Draft:NAIA men's bowling invitational championship

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NAIA men's bowling invitational championship
SportCollege bowling
Founded2011
CountryUnited States
Most titlesRobert Morris (IL) (4)
Official websiteNAIA.com

The NAIA Men's Bowling Invitational Tournament was an annual tournament hosted by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to encourage national competition between collegiate men's ten-pin bowling teams.[1]

In 2010, after several decades of absence, men's and women's bowling was elevated to the status of emerging sport by the NAIA after more than 25 institutions declared participation. As part of the process of reaching full championship status, a national invitational tournament was organized as a precursor to a team championship event.

Results[edit]

NAIA Men's Bowling Invitational Tournament
Year Site Championship match Tournament MVP
Champion Match score Runner-up
2011 Indiana
Indianapolis, IN
Davenport 3–1 William Penn[2]
2012 Webber International 3–0 Calumet[3] Marcello Suartz
(Webber International)
2013 Robert Morris (IL) 3–2 Calumet[4] Jon Trzcinski
(Webber International)
2014 Illinois
Verona Hills, IL
Robert Morris (IL) (2) 3–1 Midland[5] Perry Crowell
(Midland)
2015 Illinois
Arlington Heights, IL
Robert Morris (IL) (3) 3–0 St. Ambrose[6]
2016 Indiana
Anderson, IN
Robert Morris (IL) (4) 3–0 Webber International [7] Andrew Anderson
(Webber International)
2017 Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Webber International (2) 3–1 Pikeville[8] Matt Russo
(Webber International)
2018 Indiana
Highland, IN
Webber International (3) 3–2 St. Ambrose[9] Matt Russo
(Webber International)
2019 Kansas
Topeka, KS
SCAD Savannah 3–0 Concordia (MI)[10] Michael Kicmal
(St. Francis (IL))

Champions[edit]

Rank Team Titles
1 Robert Morris (IL) 4
2 Webber International 3
3 Davenport 1
SCAD Savannah

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NAIA Elevates Bowling to Emerging Sport Status". NAIA. June 8, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Men's Bowling Team Wins NAIA Invite". Davenport University. April 3, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "WIU Men Win NAIA Championship, Women Runner-Up". Webber International University. April 2, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Webber International women cruise to the title in NAIA Championship". March 26, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Midland University Men's Bowling Claims Runner-Up Title at NAIA National Invitational Tournament". Midland University. March 31, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "Bowling squads wrap up seasons with great finishes". St.Ambrose University. March 30, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  7. ^ "WIU Men Finish 2nd, Women take 3rd at NAIA". Webber International University. April 15, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "Webber International Men's Bowling Crowned 2017 NAIA National Champions, Matt Russo Named To All-Tournament Team & MVP". Webber International University. April 3, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "Webber men's bowling captures another NAIA National Championship". Webber International. March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  10. ^ "Invitional Championship". 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

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