Robinson and Johnson Highlight Historic Meet for IWU Bowling

Robinson and Johnson finish in top-25, men’s team caps off program's first competition

10/11/2026 6:36:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's bowling teams wrapped up action at the Columbia 300 Shootout in Indianapolis, Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 10-11. The women's team finished 21st with a pinfall of 6,355 after a total of 30 individual games on Saturday and 16 baker games on Sunday while the men's squad closed in 30th with a total pinfall of 7,341.

On Saturday, freshman Morgan Robinson (Morton, Ill.-Morton) led the way on the women's side for IWU, finishing in seventh place, eclipsing 200 three times resulting in a total pinfall of 1218. Freshman Annalyse Johnson (Arlington Heights, Ill.-Hersey) finished the individual portion in 25th with a pinfall of 1159 and a high score of 221. The team closed in 21st with a total day one pinfall of 4601. Those two marked the highest finishes by IWU bowlers in the history of the 175-bowler tournament.

On Sunday, the women's team competed in 16 baker games, scoring a team-high 178 in game six. The men's side scored a team-high 214 in game 11.

The women's team is back in action next week, Oct. 17-18 at the Midwest DIII Round Up at Bertrand Lanes in Waukegan, Ill. while the men's team is idle until Oct. 31 when they head to the Boilermaker Classic hosted by Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.

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