Lawrence/Topeka, Kan.— Spire Bowling had a packed weekend at the Jayhawk Championships with the women competing in Lawrence, Kansas and the men throwing in Topeka, Kansas.
USM Men's Final Team Standings: 13th
USM Women's Final Team Standings: 6th
Leanna Larson,
Maritza Godinez,
Riley Domino, Riley Roberts, and
Taylor Brim would represent the Spire women yesterday in Lawrence with Brim leading the charge for her team. She would finish with a tally of 1076 through five games played, earning her an average of 215.2 on the weekend.
Domino would be close behind, putting up a total of 1042 through five and giving her a 208.4 average. A throw of 881 would earn Larson the next slot for the Spire women with a 176.2 tournament average. Godinez and Roberts would round out the USM scoring, earning a final score of 827 and 816, respectively, through five.
The five Spire bowlers on the women's side would post a strong score through 16 Baker games on Sunday as well, earning a final tally of 2859 and an average of 178.7.
Impressively, Taylor Brim and Riley Domino would earn their first All-Tournament Team for their strong performances this weekend. Taylor would finish second overall with Riley coming in at 4th—this marks the first time in Spire Women's Bowling history that two USM bowlers finished in the Top 5.
On the men's side in Topeka, Erik Brim,
Hunter Bradley,
Jackson Lewis,
Jacob Catron,
Kalym Henry,
Lukas Reynolds, and
Zaylen Dear would make up the Spire squad at the Jayhawk Classic.
Dear would lead his team through five games played, throwing a 927 total and an average of 185.4. Henry would be next in line for the Spires, bowling a high of 889 and a tourney average of 177.8 through five. Bradley would move into the next spot, totaling a 795 final through four games played and an average of 198.8. Catron would earn himself a solid 708 final also through four games played averaging out to an even 177.
Lewis, Brim, and Reynolds would round out the USM men's scoring.
Jackson Lewis would post a 480 final through three games played and a 160 average. Erik Brim would finish out with a 345 total through only two games played while
Lukas Reynolds would finish at 339 through two.
During the Baker games yesterday, the Spire men would combine to through a tournament total of 2936 through 16 games and earned themselves an average of 183.5.
Coming Up…
The Spires will have a short training break and will hit the road running on Saturday November 14
th through November 15
th at the Leatherneck Invitational in Rockford, Illinois. Competition is slated to begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday the 14
th.