 1,116; 3. Ashley Bonebright - Central Missouri-White - 1,033; 4. Brittany Garcia - Vanderbilt-Gold - 1,020; 5. Sarah O'Brien - Vanderbilt-Gold - 997; 6. Amanda Mulcahy - Central Missouri-Black - 995; 7. Brittany Potts - Central Missouri-Black - 990; 8. Candace Breedlove - Missouri State - 971; 9. Katie Eckelberger - Central Missouri-Black - 955; 10. Madison Williams - Central Missouri-Black - 910.

    Kegel Collegiate Classic
    Stardust Bowl
    Addison, Ill.
    Oct. 24-25, 2009

    Women's competition
    Wichita State-Black shot 6,044 during team and 2,019 during Baker, which included a 299 in Game 2, to finish atop the Power Point standings with 8,063. McKendree-1 and Robert Morris University of Illinois-Gold tied for second at 7,180. Wright State (7,104) and Wichita State-Gold (7,034) grabbed the final spots in the top five.

    McKendree-1 got revenge during knockout competition, downing Wichita State-Black, 391-342, to win that portion of the event. Robert Morris-Gold grabbed third place while McKendree-2 settled in for fourth.

    The battle for the individual crown was held largely between Wichita State-Black teammates. Rocio Restrepo (1,234), Sandra Gongora (1,222), Jazreel Tan (1,220) and Mariana Ayala (1,210), all of Wichita State-Black, finished one through four during the six-game individual block. Brandi Branka of McKendree-1 broke the streak by finishing fifth with 1,184. Jessica Baker of Wichita State-Black and Maggie Zakrzewski of Wichita State-Gold tied for sixth with 1,158.

    Knockout round standings
    (Team with lowest two-game series is eliminated)

    Championship
    McKendree-1 - 180-211 - 391
    Wichita State-Black - 157-185 - 342 

    Round 2
    Red flight
    McKendree-1 - 205-179 - 384
    Robert Morris University of Illinois-Gold - 192-168 - 360

    White flight
    Wichita State-Black - 216-225 - 441
    McKendree-2 - 171-166 - 337

    Round 1
    Red flight
    McKendree-1 - 193-211 - 404
    Robert Morris University of Illinois-Gold - 169-211 - 380
    Wichita State-Gold - 146-175 - 321
    Wisconsin-Whitewater-Purple - 140-174 - 314

    White flight
    Wichita State-Black - 160-194 - 354
    McKendree-2 - 177-169 - 346
    Wright State - 136-201 - 337
    Viterbo - 142-150 - 292

    Complete team standings
    1. Wichita State-Black - 6,044-2,019 - 8,063; 2. McKendree-1 - 5,408-1,772 - 7,180; 2. Robert Morris University of Illinois-Gold - 5,362-1,818 - 7,180; 4. Wright State - 5,233-1,871 - 7,104; 5. Wichita State-Gold - 5,300-1,734 - 7,034; 6. McKendree-2 - 5,245-1,759 - 7,004; 7. Wisconsin-Whitewater-Purple - 5,154-1,662 - 6,816; 8. Viterbo - 4,947-1,778 - 6,725; 9. Michigan State - 5,040-1,653 - 6,693; 10. William Penn - 4,743-1,774 - 6,517; 11. Wichita State-White - 4,924-1,591 - 6,515; 12. Robert Morris-Peoria-Gold - 4,835-1,632 - 6,467; 13. St. Ambrose-1 - 4,874-1,567 - 6,441; 14. Illini Bowling Club - 4,652-1,674 - 6,326; 15. Grand Valley State - 4,763-1,521 - 6,284; 16. Illinois State - 4,696-1,579 - 6,275; 17. Wisconsin-Whitewater-Black - 4,663-1,592 - 6,255; 18. Robert Morris University of Illinois-Black - 4,641-1,582 - 6,223; 19. Rock Valley - 4,778-1,401 - 6,179; 20. Indiana - 4,563-1,586 - 6,149; 21. St. Ambrose-2 - 4,371-1,630 - 6,001; 22. Robert Morris University of Illinois-Maroon - 4,398-1,510 - 5,908; 23. Robert Morris-Peoria-Maroon - 3,464-1,094 - 4,558.

    Top 10 individual standings
    1. Rocio Restrepo - Wichita State-Black - 1,234; 2. Sandra Gongora - Wichita State-Black - 1,222; 3. Jazrell Tan - Wichita State-Black - 1,220; 4. Mariana Ayala - Wichita State-Black - 1,210; 5. Brandi Branka - McKendree-1 - 1,184; 6. Jessica Baker - Wichita State-Black - 1,158; 6. Maggie Zarrzewski - Wichita State-Gold - 1,158; 8. Katie Cabot - Michigan State - 1,139; 8. Samantha Kelly - Robert Morris University of Illinois-Gold - 1,139; 10. Marilyn Gawlik - McKendree-2 - 1,136.

    Men's competition
    Wichita State-Barnes held off Robert Morris University of Illinois-Gold, 8,100-7,997, to capture first place in the Power Point standings of this the 31-team event.

    Wichita got out of the gate quickly, shooting 1,119 during the opening game of team play to vault into the lead. It would finish the round with a six-game total of 6,112 and a 106-pin lead over Robert Morris (6,006).

    The Eagles outscored Wichita during Baker, but by just three pins, 1,991-1,988, which allowed the Shockers to breeze to the tournament title.

    Rochester Institute of Technology was third with 7,738. Saginaw Valley State finished fourth at 7,728, leaving McKendree-1 to settle for fifth (7,700).

    Robert Morris-Gold won the knockout portion of the event, defeating Wichita State-Barnes, 417-376, in the two-game, total pin championship match. Rochester Institute of Technology finished third. Wichita State-Rash was fourth.

    Josh Blanchard of Wichita State-Barnes topped all individuals with a six-game total of 1,297, which included a closing 254. Michael Snell of Nebraska-Lincoln was second with 1,290. Tyler Herrman of R.I.T. shot 1,282 to place third. Mikey Hill of Robert Morris University of Illinois-Gold (1,269) and JR Raymond of McKendree-1 (1,244) finished fourth and fifth, respectively.


    Knockout round standings
    (Team with lowest two-game series is eliminated)

    Championship
    Robert Morris University of Illinois-Gold - 225-192 - 417
    Wichita State-Barnes - 209-167 - 376

    Round 2
    Red flight
    Wichita State-Barnes - 181-209 - 390
    Rochester Institute of Technology - 179-190 - 369

    White flight
    Robert Morris University of Illinois-Gold - 175-200 - 375
    Wichita State-Rash - 162-170 - 362

    Round 1
    Red flight
    Wichita State-Barnes - 220-195 - 415
    Rochester Institute of Technology - 215-172 - 387
    Toledo - 140-192 - 332
    Saginaw Valley State - 177-147 - 324

    White flight
    Wichita State-Rash - 223-188 - 411
    Robert Morris University of Illinois-Gold - 176-198 - 374
    Nebraska - 153-215 - 368
    McKendree-1 - 157-165 - 322

    Complete team standings
    1. Wichita State-Barnes - 6,112-1,988 - 8,100; 2. Robert Morris University of Illinois-Gold - 6,006-1,991 - 7,997; 3. Rochester Institute of Technology - 5,760-1,978 - 7,738; 4. Saginaw Valley State - 5,676-2,052 - 7,728; 5. McKendree-1 - 5,803-1,897 - 7,700; 6. Wichita State-Rash - 5,723-1,969 - 7,692; 7. Nebraska-Lincoln - 5,726-1,964 - 7,690; 8. Toledo - 5,771-1,901 - 7,672; 9. Viterbo-Cardinal - 5,668-1,953 - 7,621; 10. Wright State - 5,638-1,802 - 7,440; 11. Wichita State-Bohr - 5,736-1,691 - 7,427; 12. Wichita State-Waliczek - 5,545-1,847 - 7,392; 13. Western Illinois-1 - 5,432-1,910 - 7,342; 14. McKendree-2 - 5,439-1,866 - 7,305; 15. Wisconsin-Whitewater-Crown - 5,539-1,722 - 7,261; 16. Kansas - 5,387-1,723 - 7,110; 17. Northern Illinois - 5,378-1,702 - 7,080; 18. St. Ambrose-1 - 5,268-1,810 - 7,078; 19. William Penn - 5,377-1,608 - 6,985; 20. Illinois State - 5,211-1,725 - 6,936; 21. Michigan State - 5,125-1,785 - 6,910; 22. St. Ambrose-2 - 5,249-1,653 - 6,902; 23. Illinois-1 - 5,133-1,743 - 6,876; 24. Robert Morris University of Illinois - Maroon - 5,188-1,668 - 6,856; 25. Illinois-2 - 5,197-1,645 - 6,842; 26. Rock Valley - 5,074-1,752 - 6,826; 27. Wisconsin-Whitewater-Sword - 5,042-1,669 - 6,711; 28. Western Illinois-2 - 5,081-1,552 - 6,633; 29. St. Ambrose-3 - 4,890-1,698 - 6,588; 30. Robert Morris University of Illinois-Black - 4,897-1,671 - 6,568; 31. Viberbo-Silver - 5,032-1,517 - 6,549.

    Top 10 individual standings
    1. Josh Blanchard - Wichita State-Barnes - 1,297; 2. Michael Snell - Nebraska-Lincoln - 1,290; 3. Tyler Herrman - Rochester Institute of Technology - 1,282; 4. Mikey Hill - Robert Morris University of Illinois-Gold - 1,269; 5. JR Raymond - McKendree-1 - 1,244; 6. Brent Bowers - Wichita State-Barnes - 1,243; 7. Jordan Vanover - Saginaw Valley State - 1,240; 8. Kyle Keegan - Rochester Institute of Technology - 1,233; 9. Jay Foote - Wright State - 1,230; 10. Andy Mills - Viterbo-Cardinal - 1,207.

    High Sierra Classic
    High Sierra Lanes
    Reno, Nev.
    Oct. 24-25, 2009

    Women's competition
    CSU-Fresno State cruised to first place with 83 points, which was nearly double the 45 put up by second-place UC-Davis. San Jose State (42), Oregon (38) and Weber State (36) comprised the remainder of the field.

    Jasmine Coleman of CSU-Fresno State won the individual competition with a nine-game total of 1,713, which was good for an average of 190.33 per game. Sky Uyehara, also of CSU-Fresno State, was second with 1,646. Keity Warner of UC-Davis was third with 1,612. Brittney Hendrickson and Katey Nelson, both of CSU-Fresno State, shot 1,608 and 1,536, respectively.

    Complete team standings
    (Point system used to determine winner)
    1. CSU-Fresno State - 83; 2. UC-Davis - 45; 3. San Jose State - 42; 4. Oregon - 36; 5. Weber State - 36.

    Top 10 individual standings
    1. Jasmine Coleman - CSU-Fresno State - 1,713; 2. Sky Uyehara - CSU-Fresno State - 1,646; 3. Keity Warner - UC-Davis - 1,612; 4. Brittney Hendrickson - CSU-Fresno State - 1,608; 5. Katey Nelson - CSU-Fresno State - 1,536; 6. Nicole Unverrich - Weber State - 1,518; 7. Laura Rodriguez - San Jose State - 1,487; 8. Charae Gilbert - San Jose State - 1,454; 9. Mary Hesterwerth - San Jose State - 1,402; 10. Sara Miller - UC-Davis - 1,401.

    Men's competition
    CSU-Fresno State-Blue amassed a field-best 68 points to capture first place atop the 18-team field. UC-Davis-A was close behind, locking up second place with 65. CSU-Fresno-Red (64), UNLV-Black (61.5) and San Jose State-Blue (59) finished third, fourth and fifth, respectively.

    Paul Hogan of CSU-Fresno State-Blue won the individual competition with a nine-game total of 1,883, an average of 209.22. Greg Geering, also of CSU-Fresno State-Blue, finished second at 1,875 (208.33). Nick Jones of UC-Davis-B (1,859 - 206.56), Travis Beasley of CSU-Fresno State-Blue (1,795 - 199.44) and Dan Patty of CSU-Fresno State-Red (1,794 - 199.33) secured the final spots in the top five.

    Complete team standings
    (Point system used to determine winner)
    1. CSU-Fresno State-Blue - 68; 2. UC-Davis-A - 65.5; 3. CSU-Fresno State-Red - 64; 4. UNLV-Black - 61.5; 5. San Jose State-Blue - 59; 6. UNLV-Red - 55.5; 7. CSU-Long Beach - 54.5; 8. UC-Davis-B - 48; 9. San Jose State-Gold - 47; 10. Weber State-Purple - 45; 11. Washington State - 43; 12. Las Positas - 40; 13. Utah State - 36.5; 14. Central Washington - 34; 15. Oregon - 34; 16. Arizona - 30.5; 17. Weber State-White - 23.5; 18. Boise State - 18.5.

    Top 10 individual standings
    1. Paul Hogan - CSU-Fresno State-Blue - 1,883; 2. Greg Geering - CSU-Fresno State-Blue - 1,875; 3. Nick Jones - UC-Davis-B - 1,859; 4. Travis Beasley - CSU-Fresno State-Blue - 1,795; 5. Dan Patty - CSU-Fresno State-Red - 1,794; 6. Thomas Fong - UC-Davis-A - 1,783; 7. Kris George - UNLV-Black - 1,770; 8. Spenser Lilley - UNLV-Red - 1,766; 9. Brian Villatuya - San Jose State-Blue - 1,760; Michael Pixley - CSU-Fresno State-Blue - 1,745.
    Kutztown Baker Invitational
    Berks Lanes
    Reading, Pa.
    Oct. 24, 2009

    St. Francis (N.Y.) went 5-0 and shot the tournament's highest five-game Baker block, 1,019, en route to 4,602 and first place in this eight-team event. The hosts from Kutztown went 4-1 and fired a 954 on their way to second place (4,501). Adelphi (4,338), St. Peter's (4,302) and Long Island (3,810) rounded out the top five.

    The following bowlers were named to the all-tournament team: Amanda Borger of St. Peter's; Alex Stein of St. Francis; Kayla Stamm of Kutztown; Kristina Terpo of St. Francis; Steph Ray of Kutztown and Julia Petosa of St. Francis.

    Round 1
    Kutztown def. Penn State-Altoona, 870-793
    St. Francis def. Long Island, 926-679
    Lincoln def. Cheyney, 639-544
    St. Peter's def. Adelphi, 873-871

    Round 2
    Adelphi def. Lincoln, 883-658
    St. Peter's def. Cheyney, 859-441
    Long Island def. Penn State-Altoona, 833-781
    St. Francis def. Kutztown, 900-874

    Round 3
    Long Island def. Cheyney, 802-529
    Kutztown def. Adelphi, 954-919
    St. Francis def. St. Peter's, 1,019-895
    Penn State-Altoona def. Lincoln, 732-689

    Round 4
    St. Francis def. Lincoln, 883-671
    St. Peter's def. Penn State-Altoona, 797-732
    Kutztown def. Cheyney, 902-566
    Adelphi def. Long Island, 837-753

    Round 5
    Kutztown def. St. Peter's, 901-878
    Long Island def. Lincoln, 833-658
    St. Francis def. Adelphi, 874-837
    Penn State-Altoona def. Cheyney, 689-576

    Green & Gold Classic
    Bowl American Bull Run & Manassas
    Manassas, Va.
    October 24-25, 2009

    Men's competition
    North Carolina State-Red shot 5,854 during team and 3,273 during Baker to finish with 9,127 and the tournament title. Virginia Tech-A was second at 8,750. George Mason-Green (8,705), Penn State-Berks (8,541) and Maryland (8,447) finished third, fourth and fifth, respectively.

    Eric Helmrich of Maryland won the individual race with a six-game total of 1,280, a 213.33 average. Adam Corder of George Mason-Green was second with 1,259, which included a 258. Ryan Wyandt of Penn State-Berks (1,245 - 207.50), Dan Halterman of Virginia Tech-A (1,226 - 204.33) and Zack Brown of North Carolina State-Red (1,225 - 204.17) rounded out the top five.

    Complete team standings
    1. North Carolina State-Red - 5,854-3,273 - 9,127; 2. Virginia Tech-A - 5,794-2,956 - 8,750; 3. George Mason-Green - 5,593-3,112 - 8,705; 4. Penn State-Berks - 5,605-2,936 - 8,541; 5. Maryland - 5,531-2,916 - 8,447; 6. Delaware - 5,468-2,831 - 8,299; 7. North Carolina State-White - 5,283-2,735 - 8,018; 8. Shippensburg - 5,076-2,665 - 7,741; 9. Millersville - 5,068-2,671 - 7,739; 10. Stevens Institute of Technology - 5,034-2,674 - 7,708; 11. Radford - 4,934-2,650 - 7,584; 12. George Mason-Gold - 4,318-2,188 - 6,506; 13. Allen - 3,866-2,242 - 6,108.

    Top 10 individual standings
    1. Eric Helmirch - Maryland - 1,280; 2. Adam Corder - George Mason-Green - 1,259; 3. Ryan Wyandt - Penn State-Berks - 1,245; 4. Dan Halterman - Virginia Tech-A - 1,226; 5. Zack Brown - North Carolina State-Red - 1,225; 6. Jon Scarano - North Carolina State-Red - 1,208; 7. Chris Laube - Delware - 1,200; 8. John Kolessides - George Mason-Green - 1,188; 9. Chris McDaniels - Delaware - 1,187; 10. Steve Kurinsky - Maryland - 1,176.

    Deep South Open (NCAA)
    Winston Salem, N.C.
    Oct. 24-25, 2009

    Women's competition
    Norfolk State amassed an 8-2 record and put up 7,705 total pins while capturing first place at this eight-team event. Despite a 9-1 record, Prairie View A&M was forced to settle for second place with 7,531. Florida State (7,261), North Carolina A&T (6,892) and Alabama State (6,892) also cracked the top five.

    The individual crown went to Cathryn Myrick of Norfolk State, who led the pack with a five-game total of 957. A pair of Prairie View A&M bowlers grabbed spots two and three. Lejewlia Lewis finished second with 956, and Cynthia Veney was third at 934. Akira Turner of Florida State shot 922 to finish fourth, leaving Lindsey Green of North Carolina-Central to claim fifth with 867.

    Complete team standings
    1. Norfolk State - 7,705; 2. Prairie View A&M - 7,531; 3. Florida State - 7,261; 4. North Carolina A&T - 6,892; 4. Alabama State - 6,892; 6. Elizabeth City State - 6,846; 7. Hampton - 6,744; 8. North Carolina-Central - 6,362.

    Top 10 individual standings
    1. Cathryn Myrick - Norfolk State - 957; 2. Lejewlia Lewis - Prairie View A&M - 956; 3. Cynthia Veney - Prairie View A&M - 934; 4. Akira Turner - Florida State - 922; 5. Lindsey Green - North Carolina-Central - 867; 6. Sarah Taylor - North Carolina A&T - 863; 7. Laverne Jones - North Carolina-Central - 861; 8. Rebecca Glazier - Hampton - 852; 9. Sheila-Marie Smith - Norfolk State - 837; 10. Brittany McKinney - Alabama State - 818.