VU Bowling pulls weekend double at Jordan and Burris Memorial tournaments

JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. – The Vincennes University Bowling team was back in action this past weekend as they took part in the weekend double feature of the MSC Lynne Jordan Memorial tournament Saturday and the MSC Thomas N. Burris Memorial tournament Sunday in Jeffersontown, Ky.

The VU bowlers looked to get back into competitive mode with the VU Varsity team taking 12th place on Saturday and placing 11th on Sunday.

The Trailblazer varsity bowlers were headlined Saturday by freshman Colton Martin (Breese, Ill.) who placed 58th overall with a tournament total of 767 pins in four games.

Sophomore Dakota Waskom (Louisville, Ky.) was the second VU varsity bowler on the leaderboard, posting a tournament score of 758 to take 65th place overall.

Senior Brighton Lucas (Salem, Ill.) finished Saturday's tournament with 577 pins in three games, while freshman Nick Gregg (Salem, Ill.) posted a score of 540 in three games.

The Trailblazer varsity scores were rounded out by the trio of freshman Carter Martin (Breese, Ill.) with 393 pins in two games, sophomore Dylan Lewis (Louisville, Ky.) with 340 pins in two games and freshman Ryan Webber (Evansville, Ind.) with 314 pins in two games.

The Trailblazers finished the four-game team portion of the tournament with a total of 3,689 pins, before closing out the day with 1,526 pins in eight Baker games to finish with a tournament total of 5,215 pins to finish in 12th place overall.

The Trailblazer junior varsity squad got some action this weekend too, led by freshman Jonathan Soderling (Vincennes, Ind.) who led the Trailblazers on Saturday with 802 pins in four games, including a team-high game of 244 to close out the traditional games.

Sophomore Ethan Ennis (Kokomo, Ind.) also posted a solid tournament score Saturday, finishing the four traditional games with 721 pins.

Junior Carson McDivitt (Richmond, Ind.) came away with 703 pins in four games, while freshman Tad Harvey (Indianapolis, Ind.) ended with 698 pins in four games.

Freshman Zane Anderson (Lafayette, Ind.) closed out the day with 580 pins in three games played, with freshman Hunter Meyer (Morgantown, Ind.) posting a 136 in his only game played Saturday.

The VU junior varsity team posted a team total of 3,640 pins and a score of 1,438 pins in the Baker games for a daily total of 5,078 to place 11th among the junior varsity teams.

The Trailblazers then returned to the lanes Sunday for the Thomas N. Burris Memorial tournament, where Nick Gregg finished as the top Trailblazer, posting a score of 790 in four games to take 34th place overall.

Colton Martin was close behind him though, finishing with 780 pins in four games to take 40th place overall.

Brighton Lucas was the third VU bowler to finish all four games, placing 66th on the day with a total of 734 pins.

Ryan Webber played three games on Sunday and finished with 561 pins, while Dylan Lewis and Dakota Waskom each played two games with Lewis finishing at 360 pins and Waskom posting a score of 325 pins.

Carter Martin rounded out the VU varsity traditional games with a 156 in his only game played.

Vincennes as a team finished the four traditional games with a total of 3,706 pins, with 1,431 pins in the eight Baker games for a daily total of 5,137 to finish 11th overall.

The VU JV squad also had a good day on the lanes, led by Ethan Ennis who finished his four games with 648 pins.

Carson McDivitt and Tad Harvey each bowled all four games, with McDivitt finishing with 602 pins and Harvey ending at 552 pins.

Zane Anderson and Hunter Meyer each bowled three games with Anderson posting a score of 484 and Meyer closing out the games with 467 pins.

Jonathan Soderling rounded out the VU JV scores with 286 pins in two games Sunday.

The Trailblazer JV team finished the traditional games with a team total of 3,039 pins, with 1,508 pins in the Baker games for a tournament total of 4,547 to take 14th place overall.

The Vincennes Bowling team will look to close out the regular season strong as they get set for their last tournament of the 2024-25 regular season Saturday, Feb. 8 and Sunday, Feb. 9 at the Bakers Challenge in St. Clair, Ill.

The Trailblazers will then wait to see where they will be placed for the 2025 USBC Sectionals in March.

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

LYNNE JORDAN MEMORIAL RESULTS

VARSITY RESULTS

VU (12th) – 914, 909, 907, 959 – 3689. Baker – 1526. Total – 5215.

Colton Martin (58) – 206, 203, 168, 190 – 767

Dakota Waskom (65) – 191, 173, 197, 197 – 758

Brighton Lucas (132) – 171, x, 198, 208 – 577

Nick Gregg (149) – x, 184, 195, 161 – 540

Carter Martin (171) – x, 190, x, 203 – 393

Dylan Lewis (183) – 181, 159, x, x – 340

Ryan Webber (191) – 165, x, 149, x – 314

JUNIOR VARSITY RESULTS

VU (11th) – 765, 971, 945, 959 – 3640. Baker – 1438. Total – 5078.

Jonathan Soderling (38) – 150, 184, 224, 244 – 802

Ethan Ennis (88) – 176, 215, 188, 142 – 721

Carson McDivitt (94) – 156, 161, 174, 212 – 703

Tad Harvey (96) – 147, 212, 164, 175 – 698

Zane Anderson (129) – x, 199, 195, 186 – 580

Hunter Meyer (224) – 136, x, x, x – 136

THOMAS N. BURRIS MEMORIAL RESULTS

VARSITY RESULTS

VU (11th) – 914, 998, 879, 914 – 3706. Baker – 1431. Total – 5137.

Nick Gregg (34) – 180, 261, 159, 190 – 790

Colton Martin (40) – 209, 238, 161, 172 – 780

Brighton Lucas (66) – 197, 178, 198, 161 – 734

Ryan Webber (128) – 169, x, 201, 191 – 561

Dylan Lewis (176) – x, x, 160, 200 – 360

Dakota Waskom (192) – 159, 166, x, x – 325

Carter Martin (213) – x, 156, x, x – 156

JUNIOR VARSITY RESULTS

VU (14th) – 784, 767, 743, 745 – 3039. Baker – 1508. Total – 4547.

Ethan Ennis (98) – 148, 143, 165, 192 – 648

Carson McDivitt (113) – 199, 119, 147, 137 – 602

Tad Harvey (131) – 135, 156, 147, 114 – 552

Zane Anderson (147) – 181, 173, 130, x – 484

Hunter Meyer (151) – x, 176, 154, 137 – 467

Jonathan Soderling (200) – 121, x, x, 165 - 286