COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Capital University bowling teams opened the 2026-27 season with a flourish as all five teams in action ended the tournament as winners or runners-up. The varsity women took first out of seven teams after match play, while the varsity men captured second out of 11 teams after match play.
The varsity women entered match play sitting third out of the seven teams. There, Capital defeated the six seed, Brescia, the two seed, Wittenberg, and the one seed, Muskingum, in consecutive battles by 2-1 scores to take the championship.
Samantha Jay earned All-Tournament team honors for the varsity women.
For the varsity women,
Samantha Jay led the way with a five-game total of 887 and a high game of 233.
Jolene Powers was next, bowling an 817 across five games with a 199 high.
Kaleigh Caywood bowled a 787, tossing a high game of 167.
Olivia Hicks bowled a 768 over her five games with a high of 177.
Isabelle Lindahl bowled five games totaling 754 and a high of 215.
The varsity men entered match play ranking third overall. In their head-to-head battles the Comets defeated the six seed Campbellsville and the two seed Muskingum before falling to the one seed Mercyhurst in the finals.
Zac Abbott walked away with All-Tournament honors for the weekend.
On the varsity men's side, Abbott was the team leader, bowling a five-game series of 1,047 with a high game of 249.
Aidan Jensen was the next for Capital, bowling a series of 1,015 with a high of 243.
Aiden Salkiewicz bowled four games and tallied a score of 721 with a high of 206.
Alex Grant led a group of Comets bowling three games with a total of 576 and a high of 226.
Caleb Kornosky bowled three games as well scoring 535 with a high of 183. Of the two-game bowlers,
JD Gannard led with a 359 (193 high) and
Evan Freudemann was one pin back with a 358 (188 high).
Baylee Becker bowled one game with a 175.
On the JV side, the women's first team placed first of four teams, while the women's second team placed second in that same bracket. For the JV women,
Sadie Bassitt,
Cassidi Johnson,
Aurora Panilo and
Kaitlin Yoder all earned All-Tournament Team accolades. Yoder was the leader for the JV women, bowling an 811. She also led with the high game of 201.
On the men's JV side, Capital took second of eight teams. There were no match play brackets on the JV side.
Amir Alston and
Nehemiah Smith each earned a spot on the All-Tournament team for their efforts. Alston led the team with a total of 1,015, while Smith tossed an even 1,000. Smith also secured the high game of the day with a 254.
UP NEXT
Capital will be back on the lanes on October 3rd and 4th as they head to the Brunswick Midwest Collegiate Championships in Detroit, Michigan.
