Tusculum finishes ninth at Brandon Burns Memorial

SMYRNA, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University men's bowling team finished ninth at the 2022 Brandon Burns Memorial which was held at the Smyrna Lanes.

The Pioneers finished with a total pinfall of 8,768 which included Sunday's 16 Baker-Game tally of 2972 to finish in the top half of the 18-team tournament field.

Pikeville claimed the team tournament title as the Bears finished with a total of 10,268 pins including a Sunday-best 3,532 in their Baker games.  Tennessee Wesleyan finished runner-up with 9,609, followed by Tennessee Southern (9565), Cumberlands (9485), Milligan (9418), Emmanuel (9391), Belmont Abbey (9198), Bethel (9109), Tusculum (8768), Campbellsville (8725), Cumberland (8723), Lindsey Wilson (8570), Thomas More (8550), Midway (8405), Union (8266), Southeastern Illinois (7651), South Florida (7449) and Shawnee State (7444).

Saturday's individual placement was finalized as Tusculum's Tyler Moore was the top Pioneer with his six-game traditional total of 1,258 pins, good enough for 22^nd place. Gabe Taulbee placed 56^th with 1,162 pins. Mason Morgan finished 62^nd with 1,132, Randall Andrews placed 68^th with 1,115, Justin Rodgers tallied 983 pins in his five games (93^rd) and Aeron Burkhardt bowled 146 in his one game (163^rd).

Tusculum returns to action Jan. 21 for the MSC Lynne Jordan Memorial, followed by the MSC Thomas N. Burris Memorial on Jan. 22, both in Louisville, Kentucky.

Final Team Standings

Tusculum Individual Results