Wichita, Kan.- The University of Saint Mary Men's Bowling team traveled to compete in the Jayhawk Collegiate Challenge on Saturday and Sunday, resulting in a top-five finish. 

After the 16 baker games and two team games on Saturday, Saint Mary found themselves sitting in seventh place with a total score of 4743. The Spires played two more team games before the top eight teams began head-to-head bracket play. Joshua Kacich led the charge for the Spires, finishing eighth in overall pins and averaged a score of 205.5 throughout the tournament. Dantoine Ballard had the next highest number of pins for the Spires and averaged a score of 183.6 on the weekend. 

In bracket play, the Spires bowled the third-highest score to help them move on to the final round of games. The Spires posted a score of 665 in the final round to take fourth place out of 16 teams.

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Saint Mary will compete in the Bronco Bash hosted by Hastings College on Saturday in Hastings, Nebraska.