LANSING, Mich. – Wyatt Mackinder rolled a perfect game and captured the individual championship as the Adrian College men's bowling team placed second at the Comet Classic on Sunday.
Mackinder opened the tournament with games of 170 and 236 before recording a perfect 300 in his third and final game. His 706 series and 235.3 average placed him first among 129 competitors.
The Bulldogs' varsity team finished second in the 11-team field with a total pinfall of 5,147. Adrian finished only 79 pins behind tournament champion Bowling Green State University, which recorded a total of 5,226.
Luke Spear added a 592 series for Adrian after rolling games of 230, 217 and 145. Jawad Nasser finished with a 545 series, while Reece Kramer totaled 522. Reece Dyrval provided a strong finish with a 258 during the third game.
Adrian's junior varsity team placed fourth with a total pinfall of 4,345. Ryan Conway led the JV Bulldogs and placed eighth overall with games of 203, 214 and 194 for a 611 series. Antonio Valadez followed with a 592 series after recording games of 161, 224 and 207.
The Bulldogs return to competition on Saturday, October 17, at the Rochester Classic in Flint, Michigan.
