Addison, Ill.–Bailey Palmer (Fr., Ottumwa, Iowa, Undecided) was in contention to win the individual crown and her efforts guided the Statesmen women’s bowling team to a top-20 effort at the Kegel/ISBPA Midwest Collegiate Classic Saturday and Sunday.
WPU placed 16th out of 54 teams in the Tier 1 event with 8,048 pins in five regular games and 20 Baker games. Wichita State (Kan.) won the team race with 8,778 pins.
Karlee Evans of Pikeville (Ky.) claimed the individual title with a 216.4 average, while Palmer was only 43 pins behind the leader in fourth place (out of 368 bowlers) at 207.8. Palmer’s top-five finish helped her to be named to the all-tournament team.
Nicole Craft (Fr., Wakefield, Neb., Physical Education) was next for WPU with an average of 179.3 in four games.
The quartet of Briell Newberry (Jr., Holland, Mich., Elementary Education) (183.0), MacKenzie Boyd (Sr., Knoxville, Iowa, Psychology and Human Services) (174.7),Amber Ovel (So., Waterloo, Iowa, Business Management) (166.3), and Audra Farley (Jr., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Education) (162.7) all started three games apiece.
Cybil Lennie (Jr., Ottumwa, Iowa, Human Services), at 178.0, and Kayla Gifford (Fr., Camanche, Iowa, Biology), at 170.5, also rolled in two games each for the navy and gold.
Next Up: William Penn takes two weeks off before traveling to Fairview Heights, Ill. on February 4-5 to compete in the McKendree Baker Challenge.
Story provided by Wade Steinlage
