By: Liam Shaw
DETROIT, Mich. - Men's and women's bowling traveled to Detroit, Michigan for the Brunswick Midwest Collegiate Classic last weekend. This meet was a varsity only event, and Rebekah Muzyk took the win on the women's side — her first ever victory at a Tier 1 event.
Men - 37th of 45
Brendan Riley finished in 49th, breaking 200 in three of his five games, ending on 988.
After missing the first, Cameron Fenedis went over 200 in two of his four games. Fenedis was the second highest-scoring Maple Leaf, with 753 points, finishing in 162nd overall.
Thomas Podlesny finished 182nd overall. He scored over 150 in all of his four games, with a highest of 189. His final score was 669.
Blake Fisher ended with a score of 629 to finish inside the top 200 at 193. His best game was a 183, coming in his third game, the fourth game of the tournament.
Hayden Grindle only played in three of the five games. He surpassed 200 in his second game and finished with a score of 524, to finish in 236th overall.
Matt Dominiano finished 290th. He only played in two games. His first game (third round of tournament games), saw him score 218. He scored 139 in his second game to finish with a total of 357.
Anthony Walley played in the first two games, scoring 325 to finish in 310th. Logan Davis played one game, scoring 171 to finish 343rd.
Women - 8th of 35 ( First ever Top 10 finish in a Tier 1 Tournament )
Muzyk finished in first place overall. She surpassed 200 in all of her games, averaging 221.6, scoring 1108, making her the only athlete to score more than 1100. Her next nearest competitor was Bailee Spriggs, who scored 1076. This is Muzyk's first win in Tier 1, the highest level of collegiate bowling.
Kaidance Gates was the next highest scoring Leaf. She scored over 150 in four of her three games and scored her best score, 186, twice. She finished in 80th.
Three places behind Gates in 83rd was Giuliana Castiglione. She just fell short of 200 in her third game, scoring 191. She finished with a total of 826, just six behind Gates.
After missing the first game, Kaylee McNabb recorded the highest game out of anyone, with 245. She scored over 150 in her remaining three games and finished with 749, placing 114th.
Abigail Kenestrick also broke 200 in one of her games. She scored 185, 195 and 204 in her three games to leave her with a total score of 584, placing 147th.
Bailey Friars played in the first two games of the tournament, scoring 325th to finish in 203rd. Kami Kimes played one game, scoring 141, to place 228th.
The Maple Leafs are back in action when they travel to Lansing, Michigan on Sunday Oct. 11 to compete at the Comet Classic. The tournament will run all day.