Barton Men's Bowling places fifth for program's highest National finish; Peterson becomes program's third All-America #GoBarton

Sitting in seventh following two days of action, the Barton Community College men's bowling team saved its best for final day action leaping two spots up the leaderboard to post its highest NJCAA National Championship finish of fifth at the Airport Lanes in Cheektowga, New York.

Freshman Campbell Peterson also made history becoming the highest individual placer in the program's history rolling to a fourth place All-America finish in the 131-participant field, joining familiar company with his older brother Griffin Peterson's sixth place All-America finish in 2023 and Bryce Moore's 2022 seventh placing.

Scored on three singles, three doubles, six games of five-man and three final baker blocks, the Cougars assembled a fifth highest pin destruction 13,138 pins.

Besting the 22-team field was Iowa Western Community College as the Reivers claimed their program's first title with a tournament top 14,341 score. Hudson Valley Community College drew the runner-up spot with an overall tournament 13,807 score edging out Rock Valley's third-best mark 13,769.

Peterson begun his All-America quest with the 11th highest three game singles score tossing a 651 with a second game high 246 to lead Barton's top individual game. Teaming up with Cole Brown for the three double games, Peterson fabricated a three game 562 with Brown contributing with 497 as the duo calculated the 39th best two-man mark 1,059. Returning Friday for the first three games of five-man, Peterson put himself in contention delivering 679 pins for eighth place before moving four spots higher in the final trio of team games carding a Saturday 646 for a 12-game total 2,538.

Falling just outside of a Top 20 finish was Brown's 22nd performance 2,332 pin count. The Garden City native built his 22nd finish behind an 18th best three game singles mark 620, a 497 doubles tally and six game five-man total 1,215.

Braydon Bastin led the Cougar lineup through the three-singles portion surpassing the 200-mark in all three matches netting the sixth highest total 667. Dialing in a 537 doubles and six-game five team score of 1,033, Bastin concluded his tournament 33rd with a 12-game total 2,237.

Carter Lambeth closed out his two-year Barton career distributing a 35th placing with pin amass of 2,226.

The Cougars' other individual placings came from Alex Wheat's 50th, Logan Lindsley 114th, Torrey Lindsay 122nd, and Khalil Sanchez 126th.