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College Teams Make History at the ITRC
THE INTERNATIONAL Training and Research Center (ITRC) at the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, Texas, is one of the premier training destinations in the world. Collegiate teams come from all over the country to take advantage of the ITRC’s state-of the-art facility, which includes 14 dedicated training lanes, biomechanical motion tracking, DigiTrax technology, video analysis from robotic cameras and BowlersMAP among its features. In September, the Delaware
State and Morgan State women’s teams were cross- ing paths at the ITRC, where the two Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference teams had sched- uled training sessions with ITRC head coach Rod Ross and his staff.
Taking advantage of the
opportunity, the schools scheduled a match to be held at the facility. That decision turned out to be historic as, on Sept. 20, it became the very first collegiate match held at the ITRC. “It was phenomenal,”
Delaware State coach Ricki Ellison said of the matchup. “It was so much fun, especially being able to go up against Morgan State, who is someone we see quite often because they are in our conference.” Delaware State won the
opening five-player match, 907-849. Nicole Bower had a 203 game to lead the Hornets. They also took the four-game Baker match, 669-653. The match was the capper
to Morgan State’s training stop at the ITRC. “Everything they
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have here … the girls learned a lot,” Morgan State coach James Brown said. “The important thing is for them to follow through and develop.” Morgan State senior Ashley
Milbourne said she learned not only about her game but also how to break down lane con- ditions and how to build an arsenal of bowling balls. “We did data analysis
where they recorded us and it was different,” Milbourne said. “I actually got to see what I was doing wrong. Hopefully, I can stick with what I learned and take it to the lanes.” While Delaware State and
Morgan State made history by being the first collegians to clash at the ITRC, they cer- tainly weren’t the last. On Oct. 10, Prairie View
A&M and the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore women’s teams squared off in Arlington. That was followed up a week later when Sam Houston State University faced Stephen F. Austin on Oct. 17.
Live and
Streaming You may have seen col- legiate events like USBC’s Intercollegiate Team Championships on TV, but if you can’t get enough college bowling action,
BOWL.com will be the home for college bowling fans this season, as USBC will provide live- streaming coverage of sev- eral top tournaments. Just go to
BOWL.com during the event and click on the live streaming link to catch all the action.
Last season, USBC provided free live stream- ing of four collegiate events with an audience of nearly 200,000 unique viewers.
BOWL.COM COLLEGIATE LIVE STREAMING SCHEDULE (Subject to change; all times Eastern)
• Dec. 21, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Glenn Carlson Las Vegas
Invitational
• Dec. 22, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Glenn Carlson Las Vegas Invitational
• Feb. 19, 7:45 a.m.-11 p.m., Backhaul Direct Hoosier Classic
• Feb. 20, 7:45 a.m.-7 p.m., Backhaul Direct Hoosier Classic
• April 1, 8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m., NAIA Invitational
• April 2, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., NAIA Invitational
• April 3, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., NAIA Invitational
• April 21, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., USBC Intercollegiate Team
Championships
• April 22, 8 a.m.-6:45 p.m., USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships
• April 23, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., USBC Intercollegiate Team
Championships
• May 23, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., USBC Intercollegiate Singles Championships
HELLO AGAIN: Click on the play button (above left) to watch special video coverage of the Delaware State women’s team’s joyful reunion with their former coach.
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• May 24, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., USBC Intercollegiate Singles
Championships
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