Collegiate Ticker - Nov. 12, 2025
November 12, 2025
The 2025-2026 United States Bowling Congress Collegiate season rolled on last weekend with 20 events nationwide, highlighted by the Leatherneck Classic in Rockford, Illinois.
Across two centers, the men’s varsity field featured 39 teams while the women’s division had 28. Qualifying consisted of five individual games and 16 Baker games before the top eight teams in each division advanced to the match-play bracket, where matches were best-of-five Baker games.
In the men’s bracket, No. 7 Newman swept No. 2 St. Ambrose before edging No. 3 Wichita State in a decisive Game 5, 179-171, to reach the final. There, the Jets faced No. 5 Calumet, which swept No. 4 Marian-Wisconsin and held off top seed Mount Mercy, 179-167.
Calumet jumped to a 2-0 match lead before Newman responded with two wins of its own, setting up a tournament-winning Game 5. It was Newman that came out on top, 198-187, for its second tournament win of the season.
Marian-Wisconsin’s Jaysen Spanbauer led the men’s field with 1,190 across five games, followed by Wichita State’s Brandon Caruso at 1,181. St. Ambrose’s Jackson Satterlee had 1,155 and was joined by teammate Tom Burns in the top five with 1,144, which was good for fifth. St. Francis-Illinois’ Jalen Pfaff was fourth at 1,149.
In the women’s bracket, No. 3 Mount Mercy defeated No. 6 William Penn and No. 2 Lindenwood, both in four games, to reach the title match against No. 5 Indiana Tech. The Mustangs’ opponent would be No. 5 Indiana Tech, which advanced to the finals thanks to wins over No. 4 Calumet and No. 1 Judson.
The finals saw Mount Mercy take a 2-0 lead over Indiana Tech before the Warriors took Game 3, but the Mustangs didn’t let up in Game 4 and won, 210-170, for their second straight win of the season.
Judson’s Paige Carpenter led all women with a five-game total of 1,085. Calumet’s Samantha Smolen was second with 1,079. Baker’s Skyler Holmes (1,062), Lindenwood’s Elizabeth Rittenour (1,051) and St. Francis-Illinois’ Katelynn Statz (1,035) rounded out the top five.
In other collegiate action:
- The third and fourth events of the Southwest Intercollegiate Bowling Conference (SWIBC) took place in Fort Worth, Texas. The Texas-San Antonio men and Texas A&M women won SWIBC III while the Southern Nazarene men and women swept SWIBC IV.
- At the 52nd Annual West Coast Collegiate Team Championships I & II in Fresno, California, the Grand Canyon men won the first event before Arizona State won the second.
- At the Spring Hill Fall Classic 1 and 2 in Pensacola, Florida, the Emmanuel men and women swept the weekend.
- At the Br. Pat Lacey Memorial in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, the Saint Vincent women led the field to victory. The following day in Lower Burrell, the Lewis women won the Unicorn Classic.
- At the Nittany Lion Cup in Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania, the William Paterson men led the way and emerged with the victory. The following day at the Black and Gold Classic in Lancaster, the Stevens Tech men won by nearly 300 pins.
- At the Warrior Classic in Flint, Michigan, the Rochester men and women swept the event.
- At the Roto Grip Raider Classic in Beavercreek, Ohio, the Marian-Indiana men and Wright State women claimed victories.
- The first Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) event in New City, New York, saw the Dominican-New York women go 8-2 in matches to win the tournament.
- At the Bulldog Classic in Fort Worth, Texas, the Jacksonville State women defeated Arkansas State in five games for the title.
- At the first Northeast Conference (NEC) event in Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania, the Monmouth women won nine of their 12 matches for the conference win.
- At the first Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) event in Ettrick, Virginia, the Fayetteville State women finished the weekend 12-0. The next CIAA event will take place in late January.
- At the first Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference (MEAC) meet in Towson, Maryland, the North Carolina A&T and Delaware State women tied for the best record at 5-2. The second MEAC meet will take place in February.
- At the Halo Classic in Adrian, Michigan, Siena Heights’ men and Michigan State’s women claimed titles. The following day at the Adrian College Open, Siena Heights’ men repeated while Olivet’s women earned the win.
Next weekend will see 10 events contested across the country. For the full schedule of collegiate events, results and more, visit BOWL.com/Collegiate and CollegeBowling.Bowl.com.
Across two centers, the men’s varsity field featured 39 teams while the women’s division had 28. Qualifying consisted of five individual games and 16 Baker games before the top eight teams in each division advanced to the match-play bracket, where matches were best-of-five Baker games.
In the men’s bracket, No. 7 Newman swept No. 2 St. Ambrose before edging No. 3 Wichita State in a decisive Game 5, 179-171, to reach the final. There, the Jets faced No. 5 Calumet, which swept No. 4 Marian-Wisconsin and held off top seed Mount Mercy, 179-167.
Calumet jumped to a 2-0 match lead before Newman responded with two wins of its own, setting up a tournament-winning Game 5. It was Newman that came out on top, 198-187, for its second tournament win of the season.
Marian-Wisconsin’s Jaysen Spanbauer led the men’s field with 1,190 across five games, followed by Wichita State’s Brandon Caruso at 1,181. St. Ambrose’s Jackson Satterlee had 1,155 and was joined by teammate Tom Burns in the top five with 1,144, which was good for fifth. St. Francis-Illinois’ Jalen Pfaff was fourth at 1,149.
In the women’s bracket, No. 3 Mount Mercy defeated No. 6 William Penn and No. 2 Lindenwood, both in four games, to reach the title match against No. 5 Indiana Tech. The Mustangs’ opponent would be No. 5 Indiana Tech, which advanced to the finals thanks to wins over No. 4 Calumet and No. 1 Judson.
The finals saw Mount Mercy take a 2-0 lead over Indiana Tech before the Warriors took Game 3, but the Mustangs didn’t let up in Game 4 and won, 210-170, for their second straight win of the season.
Judson’s Paige Carpenter led all women with a five-game total of 1,085. Calumet’s Samantha Smolen was second with 1,079. Baker’s Skyler Holmes (1,062), Lindenwood’s Elizabeth Rittenour (1,051) and St. Francis-Illinois’ Katelynn Statz (1,035) rounded out the top five.
In other collegiate action:
- The third and fourth events of the Southwest Intercollegiate Bowling Conference (SWIBC) took place in Fort Worth, Texas. The Texas-San Antonio men and Texas A&M women won SWIBC III while the Southern Nazarene men and women swept SWIBC IV.
- At the 52nd Annual West Coast Collegiate Team Championships I & II in Fresno, California, the Grand Canyon men won the first event before Arizona State won the second.
- At the Spring Hill Fall Classic 1 and 2 in Pensacola, Florida, the Emmanuel men and women swept the weekend.
- At the Br. Pat Lacey Memorial in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, the Saint Vincent women led the field to victory. The following day in Lower Burrell, the Lewis women won the Unicorn Classic.
- At the Nittany Lion Cup in Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania, the William Paterson men led the way and emerged with the victory. The following day at the Black and Gold Classic in Lancaster, the Stevens Tech men won by nearly 300 pins.
- At the Warrior Classic in Flint, Michigan, the Rochester men and women swept the event.
- At the Roto Grip Raider Classic in Beavercreek, Ohio, the Marian-Indiana men and Wright State women claimed victories.
- The first Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) event in New City, New York, saw the Dominican-New York women go 8-2 in matches to win the tournament.
- At the Bulldog Classic in Fort Worth, Texas, the Jacksonville State women defeated Arkansas State in five games for the title.
- At the first Northeast Conference (NEC) event in Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania, the Monmouth women won nine of their 12 matches for the conference win.
- At the first Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) event in Ettrick, Virginia, the Fayetteville State women finished the weekend 12-0. The next CIAA event will take place in late January.
- At the first Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference (MEAC) meet in Towson, Maryland, the North Carolina A&T and Delaware State women tied for the best record at 5-2. The second MEAC meet will take place in February.
- At the Halo Classic in Adrian, Michigan, Siena Heights’ men and Michigan State’s women claimed titles. The following day at the Adrian College Open, Siena Heights’ men repeated while Olivet’s women earned the win.
Next weekend will see 10 events contested across the country. For the full schedule of collegiate events, results and more, visit BOWL.com/Collegiate and CollegeBowling.Bowl.com.