St. Ambrose bowling squads competed in this past weekend's Kohawk Invitational. Hosted by Coe College, tournament competition took place at May City Bowl (women) and Cedar Rapids Bowling Center (men).

The women's varsity placed fifth in a 14-team field. The top-three finishers were Mount Mercy (7983), Judston (7961) and Lindenwood (7720).

Team members included Marissa Bills (958-five games), Kayla Staub (938-five games), Emma Taft (923-five games), Mia Almeida (869-five games), Brooklyn Schlapkohl (342-two games), Shay Edwards (169-one game), Lily Murphy (163-one game) and Gianna Koszut.

On the men's side, the varsity squad finished as tournament runner-up in the 15-team field. Mount Mercy earned the title (9208), while St. Ambrose totaled 8783. Lindenwood placed third with 8409.

SAU team members included Devin Richards (1143-five games), Kendric Siders (1085-five games), Keaten Bieri (881-four games), Kevin Magnuson (818-four games), Tyler Close (562-three games), Evan White (468-two games), Elias O'Hollaren (235-one game) and Lucas Hersrud (169-one game).

St. Ambrose entered a pair of JV squads, with the JV#2 taking home the title in a dramatic finish; they fired a blistering 270 in their final game to earn the victory by 10 pins. There were 10 JV teams in the starting field. SAU team members of the winning squad were Colby Kato (1068-five games), Gavin Finley (1013-five games), Raiden Nakagawa (956-four games), Logan Boll (830-four games), Chayce Stouffer (812-four games) and Drew Ballard (639-three games). SAU's winning pinfall total was 8475, with Mount Mercy JV#1 just 10 pins back at 8465.

St. Ambrose JV#1 was third with 8282. Those team members included Dylan Harnden (865-five games), Derrick Lewandowski (851-five games), Jackson Satterlee (828-four games), Nicholas Kidd (820-four games), Joshua Prowse (795-four games), Wyatt Honecker (364-two games), Evan Flath (194-one game) and Jaxon Robinson.

The highlight of the weekend was provided by SAU team member Raiden Nakagawa, who closed his Saturday round with a perfect 300 game. The 300 was just the third individual 300 in SAU bowling program history, with the other two coming from Brent Boho and Jordan Monnens; Monnens fired his in this very same event.

Also on Sunday, senior Joshua Prowse rolled his final ball in program history. The two-handed lefty has been a major part of SAU's success in the classroom and on the lanes over the past four seasons. It was an emotional sendoff, with both parents flying up from Florida to be there for his final tournament.

Varsity teams are right back in action this coming weekend at the annual Hoosier Classic in Indianapolis, Ind. It is the final regular season event on the bowling calendar. Sectional assignments will be announced on Wednesday, Feb. 18.