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26 www.bowlingworld.com - February 2018 Did you know you can read Bowling World as a flip book with your cell phone? bowlingworld.com It’s easy, no app needed and it is FREE! Collegiate COLLEGIATE TICKER By Aaron Smith The Louisiana State men and Newman women rolled through bracket play to capture wins at the South- west Intercollegiate Bowling Conference (SWIBC) Championship last weekend in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The SWIBC Championship was held at Firelake Lanes and featured 10 men's varsity teams and six women's varsity teams. Teams in each division bowled nine traditional games of qualifying to determine the top four teams advancing to the bracket. Match play featured a best-of-five Baker format. The LSU men earned the last spot in the bracket after qualifying, but the Tigers found their stride in Baker competition. After knocking off top-seeded Kansas Wesleyan, 3-1, LSU swept No. 2 West Texas A&M, 3-0, in the finals. West Texas A&M defeated No. 3 Newman, 3-0, to advance to the championship match. Kansas Wesleyan's John Bredehoeft was the only player to average more than 200 for nine games, post- ing a 206.67 average to claim individual honors with a 1,860 total. Newman's Jimbo Thompson was sec- ond with 1,799, while LSU's Chad Conard (1,795), Louisiana-Lafayette's Kyle Zerbe (1,791) and LSU's Austin Bertrand (1,768) rounded out the top five. The Newman women averaged more than 207 during match play on their way to victory, including a 3-1 win in the finals against top-qualifier Baker. The Jets qualified second overall and swept No. 3 Kansas Wesleyan, 3-0, in the semifinals, while Baker bested No. 4 West Texas A&M, 3-1, to earn its spot in the title tilt. Newman's Leanne Vastbinder helped lead the Jets to a team victory as well as pace the individual stand- ings, posting a nine-game effort of 1,788 to earn the top spot. Baker teammates Amber Ketchum (1,730), Alanna Dierking (1,718) and Megan Carpenter (1,689) claimed the next three spots, and Newman's Haley Williams (1,630) finished fifth. In other USBC Collegiate action over the weekend: - At the Prairie View A&M Invitational at the International Training and Research Center in Arlington, Texas, the McKendree women defeated top-seeded Arkansas State in the title match, 4-2. -At the Boulevard Bowl Classic and Schenectady County Community College (SCCC) Collegiate Invita- tional in Schenectady, New York, the William Paterson men and Schenectady women swept the top spots. - At the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) No. 4 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the Aquinas women made their move in Baker competition to claim the win, while the Indiana Tech men finished strong in their final Baker block to victory. - At the V-Hawk Invitational in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the Judson men and St. Francis-Illinois women rolled to the top spots. - At the McKendree Baker Challenge in Fairview Heights, Illinois, the Mount Mercy women defeated Wich- ita State in the title match, 2-1, while the top-seeded Wichita State men claimed the win with a 2-1 victory over Vincennes. - At Bronco Blast V in Hastings, Nebraska, the Nebraska men swept Waldorf in the championship round, 2- 0. - At Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) No. 2 in Greenville, Pennsylvania, the Medaille women toppled the most pins. - At the Norse Collegiate Classic in Erlanger, Kentucky, the Calumet men cruised to the top spot, while the Emmanuel women posted the top Baker score to make their move and claim the win. - At the Eagle Classic in Louisville, Kentucky, the Emmanuel women rolled to a wire-to-wire victory, while the William Penn men made their push to the top of the standings during Baker competition. - At Kutztown's Bowling for a Kure Tournament in Douglassville, Pennsylvania, the St. Francis-Brooklyn women snuck past Wilmington and Kutztown in total pinfall. Intercollegiate Team And Singles Championships Sites Determined Through 2022 By Terry Bigham ARLINGTON, Texas – Host centers for the Intercollegiate Team Championships and Intercollegiate Singles Champi- onships are set through 2022, and the four sectional sites for the events now are in place through 2021. United States Bowling Congress Collegiate, part of Interna- tional Bowling Campus Youth Development, oversees the national collegiate championships events and awarded the sites based on proposals submitted by bowling centers working in conjunction with their local convention bureaus or sports commissions. Poelking Lanes South in Dayton, Ohio, will host the ITC and ISC national events in 2019, and Spectrum Lanes in Grand Rapids, Michigan, will be the host venue in 2020. Poelking Lanes South worked in conjunction with the Day- ton/Montgomery County Convention and Visitors Bureau while the Western Michigan Sports Commission teamed with Spectrum Lanes on proposals. In 2021 and 2022, the ITC and ISC will take place at ven- ues that also will serve as host of the USBC Women‟s Championships. Stardust Bowl in Addison, Illinois, will serve as host for the national collegiate events in 2021 and the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nevada, will be the host venue in 2022. Stardust Bowl in Addison was among the four venues se- lected to host ITC and ISC sectional tournaments in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Smyrna Bowling Center in Smyrna, Tennes- see, 30 Strikes Bowling Center in Stratford, New Jersey, and USA Bowl in Dallas will be the other three venues to host sectional events from 2019-2021. “The opportunity to host a national collegiate event drew a lot of interest, and we know each of the centers selected will provide a great experience for our collegiate bowlers,” said Gary Brown, Managing Director of IBC Youth Development. “We have worked with many of the centers in the past and look forward to building on these relationships.” Smyrna Bowling Center has been a sectional host since 2012, Addison was a sectional host site in 2014-2017, and Stratford served as a sectional site in 2015 and 2016. Smyrna Bowl, USA Bowl and 30 Strikes Bowling Center also will host sectionals in 2018. The 2018 ITC and ISC national events will take place April 17-21 at Sun Valley Lanes in Lincoln, Nebraska. The ITC and ISC are the pinnacle events of the college bowling season. Sectional qualifying determines the top 16 men's and top 16 women's teams that will compete for the ITC national titles. The ITC was first contested in 1975. Schools compete in certified college tournaments and con- ferences throughout the season, and advance to the ITC sectionals by winning a conference or being one of the top- ranked teams in the country. At sectionals, the top four men's teams and top four women's teams earn spots at the ITC. The ISC field of 24 men and 24 women also is deter- mined at the four sectional qualifiers. Go to BOWL.com/ITC t o learn more about the ITC and visit BOWL.com/ISC f or information about the ISC.