Collegiate Ticker - Feb. 10, 2016

The Ohio State men and Emmanuel women collected wins at the Norse Collegiate Classic in Erlanger, Kentucky, this past weekend.

The Ohio State men started strong at Erlanger Super Bowl and never looked back, posting a wire-to-wire victory over the field through five traditional games and 12 Baker games. The Buckeyes finished with a winning total of 7,311, while Morehead State (7,112) and Lindenwood (6,775) took second and third, respectively.

Wayne Apgar of Ohio State paced the men's individual standings, putting together a five-game block of 1,108 - a 221.6 average. Lindenwood's Brad Cieslewicz finished in second with 1,098, and Morehead State's TJ Boyce took third with 1,036.

On the women's side, Emmanuel held a slight advantage over Huntington and Ursuline through five traditional games, and extended their lead throughout Baker competition to secure the win with a 7,188 total. Ursuline moved into second with 7,068, while Huntington was third with 7,066.

Emmanuel's Destiny Harper jumped from third to first in the final game to edge out Ursuline's Rachael Albright by a single pin for the women's individual title. Harper rolled a 212 game to finish with 1,059 (211.8 average) to sneak past Albright's 1,058 total. Ashley Crowder of Emmanuel took third with 1,054.

In other USBC Collegiate action over the weekend:


- At the Wildcat Invitational in Ormond Beach, Florida, Sacred Heart led the way with an 8-2 record for the weekend.

- At the Eagle Classic in Lexington, Kentucky, the Lindenwood men and Emmanuel women rolled to victory.

- At the Boulevard Bowl Invitational in Schenectady, New York, the Schenectady women and RIT men cruised to easy wins.

- At the Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference Championships, both the Indiana Tech men and Lawrence Tech women captured the title in the fifth and deciding game of the championship round.

- At the Wisconsin Collegiate Bowling Conference No. 3 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the Whitewater men recorded the win by nearly 400 pins, while the Milwaukee women put together a strong showing in Baker competition to earn the victory.

- At the Winter Tournament in Hastings, Nebraska, the Hastings women and Nebraska-Lincoln men paced the field.

- At the KU Allentown, Kutztown led the way by more than 300 pins against the field.

- At the Bulls Country Classic in Zephyrhills, Florida, the Webber International men and women captured the top spots.

- At the SCCC Collegiate Invitational in Schenectady, New York, the Schenectady men and women swept the event.

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