Collegiate Ticker - Sept. 25, 2025
September 25, 2025
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The 2025-2026 United States Bowling Congress Collegiate season kicked off this past weekend with four events across Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, including the DO Apparel-Brunswick Collegiate Open in Columbus, Ohio.
Twelve varsity men’s teams and eight varsity women’s teams laced up their bowling shoes for three traditional games and 12 Baker games before heading to a best-of-three match-play bracket. By the end of bracket play, the Belmont Abbey men and Northwestern Ohio women came out with wins after both qualified as the top seed for their respective brackets.
On the men’s side, Belmont Abbey started by defeating No. 8 seed Capital, two games to none, then knocked off No. 4 seed Northwestern Ohio in the semifinals during a full three-game set. That set up a title match between Belmont Abbey and No. 3 Ohio State, which went the full three games before Belmont Abbey clinched the win with 258 to Ohio State’s 212. It was Belmont Abbey’s second straight win of the event.
Rio Grande’s Dominic Catanese led all men during the individual block with a 768 series, followed by Belmont Abbey’s Randy Richeson (711), Ohio State’s Jay McCorkle (708), Tiffin’s Jared Vrabel (694) and Belmont Abbey’s Ethan Litt (693).
Over on the women’s side, Northwestern Ohio made quick work of No. 8 seed Tiffin to open the bracket and faced No. 4 seed Rio Grande in the semifinals. The match went the distance after Rio Grande edged out a 183-182 win in Game 2. Northwestern Ohio responded with a decisive Game 3 victory, winning by nearly 90 pins to advance to the final against No. 3 seed Muskingum. It was another sweep for Northwestern Ohio as they clinched the win to start the season off right.
University of the Cumberlands’ Paige Frantz led all women with a 639 series during the individual block with Northwestern Ohio’s Olivia Fehlner not far behind at 636. The rest of the top five included Capital’s Olivia Hicks (576), Rio Grande’s Payton Goodman (576) and Muskingum’s Faith Smith (572).
In other collegiate action:
- At the Capital Kickoff Classic in Columbus, Ohio, the Ohio State men and Rio Grande women clinched decisive wins.
- At the 2025 Cougar Classic in Jackson, Michigan, the Spring Arbor men and women swept the event in convincing fashion.
- At the Maple City Classic in Goshen, Indiana, the Olivet men and women began the season with victories.
Two events are scheduled for next weekend: the Hammer Golden Eagle Invite in Illinois and the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Jackson Open in Michigan.
For the full schedule of collegiate events, results and more, visit BOWL.com/Collegiate and CollegeBowling.Bowl.com.
Twelve varsity men’s teams and eight varsity women’s teams laced up their bowling shoes for three traditional games and 12 Baker games before heading to a best-of-three match-play bracket. By the end of bracket play, the Belmont Abbey men and Northwestern Ohio women came out with wins after both qualified as the top seed for their respective brackets.
On the men’s side, Belmont Abbey started by defeating No. 8 seed Capital, two games to none, then knocked off No. 4 seed Northwestern Ohio in the semifinals during a full three-game set. That set up a title match between Belmont Abbey and No. 3 Ohio State, which went the full three games before Belmont Abbey clinched the win with 258 to Ohio State’s 212. It was Belmont Abbey’s second straight win of the event.
Rio Grande’s Dominic Catanese led all men during the individual block with a 768 series, followed by Belmont Abbey’s Randy Richeson (711), Ohio State’s Jay McCorkle (708), Tiffin’s Jared Vrabel (694) and Belmont Abbey’s Ethan Litt (693).
Over on the women’s side, Northwestern Ohio made quick work of No. 8 seed Tiffin to open the bracket and faced No. 4 seed Rio Grande in the semifinals. The match went the distance after Rio Grande edged out a 183-182 win in Game 2. Northwestern Ohio responded with a decisive Game 3 victory, winning by nearly 90 pins to advance to the final against No. 3 seed Muskingum. It was another sweep for Northwestern Ohio as they clinched the win to start the season off right.
University of the Cumberlands’ Paige Frantz led all women with a 639 series during the individual block with Northwestern Ohio’s Olivia Fehlner not far behind at 636. The rest of the top five included Capital’s Olivia Hicks (576), Rio Grande’s Payton Goodman (576) and Muskingum’s Faith Smith (572).
In other collegiate action:
- At the Capital Kickoff Classic in Columbus, Ohio, the Ohio State men and Rio Grande women clinched decisive wins.
- At the 2025 Cougar Classic in Jackson, Michigan, the Spring Arbor men and women swept the event in convincing fashion.
- At the Maple City Classic in Goshen, Indiana, the Olivet men and women began the season with victories.
Two events are scheduled for next weekend: the Hammer Golden Eagle Invite in Illinois and the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Jackson Open in Michigan.
For the full schedule of collegiate events, results and more, visit BOWL.com/Collegiate and CollegeBowling.Bowl.com.