ADRIAN, Mich. – The Adrian College men's bowling team captured the AC Open championship over the weekend after recording a tournament-leading total of 5,141 pins. The Bulldogs finished 298 pins ahead of second-place Bowling Green State University.
Adrian placed three bowlers inside the top five to earn All-Tournament Team honors. Lucas Spear won the individual championship with a three-game series of 664 and a tournament-best 221.3 average. Spear rolled games of 221, 196 and 247, with his 247 marking the highest game of the tournament.
Reece Kramer finished as the individual runner-up after totaling 633 pins and averaging 211. Kramer opened with games of 222 and 232 before completing the tournament with a 179. Palmer Ziemer earned the Bulldogs' third All-Tournament Team selection by placing fifth with a 552 series, highlighted by a 202 in the opening game.
Wyatt Mackinder added a ninth-place finish with a 510 series, while Jawad Nasser averaged 191.5 across two games and rolled a 225. Reece Dyrval contributed a 150 during the final individual game.
The Bulldogs totaled 2,892 pins during individual competition before completing the event with 5,141 overall pins to secure the championship. Adrian's junior varsity team also produced a strong showing, placing second with a total of 4,396.
