WPU News
Fri, Dec 11, 2009 - [Men's Bowling]
Brandon Brooks broke the school's single-game record with a score of 260
Brandon Brooks broke the school's single-game record with a score of 260
Rock Island, Ill.--Sean Rangel (Fr., Omaha, Neb., Bellevue East HS) had a top-20 finish to pace the Penn men's bowling squad at the 9th Annual Illinois State Youth Leaders Leatherneck Classic last Friday and Saturday.

As a team, Penn placed 14th out of 29 teams with 8,688 pins in six regular games and several Baker games.

Lindenwood B (Mo.) won the team crown with 9,751 pins, while Wichita State (Kan.) took runner-up honors with 9,674 pins. Kimani Smith of Lindenwood B won the individual title at the 184-player tournament with a 227.2 average.

Rangel topped Penn by placing 19th overall with a 208.3 average, while Brandon Brooks (Jr., Sigourney, Vincennes) was 61st with a 183.5 average, including a new single-game school record of 260 in his fourth game. James Miller (Jr., Oswego, Ill., Vincennes) also threw all six games and posted a 178.3 average.

Kyle Hammann (So., Knoxville, Knoxville HS) owned a 207.3 average in four games played, while Andrew Zaug (Fr., Waverly, Waverly-Shell Rock HS) averaged 172.0 pins in four games.

Jarrod Lindner (Fr., Agency, Cardinal HS), with a 154.5 average in two games, and Devon Axtell (Fr., Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa HS), with a 150.5 average in two games, rounded out the team's scoring.

Next: Penn is off until well after the holiday break. The team returns to action on January 16-17 when it travels to West Chicago, Ill. for the Eagles NAIA Baker Challenge.