Barton Men
The Barton Community College men's bowling team turned in a pair of strong outings this past weekend at the Southwest Intercollegiate Bowling Circuit III & IV tournaments held inside Firelake Bowl.
Kicking off the weekend in the SWIBC III consisting of four team games and 10 Baker games, the Cougars managed an overall score of 5,456, good for eighth place in the 11-team field. Wichita State won the team title with a score of 6,625.
Tracey Hill posted his fourth top-10 performance of the season rolling to a runner-up finish in Sunday's SWIBC IV. The sophomore totaled 1,430 pins in his six rolled games falling just 44 pins back of Arizona State University's Alec Johnson for the individual crown. Hill turned in an average score of 238 per 10-frames, eclipsing the 200 mark in all six games with a highest round of 264 coming in the fourth game.
As a team, Barton improved their previous days' performance blasting down 284 more pins leaping three spots up the leader board for a fifth place finish carding in a 5,740 mark. Wichita State paced the 11-team field winning their second team crown in as many days rolling a score of 6586.
The Cougars will prepare over the next week and a half for the 2021 NJCAA Bowling Championships held April 7th-9th at the Royal Scot Golf and Bowl in Lansing, MI.
Barton Women
Competing one final time in the regular season, the Barton Community College women's bowling team found success this past weekend in the Southwest Intercollegiate Bowling Circuit III & IV in Shawnee, OK.
The Cougars opened the weekend with a fifth place finish in the SWIBC III posting a team score of 5,481 over four team games and 10 Baker games. Stephen F. Austin toppled the eight-team field with a score of 6,172.
Unlike their counterparts, the Barton women slipped two spots in Sunday's action of the SWIBC IV tallying 5,308 pins falling 173 pins shy of Saturday's performance securing a seventh place outing. Claiming the team title was Wichita State University besting the loaded field with 6,446 pins.
Alexandria Newell paced Barton individually finishing 22nd knocking over 1,135 pins in six games tossed. The sophomore eclipsed the 200 mark three times while leading the squad with an average score of 189.Taylor Cessna fell a spot back of Newell blasting down 1,112 pins marking the highest individual score for the Cougars with a third game round of 216.
The Cougars will prepare over the next week and a half for the 2021 NJCAA Bowling Championships held April 7th-9th at the Royal Scot Golf and Bowl in Lansing, MI.