[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The United States Bowling Academy’s 2017 Midwest College Combine event was held at Mermaid Entertainment in Mounds View, Minnesota on December 10, 2017. The college combine followed the USBA Tournament Series format. The tournament had 98 entries and awarded $3221 in scholarships in 10 different flight categories. There was a total of 68 brackets this year! The bowlers competed on Kegel’s Great Wall of China oil pattern.
USBA qualified 5 more for 2018 Jr Gold in Dallas TX. Congratulations to Joshua Lauer U20, Joshua Gabrio U20, Alexis Lucksinger U20, Samantha Wangen U20, and Justin Prenot U15.
Thank you to all the colleges that attended our event.
The following scholarships were awarded based on finishing positions within each flight:
Flight 1
1st – Evan Miller $240
2nd – Jordan Monnens $220
3rd – Caden Reichl $200
4th – Hunter Pomije $185
In the stepladder match, Evan Miller defeated Jordan Monnens 247-224.
Flight 2
1st – Hunter Kline $170
2nd – William Jones $155
3rd – Anthony Payne $140
4th – Mason Whetstone $130
In the stepladder match, Hunter Kline defeated William Jones 225-187.
Flight 3
1st – Tanner Tynda $118
2nd – Krista Barnholtz $108
3rd – Calvin Kruschke $99
4th – Matthew Braun $90
In the stepladder match, Tanner Tynda defeated Krista Barnholtz 200-152.
Flight 4
1st – Joshua Lauer $82
2nd – Andrew Dietrich $75
3rd – Madyson Marx $69
4th – Blake Martin $63
In the stepladder match, Joshua Lauer defeated Andrew Dietrich 180-169.
Flight 5
1st – Braden Neumann $57
2nd – Joshua Gabrio $52
3rd – Noah Gilberg $48
4th – Michael Cadalbert $44
In the stepladder match, Braden Neumann defeated Joshua Gabrio 212-194.
Flight 6
1st – Samuel Sahlstrom $40
2nd – Aizec Olson $36
3rd – Mitchell Thermos $33
4th – Emma Bowes $30
In the stepladder match, Samuel Sahlstrom defeated Aizec Olson 197-180.
Flight 7
1st – Brandon Mueller $29
2nd – Miller Moore $25
3rd – Allison Christenson $23
4th – Garrett La Plount $21
In the stepladder match, Brandon Mueller defeated Miller Moore 227-189.
Flight 8
1st – Tyler Harlow $20
2nd – Brett Halvorson $19
3rd – Michael Gylnn $18
4th – Abbi Steiner $17
In the stepladder match, Tyler Harlow defeated Brett Halvorson 203-184.
Flight 9
1st – Keegan Baatz $16
2nd – Ryan Mona $15
3rd – Spencer Holzmann $14
4th – Autumn Forrester $13
In the stepladder match, Keegan Baatz defeated Ryan Mona 205-186.
Flight 10
1st – Laura Holston $12
2nd – Breanna Davids $11
3rd – Alexis Smith $8
In the stepladder match, Laura Holston defeated Breanna Davids 169-152.
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