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FIELD FOR 2017 INTERCOLLEGIATE
SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
DETERMINED
By Terry Bigham
ARLINGTON, Texas –
The 48-person field for the
2017 Intercollegiate Singles Championships was deter-
mined Friday through qualifying events held at four
sites.
The 2017 Intercollegiate Singles Championships will
have 24 men and 24 women competing for individual
national titles April 18-19 and 22 at the Raising Cane’s
River Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Both the
men’s and women’s finals will be taped for broadcast
and televised on CBS Sports Network in May.
At each of the four sectionals Friday, participants
bowled six games, with the top four men and top four
women guaranteed to advance. The eight additional
men and eight additional women who advanced were
determined based on the number of entries at each
sectional.
Five men’s bowlers from the Allentown, Pennsylvania,
sectional advanced, with Andrew Kopec of Cayuga
Community College leading
the way with a 1,409 pinfall
total. Joining him are Andrew
Dekowski of William Pater-
son, Nicholas Scelfo of Col-
lege of New Jersey, and
Notre Dame-Ohio’s Ryan Ashby and Casey Cohagan.
Webber International’s Taylor Bulthuis led the
women's field at Allentown with a 1,285 total. The other
advancers were Kelsey Hackbart of Duquesne,
Christalynn Bonifacio of Emmanuel, Alyssa Balicki of
Long Island and Maryland Eastern Shore's Jacqueline
Rhoda.
Nicco Vicari of Calumet led the men’s qualifying at the
Smyrna, Tennessee, sectional with a 1,355 total, and
four of the six advancers were Lindenwood bowlers –
Bryan Dragotta, Michael Coffey and Jayson Robarge,
who were second, third, and fourth, respectively, while
teammate Ryan Stubblefield took the sixth and final
spot. McKendree’s Armando Godoy rolled 289 in his
final game to finish fifth and advance.
Six women advanced out of the Smyrna sectional, led
by McKendree's Jessica Mellott with a 1,293 total. Mel-
lott was joined by Vanderbilt's Maria Bulanova, Rachel
Devillier of Florida State, Breanna Clemmer of McKen-
dree, Jordan Newham of Vanderbilt and Lindenwood's
Elizabeth Malley.
Defending ISC champion Daniel Hanson (1,373) of
Robert Morris-Illinois finished three pins behind top-
qualifier Joshua Schneider (1,376) of Wisconsin-
Whitewater at the Addison, Illinois, sectional, where
nine men advanced from the field of 260.
Also advancing in Addison were: Mitchell Zierer of
Wisconsin-Madison, Dustin Zehner of Purdue, Nick
Kross of Robert Morris-Illinois, William Mateffy of Min-
nesota State-Mankato, Drew Fakler of Wisconsin-
Whitewater, Tyler Scott of Saginaw Valley State and
Aaron Turner of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Kelly Belzeski of Nebraska led the 196-player women’s
field at Addison with a 1,284 total and was followed by
Grand View's Hannah Munson (1,264) and Delaware
State's Alexis Neuer (1,262). The other qualifiers from
the sectional are Mattie Brandos of Robert Morris-
Illinois, Haley Cummings of Sinclair Community Col-
lege, Abby Ragsdale of St. Francis-Illinois, Nebraska's
Alexandra Mosquera, Brooklyn Greene of Robert Mor-
ris-Illinois and Hastings' Samantha Laird.
Midland’s Nick Pate, the Most Valuable Player at the
2015 Intercollegiate Team Championships, led qualify-
ing at the Dallas sectional with a 1,335 total. Advancing
with Pate were Joshua Taylor of California State-
Fresno, Brandon Biondo of Wichita State and Scott Hill
of Lindenwood-Belleville.
Stephanie Schwartz of Stephen F. Austin, who
reached the semifinals of the 2016 ISC event, led the
Dallas regional and was joined by three Wichita State
players – Sydney Brummett, Estefania Cobo and Holly-
ann Johansen.
Go to
or complete results from all
sectionals and more information about the Intercolle-
giate Single Championships.
Collegiate
FIELD SET FOR 2017
INTERCOLLEGIATE
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
By Aaron Smith
ARLINGTON, Texas –
The 16 women’s and 16 men’s
teams that will compete for the Kerm Helmer Cup in
their respective categories at the 2017 Intercollegiate
Team Championships were determined this weekend.
The 2017 ITC will take place April 19-22 at the Rais-
ing Cane’s River Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Both the women’s and men’s finals will be taped for
broadcast and televised on CBS Sports Network in
May.
The teams advancing to the ITC were determined
through four sectionals across the country – Allentown,
Pennsylvania; Smyrna, Tennessee; Addison, Illinois;
and Dallas – with the top four women’s teams and top
four men’s teams from each sectional punching their
tickets to Baton Rouge.
Each sectional consisted of 64 Baker games over two
days, with total pinfall determining the top four in each
division.
In Allentown, defending ITC women’s champion Web-
ber International rolled to the top spot with a 12,647
total. Maryland Eastern Shore (12,279), Wright State
(12,052) and Notre Dame-Ohio (11,886) also ad-
vanced.
The Webber men completed the sweep for the Warri-
ors in Allentown, taking the top spot with 13,172. Law-
rence Tech finished second with 12,185, while William
Paterson (12,103) and Notre Dame-Ohio (12,074)
rounded out the top four.
In Smyrna, the McKendree women claimed the win
with a 12,834 total. Savannah College of Art and De-
sign - Savannah took second with 11,957, while Lin-
denwood (11,832) and Pikeville (11,814) claimed the
final two spots.
Calumet earned the win on the men’s side in Smyrna,
posting a 12,731 total. Urbana (12,689) and Pikeville
(12,464) finished second and third, respectively, while
defending ITC champion McKendree (12,440) narrowly
held on to the final spot, finishing just three pins ahead
of Lindenwood (12,437).
The Wisconsin-Whitewater women earned the top
spot in Addison, finishing with a 12,621 total. Mount
Mercy (12,561), Grand View (12,462) and St. Francis-
Illinois (12,353) also earned spots in Baton Rouge.
On the men’s side in Addison, Robert Morris-Illinois
recorded the win with a 13,183 total. Morehead State
(12,967), Wisconsin-Whitewater (12,847) and William
Penn (12,817) earned the final three spots.
In Dallas, the Wichita State women claimed the win
with a 12,367 total. The Shockers were followed by
Stephen F. Austin (12,288), Newman (11,993) and
Midland (11,888).
The Wichita State men also earned the top spot in
Dallas, finishing with a 12,744 total. Midland finished
second with 12,494, while Newman (12,425) and Lin-
denwood-Belleville (12,279) were third and fourth, re-
spectively.
Go to BOWL.com/ITC for complete results from each
of the sectionals and more information about the Inter-
collegiate Team Championships.
JUNIOR GOLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SITES
SET FOR 2018, 2019 AND 2020
Dallas, Detroit and Indianapolis will be the summer
destinations for youth bowlers as International Bowling
Campus Youth Development has determined sites for
its national youth events for 2018 through 2020.
The Junior Gold Championships, USA Bowling Na-
tional Championships and Bowling.com Youth Open
will head to Dallas in 2018, Detroit will serve as the
host city in 2019 and Indianapolis will be the site of the
national events in 2020.
“We’re excited to have Dallas, Detroit and Indianapolis
play host to our youth events,” said Gary Brown, IBC
Managing Director of Youth Development. “These tour-
naments bring together the best youth bowlers in the
nation and we appreciate the support of the leaders in
these communities as we continue to build a future for
the sport.”
The 2018 Junior Gold Championships presented by
The Brands of Ebonite International will be held in Dal-
las for just the second time. While 1,300 bowlers took
part in the 2004 event in Dallas to set a participation
record, the Junior Gold Championships has continued
to grow and has drawn more than 3,100 participants in
each of the last two years.
“We look forward to having the nation’s best youth
bowlers in Dallas for the 2018 Junior Gold Champion-
ships,” Dallas Sports Commission Executive Director
Monica Paul said. “Dallas is a premier sports destina-
tion and we’re excited to help showcase the biggest
youth bowling event of the year.”
Detroit will play host to the Junior Gold Champion-
ships for the third time in 2019. The 2013 event in the
Motor City marked the first time the Junior Gold Cham-
pionships surpassed the 2,000-participants mark.
