Men's Bowling finishes a program-best fifth of 16 at first Ohio Bowling Conference tournament

Men's Bowling finishes a program-best fifth of 16 at first Ohio Bowling Conference tournament
October 5, 2024

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Northern men's bowling team opened up Ohio Bowling Conference portion of its season on Saturday with a program-best 5th place finish at the first of four OBC tournaments.

The Basics

  • Ohio Northern finished 5th of 16 teams with 5,261 pins.
  • Venue: Palance Lanes - Columbus, Ohio.
  • Northern knocked down 3,701 pins in four individual games, an average of 185.1 per game.
  • ONU knocked down 1,560 pins in eight baker games, an average of 195.0 per game.

ONU Individuals

  • Freshman Andrew Knight (West Liberty/Riverside) was 22nd with a 791 4-game series to lead the Polar Bears
  • Freshman Giovanni Scanio (Corpus Christi, Tex./London) was 25th with a 777.
  • Sophomore Nolan Caban (Dayton/Centerville) was 43rd with a 726 series.

Notables

  • The 5th place finish is the highest OBC finish for the Polar Bears in program history.
  • The previous best was a 12th place finish at the OBC IV last year.
  • This was the second of 10 events for Ohio Northern in its second season.
  • Second-year head coach Jeff Robinson leads the Polar Bears.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Oct. 12-13 at the Columbia 300 Western Shootout in Indianapolis.