LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Vincennes University bowling team were back in action this past weekend when the Trailblazers took part in the MSC Lynne Jordan Memorial tournament Saturday, Jan. 20 and the MSC Thomas N. Burris Memorial tournament Sunday, Jan. 21. Both tournaments were held at Kingpin Lanes in Louisville.
This was the first tournament action for the Blazers since Dec. 2 and the Blazers looked to show no signs of rust early on in the Lynne Jordan Memorial.
The VU varsity team was headlined Saturday by freshman and Louisville native Dylan Lewis (Louisville, Ky.) who finished his five traditional games with a total of 1,031 and a scoring average of 206.2 to place 32nd overall out of 216 bowlers.
Lewis was followed closely by freshman Cayden Russell (Noblesville, Ind.) who ended his five games with a total of 1,030, including four games of 211 or more, to place 33rd overall.
Freshman Nicholas Gregg (Salem, Ill.) appeared to set the tone for the VU team early, with a team tournament high of 247 in his opening game, before finishing with a total score of 1,018 and placing 35th overall.
Freshman and Louisville native Dakota Waskom (Louisville, Ky.) was the fourth VU varsity bowler to compete in all five games, finishing with a total of 978 pins four 53rd overall.
Junior Brighton Lucas (Salem, Ill.) bowled the first four games of the tournament for the Trailblazers, posting a score of 630 before handing it over to freshman Kannon King (Salem, Ill.) who closed out the fifth game with a 149.
The VU varsity team posted a team score of 4.836 during the five traditional games before ending with 2,493 pins over 12 baker games for a tournament total of 7,329, good for ninth place out of 19 teams.
Vincennes also had their junior varsity team competing this past weekend, with freshman Aiden O’Connor (Martinsville, Ind.) posting the best team score over the five traditional games at 831 and an overall team total of 4,080 pins over the five traditional games.
The VU JV team ended with a team total of 1,932 over the 12 baker games, ending with a tournament total of 6,012.
The teams then returned to the lanes Sunday morning for the MSC Thomas N. Burris Memorial tournament.
Competing against most of the same teams, freshman Cayden Russell posted the highest score for the VU varsity team Sunday, ending with 981 pins and a scoring average of 196.2 for 39th overall out of 223 bowlers
