SMYRNA, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University men's and women's bowling teams each finished eighth at the 2021 Intercollegiate Team Championships Sectional Qualifier at the Smyrna Bowling Center.

Teams were completing the two-day ITC sectional play with the top four teams advancing to next month's USBC National Championships in Wyoming, Michigan.

The Tusculum men improved by eight positions after Saturday first block of 20-game Baker matches. TU logged a pinfall of 3,731 in Sunday's second block to finish with 7,085 for the weekend. Tusculum bowled eight 200-plus games in the final day of the event.

The quartet of Webber International (8,301), Emmanuel (8,012), McKendree (7,854) and St. Francis, Illinois (7,634) all advance to the national championship.

In the women's ITC sectional, Tusculum also recorded marked improvement from Saturday as the Pioneers climbed four spots to finish eighth. TU bowled a Sunday tally of 3,534 pins, giving the Pioneers a weekend total of 6,989.

Moving onto nationals from the Smyrna Sectional are McKendree, Mount St. Mary's, North Carolina A&T and Maryville (Mo.).

On Friday, Tusculum's Tyler Moore finished runner-up in the men's individual sectional, while TU freshman Jordan Mundt placed fourth. Both will advance as individual competitors at next month's national championship.