LAS VEGAS – The Spring Arbor University bowling teams closed out the 2022 calendar year at the Collegiate Shoot-Out held at the South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The SAU men's team finished sixth in the 49-team field – which included some of the top teams in the nation – and were one of the eight teams that qualified for the event semifinals while the women's squad placed 20th out of 29 teams.
THE BASICS
EVENT: Collegiate Shoot-Out
TEAM FINISH: Men – 6th/49; Women – 20th/29
LOCATION: South Point Bowling Plaza | Las Vegas, Nev.
MEN'S RESULTS
- On day one, Spring Arbor finished with a score of 6088 after six team games to place 11th in the standings. Caleb Tate was the top individual for SAU, finishing 19th out of more than 400 bowlers posting a score of 1308 over six games with a high game of 259. Keegan Bradley averaged a 200 and totaled 1003 pins.
- The Cougars finished with a total score of 9358 following Wednesday's Baker games to finish sixth in the qualifying standings and punch their ticket to the semifinals.
- SAU was one of eight teams to qualify for the semifinal round.
- Webber International University took home the team title.
WOMEN'S RESULTS
- Spring Arbor recorded 5131 pins over six team games on Tuesday and sat in 19th place. Angelita Mireles, Savannah Bluemel and Devon Thomas finished in the half of the 206-player field. Mireles racked up 916 pins and averaged a 183 while Bluemel had 910 pins and Thomas finished with 884.
- The Cougars finished with a total score of 7912 following day two's Baker games.
- The University of Saint Francis (Ill.) finished first in the championship match.
UP NEXT
Spring Arbor will compete in the Crossroads League Tournament #3 at Warsaw Bowl in Warsaw, Indiana on Saturday, Jan. 28.