Vania Strikes Head Coaching Position with Crimson Wave

6/7/10 - Calumet College of St. Joseph Athletic Director Peter Haring has announced the hiring of Randy Vania as the new head women’s bowling coach for the Crimson Wave.  Vania will replace Shon Washington as the program’s second head bowling coach since its inception in 2006.

“I am very excited to have Randy as the new head woman’s bowling coach at CCSJ.  His knowledge of the game and of the Crimson Wave bowling program will be valuable in sustaining the success the women’s team has gained the past four seasons,” said Haring. “Randy was instrumental as an assistant with the men’s bowling program, helping the team to the USBC national finals this past season.  The collegiate experience Randy has a acquired under Coach Kubacki has prepared him to accept the head coaching duties of the women’s bowling program.  The CCSJ bowling teams, men and women, have become a nationally recognized and I believe Randy will continue to build upon the tradition of excellence established within the Crimson Wave bowling program.”

Vania served as the CCSJ men’s bowling assistant coach since 2006 helping transform the program into a national powerhouse.  While with the men’s program the team qualified for the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships four straight years and became the 2009-10 USBC National Runners-Up this past season.  Vania was responsible for many important aspects of the men’s program including analyzing lane conditions, pin tracking, recruiting and other responsibilities towards weekly training and tournament preparation. 

“I really feel I can take this successful program to the next level.  There are a lot of good players on this team and I feel like I can shape these players to succeed.  I am really excited to have this opportunity,” said Vania on accepting the position.

Vania’s experience in coaching has also led him to a high school state championship while assisting at Griffith High School in 2007.  He is also a USBC Bronze Level Certified Instructor along and still competes successfully in various USBC sanctioned tournaments as a player. 

The Calumet College of St. Joseph women’s bowling program finished 21st in the final rankings for the 2009-10 season.  During the first four seasons of competition the Crimson Wave women’s bowling program qualified for the USBC Collegiate National Tournament twice (2007-08 & 2008-09).

Ladies Finish 8th at Sectionals  
 
3/14/10 – The Crimson Wave women’s bowling team finished 8th overall at the 2010 USBC Intercollegiate Team Sectional in Chattanooga, TN.

The Crimson Wave ladies finished the sectional with 11,114 pins 622 pins short of the fourth place qualifying position.  This was the last tournament of the year for the Crimson Wave women. 

Women’s Bowling 10th After Day One

3/13/10 – The Crimson Wave women’s bowling team is currently in 10th place after the first day of competition at the Chattanooga, TN 2010 Intercollegiate Team Championships Sectional Qualifier. 

The Crimson Wave women have tallied 5,443 total pins after the first 32 baker games.  The women are currently 369 pins out of the 4th place qualifying position that is held by Purdue University.

The ladies will finish the sectional tomorrow with the remaining 32 baker games. 

USBC Sectional Pairings Announced

2/24/10 – The USBC has announced the pairings for the 2010 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championship sectionals.

The Crimson Wave men have been assigned to the Peoria Sectional.  The sectional will be held at Landmark Lanes in Peoria, IL.  The sectional includes the current No. 1 team in Wichita State University, No. 7 Newman University, No. 13 Wright State University.  The Crimson Wave men are currently ranked No. 10 and will look to improve upon last year’s 4thplace finish.

The Crimson Wave women’s team will travel south to the Chattanooga Sectional held at Holiday Bowl Brainerd in Chattanooga, TN.  The Crimson Wave women’s team is currently ranked 21st.  Sectional opponents include No. 1 Central Florida, No. 6 Lindenwood, and No. 9 Maryland-Eastern Shore.  The Crimson Wave women finished 4th last year in the Fairview Heights sectional. 

The Crimson Wave men and women will compete at the 2010 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championship sectionals on March 11-14.

Ladies Finish 11th at McKendree

2/8/10 - The Crimson Wave Women's Bowling Team finished in 11th place this weekend after competing in the McKendree Baker Challenge hosted by McKendree University.

“The 40-game baker format provided us with the opportunity to prepare for the upcoming sectional qualifier which also has an all baker game format. Although we were not pleased with our overall performance, we will build on the lessons learned to hopefully qualify for our third consecutive National Finals appearance next month.”  Said Coach Washington on the competition

Ladies Work Hard at Lions Classic

1/30/10 - The 16th ranked CCSJ Women’s Bowling Team finished 5th this past weekend at the Lions Classic hosted by Lindenwood University. This event had an unusual format which put the ladies’ mental games and shot-making abilities to the test. The tournament used two of the Professional Bowlers Association five lane patterns on each pair during competition. The longer Shark pattern was used on the left lane and the shorter Viper on the right. The ladies were prepared but could not quite get a rhythm going ending day 1 in 7th place.

Day 2- The field would bowl 12 additional baker games for qualifying purposes and placed in a 14 –team double-elimination bracket. Entering as the number seven seed, the ladies responded with a 2-2 record in bracket-play before being eliminated in three games by a strong Mckendree team in the best 2 of 3 format. The team was led individually by Junior co-captain Jessica Funk averaging 189 for the six-game set on Saturday.

The women will compete next weekend (Fe. 6-7) the Mckendree Baker Challenge in Fairview Heights, IL before taking time off to prepare for the Hoosier Classic in Indianapolis. (Feb 20-21)

Ladies Finish Strong at Blue and Gold

1/24/10 - The Crimson Wave Women’s Bowling Team claimed a 14th place finish at the Blue & Gold Classic annually held in South Bend, IN. This year, 45 women’s teams from all over the country competed in the two-day event. The ladies of Calumet College struggled a bit on Day 1 qualifying in 23rd place after the five team game set. However, the team found their stride during the baker portion of the tournament, averaging 170 for the twenty baker game set before finishing the tournament in 14th place. The Crimson Wave were lead by Junior co-captain Alice Veenstra who finished 26th individually. The women’s team will travel next to St. Charles, Missouri for the Lions Classic hosted by Lindenwood University.

Crimson Wave Women Roll to a third place finish at the Hoinke

 1/16/09 - Cincinnati, OH - The Crimson Wave Women's Bowling Team competed in the 10th annual Hoinke Classic this past weekend and returned home with a third place finish in a field of 27 teams. The field bowled on two different PBA patterns over the two day event. (Shark-Saturday, Viper-Sunday)  The ladies qualified in 5th position for the nine game qualifying rounds with a pin total of 7934 plus 420 bonus pins. The field was cut to the top six teams after qualifying with bracket play determining the overall winner.  

In the first round, the Crimson Wave defeated the Wright State Raiders 3 games to 1 in the best of five baker format. The second round brought a much more formidable opponent in top seed and national powerhouse Pikeville College. The ladies saved their best for last, but it was not enough to overcome the experience of Pikeville, falling 3 games to 1 to the Lady Bears. 

“This was a complete team effort by the ladies. When one or two individuals found the lane pattern difficult, the other team members were there to keep the team steady. I was also impressed by first year team members Fallon Jarboe and Jessica Zaideman who did well this weekend in their first collegiate competition. Both young ladies played a significant role in our first round win over Wright State. I hope we can continue this momentum into next week's Tier 1 event in South Bend, IN.”  Said Coach Shon Washington

Ladies Compete in Las Vegas

12/24/09 - The Calumet College Women's Team recently traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada to compete in two USBC Tier 1 events; the Collegiate Shoot-out and the Glenn Carlson Las Vegas Invitational. The ladies finished the Collegiate Shoot-out in seventh position (19 teams competing), led by junior co-captain Alice Veenstra who finished with a 6- game average of 181. She was followed by freshman Ashley Carey with a 176 average. Alice and Ashley finished 12th and 17th respectively as individuals in a field of more than 90 bowlers.

There was more great bowling to come as the ladies improved on their 7th place finish in the collegiate shoot-out with an even more impressive 3rd place finish in the Glenn Carlson Las Vegas Invitational. The team was led this time by the sophomore Nikki Krooswyk and freshman Paige Jozwiak. NIkki led the team with a 9-game average of 185,15th place individual finish, and team high game of 244. Jozwiak bowled like a tournament veteran finishing 2nd on the team averaging 182 for 9 games and 16th individually.

The Crimson Wave Women are currently ranked 13th in the country and will next compete at the Hoinke Classic January 15-17 in Cincinnati, OH. 

Ladies Compete at Brickyard Classic

10/1/09 - The Women’s Bowling Team traveled to Indianapolis Indiana this weekend to compete in the 15th Annual Brickyard Classic. After day 1 of the two day event, the Crimson Wave found themselves only 23 pins out of first place. Alice Veenstra led the team averaging 184.6 for the day one six game set and was rewarded with a spot on the all-tournament team finishing with the 3rd highest average in the women’s division. Day 2 however was a bit of a struggle for the ladies, averaging 164 for their 16 game baker set and falling to fourth place overall.

While the ladies did fall back a bit in the overall standings, several team members made their collegiate debuts and did very well for themselves and the team. First year team members Jamie Budziak and Katie Jones stepped-up big on day two. Budziak’s first roll as a collegiate athlete in competition resulted in a strike, surprisingly so were her next five. Jones did not disappoint either, her first six collegiate shots consisted of two strikes, three spares and one open. The Crimson Wave travel next to Las Vegas, Nevada Dec. 17-22 for two important tier one events.

Ladies Compete at Midwest

10/4/09 - The Crimson Wave women's bowling team competed at the Midwest Collegiate Bowling Tournament in Wauwatosa, WI this weekend. The ladies finsihed 10th overall as a team.

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