FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 8, 2015

CONTACT:
Gordon Vadakin
Phone (316) 978-7655
Fax (316) 978-6056
email - shocker.bowling@wichita.edu
www.wichita.edu/bowling

Begins: Wichita State opens their season up this weekend at the MidStates Championships. This is the longest running tournament in college bowling.

Location: Northrock Lanes (who will host the 2016 Intercollegiate Team Championships) will host the men while the women compete at The Alley; both centers are in Wichita, Kan.

Schedule: Competition begins Saturday at 12:30 p.m. for the men and 1:00 p.m. for the ladies. All teams will bowl 6 games with no break. Sunday is an early start as the men start at 7:45 a.m. and the women at 7:30 a.m. All teams will bowl three additional team games before a lunch break. After lunch, teams will bowl 16 baker games. The men will start baker play at 11:45 a.m. and the women at 11:30 a.m. Champions will be crowned based on total pinfall.

How to keep up: Scores will be posted on the Mid-States Intercollegiate Bowling Tournament on Facebook as well as on twitter @midstatesbowl. Follow the Shockers scores on their Facebook (/shockerbowling) and Twitter (@shockerbowling).

Team Rosters: The Shox will have three men’s teams and two women’s teams. Competing in the varsity men’s division is WSU Gold (AJ Chapman, Tyler Cruz, Mitch Hupé, Wesley Low, Zach Rhoades & Justin Zwaschka). WSU Black (Brandon Biondo, Stephen Cowland, Packy Hanrahan, Enzo Hernandez, Thomas Peters & Jack Stewart) and WSU Yellow (Jonathan Bowman, Jason Ciszewski, Shawn Curtis, Lucas Pejakovich & Colton Ruscetti) will compete in the junior varsity division. In the women’s division, WSU Gold (Sydney Brummett, Estefania Cobo, Hollyann Johansen, Sierra Kanemoto, Dasha Kovalova, Kristie López & Laura Plazas) will represent the Shox in the varsity division while WSU Black (Ashlyn Herzberg, Rachel Moe, Kayla Ovesny, Shelby Snyder, Caitlin Tam & Brooke Woodard) competes in the junior varsity division.

Support the Shox: This is our annual, regular season home competition. It is open to the public. Admission is $5 and that covers both centers for both days.

Defending Champions: The women are the MidStates defending champions while the men are looking to bring the traveling trophy back to Wichita as they finished second last year.

Shocker Speak: “I’m really excited for this weekend! I’ve been on teams before but this team is so much different so I am really excited to work together and experience a different kind of team play,” said freshman Estefania Cobo (Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico). Senior Zach Rhoades said the men aren't thinking about being the defending national champions. “Last year is over; we get to start the process all over with a new team and we couldn't be more excited. It’s been a long summer so I am anxious to get back out on the lanes with my team.”

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The Rhatigan Student Center has been the major financial and administrative supporter of the Wichita State University bowling program since 1959.