DUBUQUE - The Iowa Central bowling team came away with four Top-3 finishes here this past weekend at the Clarke Invitational.
The Triton men were runners-up to Lincoln Memorial led by a third place showing from Dale Weaver. Meanwhile, the Iowa Cental women tied for third overall as Madisyn Gerdts was fourth individually.
Weaver, who was named to the all-tournament team, had game scores of 219, 238, 215, 194 and 227 for a 1,093 series. Clarke's Tanner Webb was the individual winner with a series total of 1,105.
Tyler Whitner was 30th overall with a 907 series highlighted by a high-game score of 236. Ethan Ervin finished 37th with an 849, Dalton Hout was 40th with an 811, Jacob Kraft 41st with a 793, Rhett Fullhart 47th with a 748 and Tyler Madsen 52nd with a 730.
"It was our first tournament since early December and we looked pretty good for not competing for two months," Iowa Central head coach Gregg Haden said. "There were a lot of positives that came out of the final results and I feel like we are ready to get right back at it this coming weekend."
The Tritons qualified for match play, besting Culver-Stockton before falling to Lincoln Memorial.
Gerdts, who also made the all-tournament team, had a total of 989, just three pins behind third place. Hawkeye's Whittney Morse was first with a series total of 1,094. Gerdts had game scores of 218, 190, 231, 190 and 160.
Samantha Wangen cracked the Top-10, finishing eighth with a series total of 925. She had a high-game of 221.
Victoria Potter was 18th with an 875, Abigayle Clark placed 23rd with an 809, Olivia Nolte was 28th with a 743, Emily Foster placed 30th with a 738, Madelynn Kropp was 33rd with a 694 and Emily Tieskotter 39th with a 650.
Iowa Central fell to Grand View in match play.
"With only two regular season tournaments left before postseason play begins, we are looking pretty solid," Haden said. "I feel like we are really coming together and working as a team, which is very welcoming coming into the NJCAA Championships and USBC Sectionals."
The Tritons compete this weekend at the Kohawk Invitational in Cedar Rapids.
-By Dana Becker