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Sectional Field Announced For 2013
xbowling Intercolleigate
Team Championships
ARLINGTON, Texas - The nation's college bowling programs learned their fate
Wednesday as sectional-qualifying assignments were handed out for the 2013
xbowling Intercollegiate Team Championships.
The four sectional qualifiers will be held March 9-10 at AMF Parkway Lanes in
Allentown, Pa.; Texas Star Lanes in Las Vegas; St. Clair Bowl in Fairview Heights,
Ill.; and Smyrna Bowling Center in Smyrna, Tenn.
The top four teams in each division at each sectional will advance to the 2013
xbowling Intercollegiate Team Championships, which will be held April 18-20 at
Sun Valley Lanes in Lincoln, Neb.
On the men's side, Robert Morris-Illinois earned the No. 1 spot in the Team
Ranking System and will head to Fairview Heights. Second-ranked Wichita State
will headline in Las Vegas, third-ranked Morehead State heads to Allentown, while
No. 4 Lindenwood will go to Smyrna.
The Robert Morris-Illinois women earned the top spot in their division and will
also go to Fairview Heights. Wichita State, the No. 2 team, heads to Las Vegas
along with No. 4 Midland, while third-ranked Webber International will compete in
Allentown. The fifth-ranked squad from Lindenwood headlines the Smyrna
women's field.
The complete men's and women's Intercollegiate Team Championships Sec-
tional Qualifier field (teams listed in alphabetical order):
MEN
Allentown Sectional
Canisius, Erie CC, Hudson Valley CC, Morehead State, New Jersey Tech, Niag-
ara CC, Notre Dame-Ohio, Ohio State, Penn State-Berks, Pikeville, Robert Morris-
Pa., Rochester Tech, Schenectady CC, St. John's, Stevens Tech, Temple,
Viterbo, Webber International, Western New England, William Paterson
Las Vegas Sectional
Arizona, Arizona State, Central Oklahoma, Clarke, Fresno State, Houston, Indi-
ana Tech, Kansas, Midland, Missouri Baptist, Mount Mercy, North Texas, North-
western Ohio, San Jose State, Texas A&M, UC-Davis, UNLV, Weber State, West
Texas A&M, Wichita State
Fairview Heights Sectional
Ashford, Ball State, Bethel-Tenn., Bowling Green State, Calumet, Iowa Central
CC, Louisville, Michigan State, Minnesota State, Nebraska, Newman, North Da-
kota State, Robert Morris-Illinois, Rock Valley, Saginaw Valley State, St. Ambrose,
Vincennes, William Penn, Winona State, Wright State
Smyrna Sectional
Central Florida, Cumberland, Florida State, Lindenwood, Lindenwood-Belleville,
Marian, Martin Methodist, McKendree, N.C. State, Purdue, Siena Heights, South
Florida, Toledo, Urbana, Virginia Tech, Western Illinois, Wisconsin-Madison, Wis-
consin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin-Whitewater, Youngstown State
WOMEN
Allentown Sectional
Briarcliffe, Erie CC, Hudson Valley CC, Kutztown, Long Island-Brooklyn, Mo-
hawk Valley CC, Morehead State, Niagara CC, Notre Dame-Ohio, Ohio State,
Pikeville, Robert Morris-Peoria, Sacred Heart, Schenectady CC, St. Francis-Pa.,
Ursuline, Viterbo, Webber International
Las Vegas Sectional
Baker, Central Oklahoma, Clarke, Fresno State, Grand View, Indiana Tech,
Maryland Eastern Shore, Midland, Mount Mercy, Northwestern Ohio, Stephen F.
Austin, West Texas A&M, Wichita State
Fairview Heights Sectional
Ashford, Ball State, Bellarmine, Bethel-Tenn., Bowling Green State, Calumet,
Carthage, Elmhurst, Iowa Central CC, Louisville, Newman, Robert Morris-Illinois,
St. Ambrose, William Penn, Winona State, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Wisconsin-
Whitewater, Wright State
Smyrna Sectional
Adrian, Alma, Campbellsville, Central Florida, Florida State, Huntington, Linden-
wood, Lindenwood-Belleville, Marian, Martin Methodist, McKendree, Norfolk State,
Siena Heights, St. Catharine, Toledo, Urbana, Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Sectional assignments are based on the Team Ranking System points earned in
USBC Collegiate-certified competition throughout the season. USBC Collegiate
attempts to place no more than two of the top eight schools and no more than four
of the top 16 schools in a sectional based on final TRS totals. Sectional qualifier
fields are determined by taking geographic distance, economics and field size into
consideration.
The sectionals will consist of 32 Baker games each day for a total of 64 Baker
games. The top four teams based on total pinfall in each division following the
completion of competition at each sectional will advance to the 2013 xbowling In-
tercollegiate Team Championships.
In addition, these four locations will host qualifying for the 2013 xbowling Inter-
collegiate Singles Championships on March 8. Competitors at each of the four
sectional events will bowl six games with 24 men and 16 women - the top four
men and top four women at each sectional plus eight additional selections from
the men's field based on size of field at each location - advancing to the national
singles tournament on April 16 at Sun Valley Lanes in Lincoln, Neb.
For more information on USBC Collegiate, visit BOWL.com/collegiate.
xbowling is the title sponsor of the 2013 xbowling Intercollegiate Team Champi-
onships. xbowling is a first-of-its-kind bowling app that empowers bowlers to con-
nect and compete using their smart phone or tablet devices while bowling within
xbowling enabled centers locally, across the country and around the world. The
xbowling platform allows bowlers to enter challenges, view live scoring, and com-
pete remotely while bowling.
THE BOWLING FOUNDATION TEAMS
WITH AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
ARLINGTON, Texas - The Bowling Foundation and American Heart Association have
teamed on a new program that will deliver Bowler's Ed In-School Bowling program kits to
elementary and middle schools throughout the country.
"Both organizations promote a lifestyle full of activity and healthy decisions," Nancy Schenk,
president of The Bowling Foundation, said. "To be able to impact the lives of children and to
teach healthy habits that include bowling as a heart-healthy activity is a tremendous opportu-
nity."
As part of a two-year agreement, The Bowling Foundation will send Bowler's Ed kits to
schools as a benefit for reaching certain goals through two of the American Heart Associa-
tion's national programs, Jump Rope For Heart® and Hoops For Heart®, and also will send
kits to schools dedicated to starting a Bowling For Heart program.
More than 30,000 schools take part in the American Heart Association's Jump Rope For
Heart and Hoops For Heart programs. The in-school programs teach students about heart
health, and gives them the opportunity to earn gift certificates for free physical education
equipment for their schools.
"Educating our youth about the importance of physical activity and heart health are integral
parts of the American Heart Association's mission. We are exceptionally pleased to have
an additional opportunity to reach students with assistance from The Bowling Foundation
and the Bowling For Heart program," said Pediatric Cardiologist Michael Gewitz, MD, immedi-
ate past Chair of the AHA's Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young and Professor of
Pediatrics at NY Medical College/Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, Valhalla, NY. "By providing
fun educational tools and easy ways for children and teens to become active, we hope to
begin reversing the childhood obesity epidemic and create a heart healthy generation."
The Bowling Foundation will deliver 350 of the kits to schools that reach certain goals
through the programs. The additional 350 kits will be sent to schools seeking to start a new
Bowling For Heart fundraiser.
"Together, the two organizations have the ability to not only encourage living a healthy life-
style, but show children fun ways to achieve their goals," Schenk said.
The Bowling Foundation will notify local centers when a school receives a kit so they may
look to work with the school on any questions they might have about the sport.
About The Bowling Foundation The mission of The Bowling Foundation is to enhance the
lives of others through the sport of bowling, particularly reaching out toward youth, those less
fortunate, underprivileged or in need, giving them an increased chance for success, health,
fitness, and the joy of sport; while fostering bowling across all sectors of society and the
world.
As the charitable arm of bowling, The Bowling Foundation is fully supported by the leading
entities for the sport including the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America, United States
Bowling Congress, The Bowling Proprietors' Association International, Professional Bowlers
Association, Strike Ten Entertainment, International Bowling Pro Shop Instructors Associa-
tion, International Bowling Media Association and the Bowling News Network as well as
manufacturers, and local bowling entities.