Hitting the lanes for the first time in over two-months, the Barton Community College men's bowling teams turned in a fourth place and 10th place finish this past weekend at the SWIBC V and SWIBC VI held at the Plano Super Bowl in Plano, TX.
Competing as the lone two-year program, the Cougars recorded a fourth place 6,638 pin count over five individual games and 10 bakers in Saturday's SWIBC V. Returning 12-hours later Barton dropped six spots finishing 10th in Sunday's seven team game SWIBC VI with 6,302 tipped down pins.
Securing both team crowns was four-year powerhouse Wichita State University turning in scores of 7,707 and 8,254.
SWIBC-V
Directing Barton was Carter Lambeth's 21st placing in the 126-participant field. Lambeth demolished 1,027 pins over five individual games with a trio of games topping the 200-mark with rounds of 207, 227 and 225 to help finish with an average 10-frame score of 205.4.
Falling just outside the top-30 was Torrey Lindsay constructing a 31st tournament total 982. The freshman joined Lambeth as the lone Cougar surpassing the 200-point total with games of 221, 206 and 205.
Called upon off the bench, Caleb Murphy entered blazing chalking up the team's highest single game score of 250 in the first of his three tossed games.
Chris O'Connor guided the Barton JV team with a 37th finish and five game total 965 pins while Landon Wareman posted the highest single game of 230 in the first of his five bowled games.
Complete SWIBC-V Results
SWIBC-VI
Mixing up the lineup in Sunday's SWIBC-VI, Murphy joined the varsity team to lead the squad with a 1,368 five game 36th placing. The sophomore averaged a team best 195.4 per 10-frames exceeding 200 in four of his seven bowled games with scores of 203, 201, 215 and 204.
Lambeth slipped just outside the top-50 rolling a 51st best seven game 1,289 while Lindsay fell three spots back with a 1,248 and team top game 245.
Bowling in just two games in Saturday's tournament, Cooper Holloway steered the Cougars JV team with a 41st finish and pin count of 1,353 besting his previous day's placing by 65 spots. The sophomore also manufactured the JV teams' highest individual game of 235.
The Cougars will have a week off before traveling east for the Wildcat Challenge held February 3rd-4th at the Royal Crest Lanes in Lawrence, KS.