DALLAS, Texas (October 6, 2021) – The Spring Hill College (SHC) men's bowling teams opened the 2021-22 season with 2^nd and 1^st place finishes respectively at the Southwest Intercollegiate Bowling Circuit (SWIBC) I and II Tournaments at USA Bowl on Saturday and Sunday.
 
At the SWIBC I event on Saturday, the Badger men knocked off the rust with a 2^nd place finish out of 12 varsity teams with a score of 4421 and a 917.432 average over 7.4 games to place second behind a runaway 4957 (970.811) score from Oklahoma Christian University (OCU).
 
On Sunday, the men picked up their first win of the year with a 6894 score over seven games an impressive 984.857 score to outpace 11 competitors as OCU was 104 pins behind in the runner-up position.
 
Individually on Saturday, the SHC men saw sophomore Joshua Wilson finish 22^nd individually out of 109 bowlers with a 167.8 average while senior Easton Hollis marked down a 162 final average for 29^th place and junior Cody Schaffer earned a 41^st place finish at 189.5. Sophomore Calvin Ninh was hot on Schaffer's heels at 42^nd place with 188.25, junior Beau Reed was 55^th with a 172.5 average and junior Brandon Bonvillain wrapped up the varsity scoring with a 190.33 average in three games for 73^rd place.
 
The JV team featured sophomore Colin Beddingfield appearing in 31^st place overall with a 161.8 average; senior Danielle Cox from the women's team rolling to a 64^th place tie with teammate freshman Madalyn Duncan with a 159 average, and freshman Lucas Hendrix closing the day in 68^th with a 155 average. Junior Harmony Romano of the women's team was 72^nd with a 144.5 average; freshman Mac Spiller rolled a 177.667 average in 77^th place; and women's freshman Lindsie Jackson debuted with a solid 104.5 average over two games.
 
In Sunday's SWIBC II, Wilson was 4^th place with a 212.143 average; Schaffer was 6^th at 205.143; Hollis was 18^th at 184.571; Reed was 23^rd at 174.714 and Ninh was 44^th at 215.6 in five games. Bonvillain was 60^th in two games bowled with a 190 average.
 
Spiller paced the JV rollers with a 30^th place 194.833; Beddingfield was 40^th at 184.667; Duncan was 45^th at 179.167; Romano was 46^th at 177; Hendrix was 74^th at 174.8; Cox was 75^th at 174.4; and Jackson was rolled in three games at a much-improved 136 pace.
 
The Badgers will next host the annual SHC Fall Tournament at Camellia Lanes in Mobile on November 20-21, 2021.