The Barton Community College men's bowling team was back in action this past weekend at the Jayhawk Challenge I and Jayhawk Challenge II held at Royal Crest Lanes in Lawrence, KS.  

Competing against a heavy weighted field, the Cougars managed a 16th place outing in Saturday's Jayhawk Classic I.

In day one action consisting of four-team games and 16 baker games, Barton toppled 6287 pins falling just 84 back of Drury University. William Penn University toppled the field knocking down 7584 pins, 200 better than runner-up Newman University.

Freshman Kaden Goldsmith headed eight different Cougars tossing a team high score of 693 pins placing 65th over four games rolled. Benjamin Banks tallied the lone 200 score for the Cougars turning in a 202 in the first of his two games.

Sophomore Jacob Holden averaged a team best 182 per match.  

Back in action for the second straight day, the Cougar men turned in a strong effort to finish 13th in Sunday's Jayhawk Challenge II.

Barton totaled 6281 pins as a team falling 34 pins back of Waldorf University and 493 pins ahead of NJCAA foe Iowa Western Community College. For the second straight day, William Penn University was the team champion bowling a score of 7321.

Tracey Hill led the Cougars individually rolling to scores over 200 in three of his four games bowled securing a 9th place finish. The sophomore totaled rounds of 202, 221, 193 and 212 for a total score of 828 for a tournament average score of 207.

Creyton Nisly produced the lone other 200 score for Barton with a game two round of 204.

Barton will have a week off before traveling south to the SWIBC III-IV in what marks the final tune up before the 2021 NJCAA Bowling Championships.