FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2018

CONTACT:
Gordon Vadakin
Phone (316) 978-7655
Fax (316) 978-6056
email - shocker.bowling@wichita.edu
www.wichita.edu/bowling

WICHITA, Kan. – – The Shocker Bowling team has released their 2018-2019 schedule, which includes 10 regular season events leading up to the Intercollegiate Team Championships in Dayton, Ohio.

Shocker bowlers will begin their quests for titles 21 and 22 in Fort Worth and Dallas, Texas at the SWIBC III and SWIBC IV events on October 13th and 14th. These two events are new for the Shockers and will be the only Southwest Intercollegiate Bowling Conference events the Shockers compete in.

The Shocks will return home to Wichita to compete in the 59th annual Mid States Championships, which has been upgraded to Tier I status for the first time. Catch the Shockers in their only home event of the season October 20-21 at Northrock Lanes and West Acres Bowl.

Staying in Kansas the Shocks head off to the Jayhawk Collegiate Classic November 3rd and 4th in Lawrence, Kansas. The following weekend the Shockers take off to Davenport, Iowa and Moline, Ill. for the largest Tier II event in the country, the Leatherneck Classic.

After the Leatherneck the Shocks have a few weeks off to finish up finals, then head to Las Vegas, Nev. to compete in two Tier I events over the winter break. The Las Vegas Invitational is December 17-18 followed by the Collegiate Shootout December 19-20.

Starting off second semester with another Tier I, the Shocks hit Chicagoland for the ISBPA/Kegel Collegiate Midwest Classic in Addison, Ill. January 19-20. After that, the Shockers go to the St. Louis area for the McKendree Baker Challenge February 2-3.

The regular season is wrapped up at the famous Hoosier Classic in Indianapolis, Ind. February 16-17 at Western Bowl.

At the end of the regular season, the Shockers hope to be in the top 80 men’s and 64 women’s teams to earn a spot in the Intercollegiate Team Championships sectional qualifier, held March 9-10 in one of four cities around the country.

Should the Shockers qualify for the Intercollegiate Team Championships, they would head to Dayton, Ohio April 18-20.

For more information, head to www.wichita.edu/bowling and follow the Shockers on social media (www.facebook.com/wichitastateshockerbowling and www.twitter.com/shockerbowling) to keep up with all things Shocker Bowling!

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The Rhatigan Student Center has been the major financial and administrative supporter of the Wichita State University bowling program since 1959.