Collegiate Ticker - Oct. 7, 2026
October 07, 2026
The Lawrence Tech men and Milligan women set the stage for a strong season over the weekend in Michigan, recording victories at the 55th Brunswick Midwest Collegiate Championships.
The event – serving as the first Tier I of the 2026-2027 United States Bowling Congress Collegiate season – was contested at Imperial Lanes in Clinton Township (men’s field) and 5 Star Lanes in Sterling Heights (women’s field). The men’s varsity division featured 45 teams, while 35 varsity squads competed on the women’s side.
The format featured five traditional games and 16 Baker games for qualifying. The top eight teams in each division advanced to a single-elimination bracket to determine the champion. Each of the three rounds of bracket play featured a best-of-three Baker format.
In the men’s division, Savannah College of Art and Design-Savannah placed itself at the top of the standings after qualifying with a total of 8,647. Wisconsin-Whitewater was second with 8,522, and Aquinas qualified third with 8,417.
Lawrence Tech secured the final spot in the bracket by qualifying in eighth with 8,090, just 12 pins ahead of Marian-Indiana (8,078).
With a fresh start heading into the bracket, Lawrence Tech quickly went to work in the head-to-head matches. The Blue Devils swept SCAD-Savannah and Indiana Tech to advance to the title match against St. Ambrose – the winner of the 2025 Midwest Collegiate Championships and 2026 Intercollegiate Team Championships.
The Fighting Bees advanced with 2-0 victories over Aquinas and Belmont Abbey.
Lawrence Tech maintained its perfect record in the championship round, sweeping St. Ambrose (227-191, 234-161) to earn the Tier I title.
The men’s all-tournament team was led by Aquinas’ Kyle Pranger, who posted a five-game score of 1,160 (232 average). Trevor Anifer of St. Francis-Illinois was next in the standings with 1,140, while Lawrence Tech’s Kai Strothers (1,124), Aquinas’ Tony DeLuccia (1,119) and Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Dawson Peterson (1,117) also placed in the top five.
Saint Vincent led qualifying in the women’s division, posting a 7,957 total to earn the top seed for the bracket. SCAD-Savannah – the 2025 Midwest Collegiate Championships winner – was second with 7,916, while Lawrence Tech placed third with 7,791.
Milligan qualified fifth with 7,565, and Goshen was the final team to advance, finishing with 7,370.
Milligan went undefeated through the first two rounds of the bracket, sweeping Trine and Saint Vincent to advance to the finals. The title tilt featured the Buffaloes taking on Lawrence Tech.
The Blue Devils defeated Indiana Tech (2-1) and Marian-Indiana (2-0) to secure a spot in the final round.
Lawrence Tech claimed Game 1 in the championship with a 265-179 victory, but the momentum shifted in favor of Milligan during the next two games. The Buffaloes tied the match with a 176-145 win in Game 2 and claimed the Tier I title in the deciding game, 204-175.
Goshen’s Rebekah Muzyk earned top honors in the women’s individual standings, recording a five-game total of 1,108 (221.6 average). Muzyk was joined on the all-tournament team by Midland’s Bailee Spriggs (1,076), SCAD-Savannah’s Ivanna Villalobos (1,061), Lawrence Tech’s Samantha Czerw (1,046) and Saint Vincent’s Skyy Nicholls (1,042).
In other collegiate action:
- At the Mercyhurst Invite in Erie, Pennsylvania, the Niagara women claimed the bracket win for the second consecutive year. The Purple Eagles outlasted Duquesne in the best-of-seven final, winning the deciding game, 192-179, to record the 4-3 victory.
- At the Southwest Intercollegiate Bowling Conference (SWIBC) I in Garland, Texas, the Texas-San Antonio men and Tulane women earned the top spot with bracket wins. The Roadrunners defeated Newman in the men’s title match, while the Green Wave claimed the victory against Louisiana Tech in the women’s championship round.
- The SWIBC II also took place in Garland, Texas. Featuring six traditional games to determine the winner, the Louisiana Tech women and Newman men rolled to victory by 130 pins and 328 pins, respectively.
Nine events are slated for the upcoming weekend.
For the full schedule of collegiate events, results and more, visit BOWL.com/Collegiate and CollegeBowling.Bowl.com.
The event – serving as the first Tier I of the 2026-2027 United States Bowling Congress Collegiate season – was contested at Imperial Lanes in Clinton Township (men’s field) and 5 Star Lanes in Sterling Heights (women’s field). The men’s varsity division featured 45 teams, while 35 varsity squads competed on the women’s side.
The format featured five traditional games and 16 Baker games for qualifying. The top eight teams in each division advanced to a single-elimination bracket to determine the champion. Each of the three rounds of bracket play featured a best-of-three Baker format.
In the men’s division, Savannah College of Art and Design-Savannah placed itself at the top of the standings after qualifying with a total of 8,647. Wisconsin-Whitewater was second with 8,522, and Aquinas qualified third with 8,417.
Lawrence Tech secured the final spot in the bracket by qualifying in eighth with 8,090, just 12 pins ahead of Marian-Indiana (8,078).
With a fresh start heading into the bracket, Lawrence Tech quickly went to work in the head-to-head matches. The Blue Devils swept SCAD-Savannah and Indiana Tech to advance to the title match against St. Ambrose – the winner of the 2025 Midwest Collegiate Championships and 2026 Intercollegiate Team Championships.
The Fighting Bees advanced with 2-0 victories over Aquinas and Belmont Abbey.
Lawrence Tech maintained its perfect record in the championship round, sweeping St. Ambrose (227-191, 234-161) to earn the Tier I title.
The men’s all-tournament team was led by Aquinas’ Kyle Pranger, who posted a five-game score of 1,160 (232 average). Trevor Anifer of St. Francis-Illinois was next in the standings with 1,140, while Lawrence Tech’s Kai Strothers (1,124), Aquinas’ Tony DeLuccia (1,119) and Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Dawson Peterson (1,117) also placed in the top five.
Saint Vincent led qualifying in the women’s division, posting a 7,957 total to earn the top seed for the bracket. SCAD-Savannah – the 2025 Midwest Collegiate Championships winner – was second with 7,916, while Lawrence Tech placed third with 7,791.
Milligan qualified fifth with 7,565, and Goshen was the final team to advance, finishing with 7,370.
Milligan went undefeated through the first two rounds of the bracket, sweeping Trine and Saint Vincent to advance to the finals. The title tilt featured the Buffaloes taking on Lawrence Tech.
The Blue Devils defeated Indiana Tech (2-1) and Marian-Indiana (2-0) to secure a spot in the final round.
Lawrence Tech claimed Game 1 in the championship with a 265-179 victory, but the momentum shifted in favor of Milligan during the next two games. The Buffaloes tied the match with a 176-145 win in Game 2 and claimed the Tier I title in the deciding game, 204-175.
Goshen’s Rebekah Muzyk earned top honors in the women’s individual standings, recording a five-game total of 1,108 (221.6 average). Muzyk was joined on the all-tournament team by Midland’s Bailee Spriggs (1,076), SCAD-Savannah’s Ivanna Villalobos (1,061), Lawrence Tech’s Samantha Czerw (1,046) and Saint Vincent’s Skyy Nicholls (1,042).
In other collegiate action:
- At the Mercyhurst Invite in Erie, Pennsylvania, the Niagara women claimed the bracket win for the second consecutive year. The Purple Eagles outlasted Duquesne in the best-of-seven final, winning the deciding game, 192-179, to record the 4-3 victory.
- At the Southwest Intercollegiate Bowling Conference (SWIBC) I in Garland, Texas, the Texas-San Antonio men and Tulane women earned the top spot with bracket wins. The Roadrunners defeated Newman in the men’s title match, while the Green Wave claimed the victory against Louisiana Tech in the women’s championship round.
- The SWIBC II also took place in Garland, Texas. Featuring six traditional games to determine the winner, the Louisiana Tech women and Newman men rolled to victory by 130 pins and 328 pins, respectively.
Nine events are slated for the upcoming weekend.
For the full schedule of collegiate events, results and more, visit BOWL.com/Collegiate and CollegeBowling.Bowl.com.