WICHITA, Kan. – McKendree men's bowling finished third at the Mid States Championship this past weekend at Bowlero Northrock.
Saturday was composed of six traditional games where both Bradon West and Nathan Bassford lit up the scoresheets with averages above 210. West would finish just seven pins out of the All-Tournament team selection with an average of 215.67 and Bassford was closely behind him in eighth with a 213.33 average. Zach Vanderpool finished right outside the top 100 in 101st with a 194.2 average with five accredited games; Xavier Newell had four accredited games with a 222.25 average and finished in 129th. Trevor Pense and Conner Lunning both finished with four accredited games and finished in 174th and 178th with averages of 185.5 and 183.75 respectively. Macallan Gagne rounded out the scoring with one game of 183 for the Bearcats.
On Sunday, the team rolled 16 baker games to end in fifth and a 9,088 total pinfall. This would set them up with a first-round matchup against fourth seed Baker University where they would handle them in a 3-0 sweep. This would lead to a semifinal matchup with top seeded Wichita State where they would unfortunately lose in five games.
The junior varsity team saw some great scores as well this weekend with Travin Elliott finishing in 14th with an average of 209. Just outside of the top 50 was Daniel Wilde at 52nd and an average of 188.5 for all six games. Alex Thompson had five accredited games with a 161 average. Blake Hortsmann, Grant Fetty, Brody Hogenson, Parker Schmidt and Trace Elliott rounded out the scoring with averages of 162.75, 177.33, 190 and 136 respectively.
After 16 baker games, they would end in fourth place with a total pinfall of 8,339.
The team now looks ahead to the Lion's Classic hosted by Lindenwood in St. Charles, Missouri at St. Charles Lanes November 7th and 8th.
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