Tusculum finishes ninth at Brandon Burns Memorial

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 22nd place. Gabe Taulbee placed 56th with 1,162 pins. Mason Morgan finished 62nd with 1,132, Randall Andrews placed 68th with 1,115, Justin Rodgers tallied 983 pins in his five games (93rd) and Aeron Burkhardt bowled 146 in his one game (163rd).

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

Pl

Team

Total

1

Pikeville

10268

2

Tennessee Wesleyan

9609

3

Tennessee Southern

9565

4

Cumberlands (Ky.)

9485

5

Milligan

9418

6

Emmanuel

9391

7

Belmont Abbey

9198

8

Bethel

9109

9

TUSCULUM

8768

10

Campbellsville

8725

11

Cumberland (Tenn.)

8723

12

Lindsey Wilson

8570

13

Thomas More

8550

14

Midway

8405

15

Union (Ky.)

8266

16

Southeastern Illinois

7651

17

South Florida

7449

18

Shawnee St.

7444

 

Tusculum Individual Results

Pl

Player

GP

Total

22

Tyler Moore

6

1258

56

Gabe Taulbee

6

1162

62

Mason Morgan

6

1132

68

Randall Andrews

6

1115

93

Justin Rodgers

5

983

163

Aeron Burkhardt

1

146