Closing out a second consecutive weekend of in-state competition, the Barton Community College men’s bowling team finished 12th at the Jayhawk Collegiate Challenge, held Saturday and Sunday at Gage Bowl in Topeka, Kansas.
The Cougars compiled 7,589 total pins across the two-day event, which featured five traditional team games Saturday followed by 16 Baker games Sunday. Barton totaled 4,725 pins during Saturday’s traditional competition to sit 11th entering the final day before adding 2,864 pins during Sunday’s Baker rounds, slipping one position to finish 12th in the 15-team varsity field.
Wyatt Soper paced the Cougar lineup individually, finishing 30th overall with a five-game total of 1,038 pins and 207.6 average. Soper surpassed the 200 mark three times, opening with a 213 before adding a 205 in Game 3 and closing his set with a team-best 250 in the fifth and final round.
Xander Orth-Johnson followed in 60th overall with a five-game total of 961 pins and 192.2 average, opening his set with back-to-back 200-plus games of 223 and 215. Tucker Huband rounded out Barton’s top three finishers, placing 71st overall with 932 pins and 186.4 average, highlighted by a 219 in the opening round and 205 in Game 3.
Also contributing to the Cougar lineup, Hayden Raynor totaled 494 pins across three games for a 164.7 average, while Paxton McCloud and Jesus Lucero each added a 200-plus game during their two rounds of competition. McCloud rolled a 227 en route to 392 pins and 196.0 average, while Lucero posted a 213 to finish with 387 pins and 193.5 average.
Wichita State University captured the team title with 8,682 total pins, edging crosstown rival Newman University by just 11 pins (8,671), while Baker University rounded out the top three with 8,370.
Newman’s Diego De La Torre claimed individual honors, leading the 191-bowler field with a five-game total of 1,169 pins, and 233.8 average, finishing 10 pins ahead of Drury University’s Wesley Tribble.
Following a weekend off, the Cougars will return to the lanes Nov. 7 and 8 for the 18th Annual Lions Match Play Classic, held at St. Charles Lanes in St. Charles, Missouri.
Complete Jayhawk Collegiate Challenge Results
