STRATFORD, New Jersey — University of Maryland Eastern Shore freshman
Chloe Skurzynski (Carlisle, Pennsylvania) added an early career item to her burgeoning bowling resume as she qualified for the United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Singles Championship on Friday (March 8).
The 2019 ISC will feature 24 men and 24 women competing for individual national titles April 16-17 at Poelking Lanes South in Dayton, Ohio. The men's and women's semifinals and championship rounds will be taped April 20 for broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
"Chloe did great," Hawks coach Kaylan Bandy said. "She will represent us well at the singles national championship. Hopefully the team will join her as well."
The Hawks last had a bowler make the singles championship field in 2017 when
Jacqueline Rhoda advanced all the way to the semifinals in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The women's ISC broadcast will air April 23 at 11 p.m. Eastern and be followed by the men's broadcast April 30 at 8 p.m. Eastern.
During Friday's competition, participants bowled six games, with the top four men and top four women at each sectional guaranteed a spot in Dayton next month. The eight additional men and eight additional women who advanced were determined based on the number of entries at each sectional.
Fairleigh Dickinson's Karsyn Lukosius connected for a 299 game in Stratford to lead the women's field, rolling to a 1,394 score. Also headed to Dayton are Fairleigh Dickinson teammates Aimee Sherman and Amanda Chrzanowski along with Leslie Campbell of Wright State and Kayla Johnson of Long Island-Brooklyn.
Three of the six women's qualifiers from the Smyrna, Tennessee sectional compete for Vanderbilt, including tournament leader Maria Bulanova, who finished with a 1,401 total. She was joined by fellow Commodores Jordan Newham and Adel Wahner. Additional players advancing from Smyrna are Averi Brown of Arkansas State; Megan Hess of St. Ambrose; and Sarah Gill of Stephen F. Austin.
A total of eight women qualified from Addison, Illinois, led by Grand View's Amanda Duplan (1,290). Bailey Delrose of Maryville; Olivia Farwell of Duquesne; Rebecca Dodson of Mount St. Mary's; Haley Cummings of Lindenwood; Meghan Macunovich of Robert Morris-Illinois; Samantha Laird of Hastings; and Destiny Miller of Saint Xavier also advanced.
McKendree's Breanna Clemmer earned her spot at the ISC by leading the field in Dallas, finishing with 1,295. Clemmer, the 2019 U.S. Amateur champion, was followed in the standings by Megan Carpenter of Baker; Sierra Kanemoto of Wichita State; and Rachel Strogin of Alabama-Birmingham.
There will be new champions in both the men's and women's divisions in 2019. Robert Morris-Illinois' Kenny Ryan and Stephen F. Austin's Stephanie Schwartz claimed the 2018 titles as part of their senior seasons.
