Collegiate Ticker - Feb. 11, 2026
February 11, 2026
Just one weekend remains in the United States Bowling Congress Collegiate regular season after 13 events were contested last week, including the Kohawk Invite in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Fifteen men’s varsity teams and 14 women’s varsity teams competed at the Kohawk, bowling five individual games and 16 Baker games with total pinfall determining the winners.
In the men’s field, Mount Mercy set the pace during the individual portion with 5,754 and carried that momentum through Baker play, finishing with an overall total of 9,208 – more than 400 pins ahead of second place.
Mount Mercy’s Blake Walsh led all men with a five-game total of 1,215 and was joined in the top five by teammates Keegan Alexander (1,188, third) and Zach Andresen (1,186, fourth). Judson’s Brayland Carpenter finished second with 1,198, while Lindenwood’s Charles Burns placed fifth with 1,179.
The women’s team race was considerably tighter, as just 16 pins separated Mount Mercy and Judson (4,876–4,860) heading into the Baker games. The two teams continued trading places throughout the final games, but Mount Mercy secured the win by 22 pins after finishing with an overall total of 7,983 to Judson’s 7,961.
Payten Kusilek of Judson led the women with a five-game total of 1,055, and she was followed by Mount Mercy’s Savannah Dickson (1,021) and Tori Franklin (1,020). Lindenwood’s Elizabeth Rittenour and Mount Mercy’s Gracie French tied for fourth with 1,015.
In other collegiate action:
- At the American Heartland Bowling Association (ABHA) Roseland Lanes Collegiate Open in Oakwood Village, Ohio, the Vincennes men and Saint Vincent women earned dominant wins.
- At Crossroads League Bowling 3 in Indianapolis, the Marian-Indiana men and Spring Arbor women won.
- At the Flyer Classic in Lockport, Illinois, the Jacksonville State women defeated Vanderbilt, four games to one, in the final match.
- At the Mount Shootout in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, the Niagara women defeated Mount St. Mary’s, four games to two, in the title match.
- Two events took place in Lawrence, Kansas, as part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) West Open. The Midland men swept the weekend, while the Culver-Stockton women won Saturday’s event. The William Penn women claimed the title Sunday.
- At the Nor Cal Collegiate Classic I and II in Woodland, California, the San Jose State men won the first event before California State-Fullerton claimed the second.
- At the conference championships of the Southwest Intercollegiate Bowling Conference (SWIBC), the Newman men and Louisiana Tech women earned conference titles.
- At the fourth Ohio Bowling Conference (OBC) event in Columbus, Ohio, the Muskingum men and Rio Grande women won.
- The NAIA Southeast Open I and II were contested in Savannah, Georgia. The first event was won by the Webber International men and the Savannah College of Art and Design-Savannah women, while the second event saw the SCAD-Savannah men and Milligan women earn victories.
The USBC Collegiate regular season concludes next weekend with 10 events and the final Tier I event, the Hoosier Classic.
For the full schedule of collegiate events, results and more, visit BOWL.com/Collegiate and CollegeBowling.Bowl.com.
Fifteen men’s varsity teams and 14 women’s varsity teams competed at the Kohawk, bowling five individual games and 16 Baker games with total pinfall determining the winners.
In the men’s field, Mount Mercy set the pace during the individual portion with 5,754 and carried that momentum through Baker play, finishing with an overall total of 9,208 – more than 400 pins ahead of second place.
Mount Mercy’s Blake Walsh led all men with a five-game total of 1,215 and was joined in the top five by teammates Keegan Alexander (1,188, third) and Zach Andresen (1,186, fourth). Judson’s Brayland Carpenter finished second with 1,198, while Lindenwood’s Charles Burns placed fifth with 1,179.
The women’s team race was considerably tighter, as just 16 pins separated Mount Mercy and Judson (4,876–4,860) heading into the Baker games. The two teams continued trading places throughout the final games, but Mount Mercy secured the win by 22 pins after finishing with an overall total of 7,983 to Judson’s 7,961.
Payten Kusilek of Judson led the women with a five-game total of 1,055, and she was followed by Mount Mercy’s Savannah Dickson (1,021) and Tori Franklin (1,020). Lindenwood’s Elizabeth Rittenour and Mount Mercy’s Gracie French tied for fourth with 1,015.
In other collegiate action:
- At the American Heartland Bowling Association (ABHA) Roseland Lanes Collegiate Open in Oakwood Village, Ohio, the Vincennes men and Saint Vincent women earned dominant wins.
- At Crossroads League Bowling 3 in Indianapolis, the Marian-Indiana men and Spring Arbor women won.
- At the Flyer Classic in Lockport, Illinois, the Jacksonville State women defeated Vanderbilt, four games to one, in the final match.
- At the Mount Shootout in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, the Niagara women defeated Mount St. Mary’s, four games to two, in the title match.
- Two events took place in Lawrence, Kansas, as part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) West Open. The Midland men swept the weekend, while the Culver-Stockton women won Saturday’s event. The William Penn women claimed the title Sunday.
- At the Nor Cal Collegiate Classic I and II in Woodland, California, the San Jose State men won the first event before California State-Fullerton claimed the second.
- At the conference championships of the Southwest Intercollegiate Bowling Conference (SWIBC), the Newman men and Louisiana Tech women earned conference titles.
- At the fourth Ohio Bowling Conference (OBC) event in Columbus, Ohio, the Muskingum men and Rio Grande women won.
- The NAIA Southeast Open I and II were contested in Savannah, Georgia. The first event was won by the Webber International men and the Savannah College of Art and Design-Savannah women, while the second event saw the SCAD-Savannah men and Milligan women earn victories.
The USBC Collegiate regular season concludes next weekend with 10 events and the final Tier I event, the Hoosier Classic.
For the full schedule of collegiate events, results and more, visit BOWL.com/Collegiate and CollegeBowling.Bowl.com.