Resendiz becomes program's fourth All-America; Barton Women's Bowling finishes eighth at NJCAA Championships #GoBarton

Despite battling injuries and sickness throughout the lineup over the course of the regular season, the Barton Community College women's bowling team put it all together when it mattered most rolling to an eighth-place finish at the NJCAA National Championships held this past Friday and Saturday at Airport Lanes in Cheektowga, New York.

Freshman Hope Resendiz led the eight pack of Lady Cougars becoming the program's fourth All-America with an eight-place finish in the 92-participant field.

As a team Barton fabricated 11,342 pins over the two days scored competing in three singles, three doubles, six rounds of five-man games and three baker blocks for its sixth straight Top 10 team finish.

Rock Valley College clinched their fourth straight National Championship besting the 17-team field with 12,780 pins, edging out runner-up Iowa Central Community College by 353 pins with Jackson Community College finishing in third with 12,320 pins.

Resendiz managed an eighth place two-day 2,247 pin accumulation. The freshman begun her All-America quest finishing 13th in singles with a three game 563 edging out teammate JaeLinn Thetford's 14th singles card of 560. Teaming up with Alexis Wareman in the doubles portion, Resendiz amassed 584 over the trio of games while Wareman added 475 as the duo carded the 13th highest combined mark 1059.

Finishing opening day in 11th overall following a three game five-man round 539, Resendiz returned hours later surpassing her Saturday mark with a final three game five-man 561 climbing up the leaderboard three spots to claim All-America status by one pin over Kellogg Community College's Brooklyn Page.

Thetford and McKenzie Craig came behind in the overall standings each posting Top 40 finishes with 31st and 36th placings respectfully. Thetford built her 31st finish behind a 14th best singles score 560, three game 475 doubles tally and six game five-man 993 mark for a final tournament total 2,028. Craig managed her 36th finish with a weekend total 1,977 following a three-game singles 526, 493 doubles count and six game five-man score of 958.

Wareman distributed a 49th place finish with 1798 pins while Ellie Weeks slipped six spots back in 55th with 1,712.

Barton's final placings came behind Chailyn Scott's 85th, Jordan McKenzie's 89th and Zoe Wimmer's 90th finish.