The USBA Tournament Series / College Combine event was held at Mermaid Entertainment in Mounds View, Minnesota on December 11, 2016. The tournament had 110 entries and awarded $3385 in scholarships in 11 different flight categories.
USBA also qualified 6 more for 2017 Jr Gold. Congratulations to Erik Ludden, Joseph Schwab, Autumn Forrester, Hannah Middaugh, Jared Durant, and Ryan Swiderski.
The following scholarships were awarded based on finishing positions within each flight:
Flight 1
1st – Joe Richard $259
2nd – Ryan Kyllonen $237
3rd – Cody Larson $217
4th – Zach Czapiewski $194
In the first stepladder match, Ryan Kyllonen defeated Cody Larson 279-203. In the final match, Joe Richard defeated Ryan Kyllonen 197-173.
Flight 2
1st – Gunther Grinde $178
2nd – Caleb Baker $164
3rd – Jared Durant $151
4th – Zachary Parker $139
In the first stepladder match, Gunther Grinde defeated Jared Durant 218-182. In the final match, Gunther Grinde defeated Caleb Baker 232-195.
Flight 3
1st – Ethan Teply $128
2nd – Evan Miller $118
3rd – Jordan Rodriguez $108
4th – Ethan Laverty $100
In the first stepladder match, Evan Miller defeated Jordan Rodriguez 234-223. In the final match, Ethan Teply defeated Evan Miller 192-175.
Flight 4
1st – Destiny Truly $92
2nd – Korey Balbach $84
3rd – Autumn Forrester $77
4th – Matthew Braun $71
In the first stepladder match, Korey Balbach defeated Autumn Forrester 225-180. In the final match, Destiny Truly defeated Korey Balbach 192-186.
Flight 5
1st – Garrett La Plount $66
2nd – Garrett Anfinson $60
3rd – Abbi Steiner $55
4th – Erik Ludden $51
In the first stepladder match, Garrett La Plount defeated Abbi Steiner 226-178. In the final match, Garrett La Plount defeated Garrett Anfinson 204-194.
Flight 6
1st – Devon Covert $47
2nd – Briley Haugh $43
3rd – Ashton Trowbridge $40
4th – Hannah Triske $36
In the first stepladder match, Devon Covert defeated Ashton Trowbridge 246-216. In the final match, Devon Covert defeated Briley Haugh 256-209.
Flight 7
1st – Avery Abdouch $33
2nd – Ethan Dahl $31
3rd – Caden Reichl $28
4th – Hayden Larson $26
In the first stepladder match, Ethan Dahl defeated Caden Reichl 181-171. In the final match, Avery Abdouch defeated Ethan Dahl 192-175.
Flight 8
1st – Spencer Larson $24
2nd – Styve Smedshammer $22
3rd – Hana Roers $20
4th – Blake Martin $18
In the first stepladder match, Styve Smedshammer defeated Hana Roers 227-149. In the final match, Spencer Larson defeated Styve Smedshammer 222-181.
Flight 9
1st – Jenna Roark $17
2nd – Jonathon Huspek $16
3rd – Nick Sellers $14
4th – Hunter Kline $13
In the first stepladder match, Jenna Roark defeated Nick Sellers 157-152. In the final match, Jenna Roark defeated Jonathon Huspek 203-165.
Flight 10
1st – Brooklyn Gagnon $12
2nd – Keegan Baatz $11
3rd – Lee Moffat $10
4th – Cobi Gowlland $9
In the first stepladder match, Brooklyn Gagnon defeated Lee Moffat 164-158. In the final match, Brooklyn Gagnon defeated Keegan Baatz 203-171.
Flight 11
1st – Citori Gowlland $8
2nd – Dylan Bredehoft $8
3rd – Gavin Hoppes $7
4th – Alex Schwartz $7
In the first stepladder match, Citori Gowlland defeated Gavin Hoppes 175-124. In the final match, Citori Gowlland defeated Dylan Bredehoft 191-168.
