Collegiate Ticker - Dec. 23, 2025
December 23, 2025
The holiday excitement was in full swing over the last week with four Tier I events on the United States Bowling Congress Collegiate schedule, helping close out the calendar year and setting the stage for the second half of the season.
The Glenn Carlson Las Vegas Invitational and Collegiate Shoot-Out were held at the South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas from Dec. 18-21, while the Roto Grip Keystone Quaker Classic and Lehigh Valley Collegiate Classic were contested at Haja Rose Bowl (in Allentown, Pennsylvania) and Jordan Lanes (in Whitehall, Pennsylvania), respectively, from Dec. 19-22.
Get the recaps from each tournament below.
GLENN CARLSON LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL (Dec. 18-19)
Women’s champion: Milligan
Men’s champion: Mount Mercy
The Glenn Carlson Las Vegas Invitational featured a varsity field of 42 women’s teams and 61 men’s squads. All teams bowled eight traditional games over two days to determine the advancers to bracket play. The top eight teams advanced in the women’s division, while the top 16 made their way to the bracket in the men’s division. Each bracket match was contested in a best-of-five Baker format.
On the women’s side, Calumet led qualifying with a 7,733 total to earn the top seed for the bracket. Trine finished second with 7,664, and Saint Vincent grabbed the eighth and final spot for match play with 7,478.
Milligan – the No. 5 seed – made its way to the championship round with wins over No. 4 Spring Arbor (3-2) and Calumet (3-0). No. 7 Northwestern Ohio also recorded a pair of wins to advance, besting Trine (3-2) and No. 6 Mount Mercy (3-1) to set up a title tilt against the Buffaloes.
Milligan claimed the first two games (206-197 and 241-181), but Northwestern Ohio extended the match with a 227-214 victory in Game 3. The Buffaloes bounced back with a 244-181 win in Game 4 to secure the title.
Coe’s Shelby Logston cruised to the top spot in the individual standings, averaging better than 221 to post a 1,773 total for eight games. Calumet’s Ariana Woodcock was second at 1,682, while Trine’s Megan Redmond and Lydia Flanagan followed with 1,662 and 1,651. Ottawa-Kansas’ Jayna Yockman was fifth with 1,649.
Waldorf’s Angel Schuyler also delivered a memorable performance at South Point, connecting for 300 during her seventh game.
In qualifying for the men’s field, Mount Mercy led the way with a score of 8,811. Wichita State was second at 8,703. Emmanuel and Northwestern Ohio tied for 16th place (7,994), but Emmanuel advanced to the bracket based on the tiebreaker (highest score in Game 8).
Mount Mercy and Wichita State stayed strong in bracket play to reach the finals. The Mustangs defeated Emmanuel (3.5-2.5), No. 9 Calumet (3-1) and No. 13 Purdue (3.5-0.5), while the Shockers took care of No. 15 San Jose State (3-0), No. 7 Newman (3.5-1.5) and No. 14 McKendree (3-1).
In the championship round, Mount Mercy swept Wichita State to record the bracket win (241-204, 200-182, 196-165).
Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Louis Pisano edged Mount Mercy’s Blake Walsh by two pins for top individual honors. Pisano posted 1,870 (233.7 average), and Walsh finished with 1,868. Jalen Pfaff of St. Francis-Illinois was next with 1,834, Newman’s Zachary Smullen had 1,833 and Mount Mercy’s Keegan Alexander closed out the top five with 1,804.
COLLEGIATE SHOOT-OUT (Dec. 20-21)
Women’s champion: Northwestern Ohio
Men’s champion: St. Francis-Illinois
A total of 41 women’s and 61 men’s varsity programs competed at the Collegiate Shoot-Out. Qualifying consisted of five traditional games and 16 Baker games with the top eight in each division moving to the semifinals.
The first semifinal featured the teams ranked first, fourth, fifth and eighth from qualifying. The second semifinal had the crews in second, third, sixth and seventh in the standings. Each match featured four Baker games with the top two scores from each semifinal advancing to the championship round. The finals followed suit with the top four-game Baker score claiming the prestigious title.
Morningside (7,741) led qualifying in the women’s division by 11 pins over Saint Vincent (7,730). The final team to advance was Northwestern Ohio, posting 7,516.
Northwestern Ohio may have been the final team to advance, but it took advantage of a fresh start to pace the first group with 728 to earn its spot in the finals. Trine also advanced, finishing with 702.
In the second semifinal, Ottawa-Kansas (821) and Saint Vincent (790) punched their tickets to the championship round.
Northwestern Ohio rolled steady games of 205, 193, 222 and 195 to claim the title, racing to the top spot with 815. Trine finished second with 764, finishing just ahead of Saint Vincent (763).
Saint Vincent’s Savannah Douglass finished with the top individual tally, posting 1,059 (211.8 average). Morningside’s Emaly Kruse was second with 1,042, while Trine’s Lydia Flanagan secured her second top five in Las Vegas with 1,039. Missouri Baptist’s Amber Lymenstull (1,035) and Rochester’s Sara Ritchie (1,029) also placed in the top five.
Wichita State led men’s qualifying by more than 320 pins at the Collegiate Shoot-Out with 9,244. Mount Mercy was second with 8,922. Muskingum collected the final qualifying spot with 8,643. Three schools – St. Ambrose, Wartburg and Indiana Wesleyan – rolled Baker 300s in qualifying.
In the first semifinal, Wichita State (1,027) and St. Francis-Illinois (924) advanced. Mount Mercy (1,032) and Newman (1,005) claimed the two spots in the second semifinal. Newman also posted a perfect game on the way to the championship round.
The scoring pace slowed down in the finals, but St. Francis-Illinois found a consistent look to roll to the top spot. The Fighting Saints had games of 248, 220, 225 and 231 to finish with 924 and the tournament victory. Newman placed second with 860, while Mount Mercy was third with 820.
The men’s individual standings had the top five spots separated by just 14 pins. Wichita State’s Carter Street emerged at the top of the standings with 1,192 (238.4 average), four pins ahead of St. Ambrose’s Kendric Siders (1,188). St. Francis-Illinois’ Jalen Pfaff and Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Louis Pisano returned to the top five for the second consecutive event in Las Vegas with 1,185 and 1,180, respectively. Oregon State’s Michael McCuen finished fifth with 1,178.
ROTO GRIP KEYSTONE QUAKER CLASSIC (Dec. 19-20)
Women’s champion: Lawrence Tech
Men’s champion: Lawrence Tech
The Roto Grip Keystone Quaker Classic featured five women’s varsity squads and 17 men’s varsity teams. Total pinfall determined the champion in each division, based on five traditional games and 20 Baker games.
On the women’s side, Lawrence Tech built a 94-pin lead over Indiana Tech through the traditional block to set the pace. The Blue Devils retained their spot at the top of the standings during Baker competition to claim the win by more than 100 pins with a score of 8,231. Aquinas moved into second during the Baker block, finishing with 8,118.
Goshen’s Abigail Kenestrick was the only student-athlete in the women’s division to average over 200, taking top honors with a 1,005 total for five games (201 average). Indiana Tech’s Jillian Treska was second with 976, while Lawrence Tech teammates Samantha Czerw (957) and Kaelynn Weber (955) claimed the next two spots. Bailey VanMeter of Indiana Tech finished fifth with 935.
The Lawrence Tech men held a 20-pin lead over Marian-Wisconsin after the traditional block, but the Blue Devils ran away from the field during Baker competition. Lawrence Tech averaged more than 216 across 20 Baker games to roll to victory with a total of 9,583. Indiana Tech placed second with 9,448.
In the men’s individual standings, Marian-Wisconsin’s Alex Glodowski posted 1,183 (236.6 average) to secure the top spot. William Paterson’s Sean Buck finished second with 1,170, while Robert Morris-Pennsylvania’s Chase Smith (1,150), Indiana Tech’s Nolan Blessing (1,131) and Lawrence Tech’s KC Campbell (1,125) also secured spots in the top five.
LEHIGH VALLEY COLLEGIATE CLASSIC (Dec. 21-22)
Women’s champion: Lawrence Tech
Men’s champion: Indiana Tech
The Lehigh Valley Collegiate Classic had five varsity programs in the women’s field and 19 varsity teams on the men’s side. The tournament featured the same format as the Keystone Quaker Classic – five traditional games and 20 Baker games to determine the winners.
The Lawrence Tech women completed the sweep with another strong performance, outdistancing the field by more than 200 pins on the way to a winning total of 8,189. Aquinas finished second with 7,984.
Amelia Lemanowicz of Lawrence Tech averaged 200 to claim top individual honors on the women’s side, posting 1,000 for her five games. Indiana Tech’s Jillian Treska (994) and Goshen’s Abigail Kenestrick (967) placed in the top five for both events in Pennsylvania, finishing in second and fourth, respectively. Aquinas’ Chloe Fisk (970) and Tayler Mohney (922) also earned spots in the top five.
In the men’s division, Indiana Tech posted 1,128 in the first traditional game to set the pace and never looked back. The Warriors entered the Baker portion of the event up by nearly 100 pins on Lawrence Tech and maintained their spot at the top of the leaderboard, finishing with 9,650 for the late-December win. Lawrence Tech placed as the runner-up with 9,574.
Aquinas’ Nicholas Schaberg led the way in the individual standings, averaging more than 234 to finish with 1,173. The rest of the top five featured Indiana Tech’s Hayden Tarris (1,150), Lawrence Tech’s Benjamin Augustitus (1,148), Indiana Tech’s Tuna Boncu (1,143) and Ayden Davis of Lawrence Tech (1,111).
Competition on the USBC Collegiate schedule will resume Jan. 10, 2026. For the full schedule of collegiate events, results and more, visit BOWL.com/Collegiate and CollegeBowling.Bowl.com.
The Glenn Carlson Las Vegas Invitational and Collegiate Shoot-Out were held at the South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas from Dec. 18-21, while the Roto Grip Keystone Quaker Classic and Lehigh Valley Collegiate Classic were contested at Haja Rose Bowl (in Allentown, Pennsylvania) and Jordan Lanes (in Whitehall, Pennsylvania), respectively, from Dec. 19-22.
Get the recaps from each tournament below.
GLENN CARLSON LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL (Dec. 18-19)
Women’s champion: Milligan
Men’s champion: Mount Mercy
The Glenn Carlson Las Vegas Invitational featured a varsity field of 42 women’s teams and 61 men’s squads. All teams bowled eight traditional games over two days to determine the advancers to bracket play. The top eight teams advanced in the women’s division, while the top 16 made their way to the bracket in the men’s division. Each bracket match was contested in a best-of-five Baker format.
On the women’s side, Calumet led qualifying with a 7,733 total to earn the top seed for the bracket. Trine finished second with 7,664, and Saint Vincent grabbed the eighth and final spot for match play with 7,478.
Milligan – the No. 5 seed – made its way to the championship round with wins over No. 4 Spring Arbor (3-2) and Calumet (3-0). No. 7 Northwestern Ohio also recorded a pair of wins to advance, besting Trine (3-2) and No. 6 Mount Mercy (3-1) to set up a title tilt against the Buffaloes.
Milligan claimed the first two games (206-197 and 241-181), but Northwestern Ohio extended the match with a 227-214 victory in Game 3. The Buffaloes bounced back with a 244-181 win in Game 4 to secure the title.
Coe’s Shelby Logston cruised to the top spot in the individual standings, averaging better than 221 to post a 1,773 total for eight games. Calumet’s Ariana Woodcock was second at 1,682, while Trine’s Megan Redmond and Lydia Flanagan followed with 1,662 and 1,651. Ottawa-Kansas’ Jayna Yockman was fifth with 1,649.
Waldorf’s Angel Schuyler also delivered a memorable performance at South Point, connecting for 300 during her seventh game.
In qualifying for the men’s field, Mount Mercy led the way with a score of 8,811. Wichita State was second at 8,703. Emmanuel and Northwestern Ohio tied for 16th place (7,994), but Emmanuel advanced to the bracket based on the tiebreaker (highest score in Game 8).
Mount Mercy and Wichita State stayed strong in bracket play to reach the finals. The Mustangs defeated Emmanuel (3.5-2.5), No. 9 Calumet (3-1) and No. 13 Purdue (3.5-0.5), while the Shockers took care of No. 15 San Jose State (3-0), No. 7 Newman (3.5-1.5) and No. 14 McKendree (3-1).
In the championship round, Mount Mercy swept Wichita State to record the bracket win (241-204, 200-182, 196-165).
Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Louis Pisano edged Mount Mercy’s Blake Walsh by two pins for top individual honors. Pisano posted 1,870 (233.7 average), and Walsh finished with 1,868. Jalen Pfaff of St. Francis-Illinois was next with 1,834, Newman’s Zachary Smullen had 1,833 and Mount Mercy’s Keegan Alexander closed out the top five with 1,804.
COLLEGIATE SHOOT-OUT (Dec. 20-21)
Women’s champion: Northwestern Ohio
Men’s champion: St. Francis-Illinois
A total of 41 women’s and 61 men’s varsity programs competed at the Collegiate Shoot-Out. Qualifying consisted of five traditional games and 16 Baker games with the top eight in each division moving to the semifinals.
The first semifinal featured the teams ranked first, fourth, fifth and eighth from qualifying. The second semifinal had the crews in second, third, sixth and seventh in the standings. Each match featured four Baker games with the top two scores from each semifinal advancing to the championship round. The finals followed suit with the top four-game Baker score claiming the prestigious title.
Morningside (7,741) led qualifying in the women’s division by 11 pins over Saint Vincent (7,730). The final team to advance was Northwestern Ohio, posting 7,516.
Northwestern Ohio may have been the final team to advance, but it took advantage of a fresh start to pace the first group with 728 to earn its spot in the finals. Trine also advanced, finishing with 702.
In the second semifinal, Ottawa-Kansas (821) and Saint Vincent (790) punched their tickets to the championship round.
Northwestern Ohio rolled steady games of 205, 193, 222 and 195 to claim the title, racing to the top spot with 815. Trine finished second with 764, finishing just ahead of Saint Vincent (763).
Saint Vincent’s Savannah Douglass finished with the top individual tally, posting 1,059 (211.8 average). Morningside’s Emaly Kruse was second with 1,042, while Trine’s Lydia Flanagan secured her second top five in Las Vegas with 1,039. Missouri Baptist’s Amber Lymenstull (1,035) and Rochester’s Sara Ritchie (1,029) also placed in the top five.
Wichita State led men’s qualifying by more than 320 pins at the Collegiate Shoot-Out with 9,244. Mount Mercy was second with 8,922. Muskingum collected the final qualifying spot with 8,643. Three schools – St. Ambrose, Wartburg and Indiana Wesleyan – rolled Baker 300s in qualifying.
In the first semifinal, Wichita State (1,027) and St. Francis-Illinois (924) advanced. Mount Mercy (1,032) and Newman (1,005) claimed the two spots in the second semifinal. Newman also posted a perfect game on the way to the championship round.
The scoring pace slowed down in the finals, but St. Francis-Illinois found a consistent look to roll to the top spot. The Fighting Saints had games of 248, 220, 225 and 231 to finish with 924 and the tournament victory. Newman placed second with 860, while Mount Mercy was third with 820.
The men’s individual standings had the top five spots separated by just 14 pins. Wichita State’s Carter Street emerged at the top of the standings with 1,192 (238.4 average), four pins ahead of St. Ambrose’s Kendric Siders (1,188). St. Francis-Illinois’ Jalen Pfaff and Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Louis Pisano returned to the top five for the second consecutive event in Las Vegas with 1,185 and 1,180, respectively. Oregon State’s Michael McCuen finished fifth with 1,178.
ROTO GRIP KEYSTONE QUAKER CLASSIC (Dec. 19-20)
Women’s champion: Lawrence Tech
Men’s champion: Lawrence Tech
The Roto Grip Keystone Quaker Classic featured five women’s varsity squads and 17 men’s varsity teams. Total pinfall determined the champion in each division, based on five traditional games and 20 Baker games.
On the women’s side, Lawrence Tech built a 94-pin lead over Indiana Tech through the traditional block to set the pace. The Blue Devils retained their spot at the top of the standings during Baker competition to claim the win by more than 100 pins with a score of 8,231. Aquinas moved into second during the Baker block, finishing with 8,118.
Goshen’s Abigail Kenestrick was the only student-athlete in the women’s division to average over 200, taking top honors with a 1,005 total for five games (201 average). Indiana Tech’s Jillian Treska was second with 976, while Lawrence Tech teammates Samantha Czerw (957) and Kaelynn Weber (955) claimed the next two spots. Bailey VanMeter of Indiana Tech finished fifth with 935.
The Lawrence Tech men held a 20-pin lead over Marian-Wisconsin after the traditional block, but the Blue Devils ran away from the field during Baker competition. Lawrence Tech averaged more than 216 across 20 Baker games to roll to victory with a total of 9,583. Indiana Tech placed second with 9,448.
In the men’s individual standings, Marian-Wisconsin’s Alex Glodowski posted 1,183 (236.6 average) to secure the top spot. William Paterson’s Sean Buck finished second with 1,170, while Robert Morris-Pennsylvania’s Chase Smith (1,150), Indiana Tech’s Nolan Blessing (1,131) and Lawrence Tech’s KC Campbell (1,125) also secured spots in the top five.
LEHIGH VALLEY COLLEGIATE CLASSIC (Dec. 21-22)
Women’s champion: Lawrence Tech
Men’s champion: Indiana Tech
The Lehigh Valley Collegiate Classic had five varsity programs in the women’s field and 19 varsity teams on the men’s side. The tournament featured the same format as the Keystone Quaker Classic – five traditional games and 20 Baker games to determine the winners.
The Lawrence Tech women completed the sweep with another strong performance, outdistancing the field by more than 200 pins on the way to a winning total of 8,189. Aquinas finished second with 7,984.
Amelia Lemanowicz of Lawrence Tech averaged 200 to claim top individual honors on the women’s side, posting 1,000 for her five games. Indiana Tech’s Jillian Treska (994) and Goshen’s Abigail Kenestrick (967) placed in the top five for both events in Pennsylvania, finishing in second and fourth, respectively. Aquinas’ Chloe Fisk (970) and Tayler Mohney (922) also earned spots in the top five.
In the men’s division, Indiana Tech posted 1,128 in the first traditional game to set the pace and never looked back. The Warriors entered the Baker portion of the event up by nearly 100 pins on Lawrence Tech and maintained their spot at the top of the leaderboard, finishing with 9,650 for the late-December win. Lawrence Tech placed as the runner-up with 9,574.
Aquinas’ Nicholas Schaberg led the way in the individual standings, averaging more than 234 to finish with 1,173. The rest of the top five featured Indiana Tech’s Hayden Tarris (1,150), Lawrence Tech’s Benjamin Augustitus (1,148), Indiana Tech’s Tuna Boncu (1,143) and Ayden Davis of Lawrence Tech (1,111).
Competition on the USBC Collegiate schedule will resume Jan. 10, 2026. For the full schedule of collegiate events, results and more, visit BOWL.com/Collegiate and CollegeBowling.Bowl.com.