Wichita, Kan.— Spire bowling opened up their season in a big way in Wichita at the Mid States Championships this weekend as the men's and women's team traveled to kick off the 2026-27 season.
USM Men's Final Team Standings: 30th
USM Women's Final Team Standings: 19th
Leanna Larson,
Maritza Godinez,
Riley Domino,
Riley Felix, and
Taylor Brim would represent the Spire women in the lanes. Domino would lead her squad through six games bowled and tallied a total final finish of 1009, averaging 168.17. Felix would be close behind her teammate this weekend, recording an overall score of 979, giving her an average 163.17 for her first outing as a Spire.
Godinez would open her season with a 943 final score giving her a tournament average of 157.17. Larson and Brim would round out the women's scoring for the afternoon. Larson would post a 909 to go along with a 151.5 tournament average while her teammate
Taylor Brim capped off scoring at 898 and a 149.67 average.
The Spire men also had a solid outing to start their season off.
Kalym Henry would lead USM through six with a total score of 1160 to earn himself a 193.3 average overall. Next up would be newcomer
Jacob Catron, who threw well through five and tallied 850 for his first outing as a Spire, earning himself a 170 average. Senior
Zaylen Dear would complete the top three USM men's individual scores for opening weekend. Dear would post a 773 final with a 154.6 average through five games played.
Hunter Bradley would be just behind his teammate through five, with a 762 total coming out to 152.4 average. Erik Brim and
Lukas Reynolds would see a close finish, reporting a final score of 463 and 430, respectively. Brim would finish with a 154.3 average with Reynolds just right behind at 154.6. Rounding out the Spire scoring was
Jackson Lewis, throwing a solid 372 through only three games played.
Coming Up…
Spire Bowling has a quick turnaround as they head to the Jayhawk Championship competing in two separate arenas in Topeka and Lawrence. Day one at the annual Jayhawk Championships will kick off on Saturday October 24
th at 9:15 a.m.
