INDIANAPOLIS — The Missouri Baptist University bowling teams turned in solid showings at the Columbia 300 Western Shootout, held Oct. 11–12 at Royal Pinn Western in Indianapolis.

The Spartan women placed fifth overall in the 29-team varsity field with a total pinfall of 8,639, finishing just 125 pins behind fourth-place Indiana Tech. Lindenwood University (8,764) and Rochester University (8,763) narrowly battled for the top two spots.

Sophomore Savannah Scheldberg led the way for Missouri Baptist, finishing sixth individually with a six-game total of 1,237 pins (206.2 average), highlighted by a 245 game in her fifth round. She was joined in the top half of the standings by Emily Wagner (22nd, 1,156 pins, 192.7 avg.), Kassandra Foss (33rd, 1,115 pins, 185.8 avg.), Amber Lymenstull (36th, 1,101 pins, 183.5 avg.), and Samantha DeBeaux (40th, 1,079 pins, 179.8 avg.).

On the men's side, Missouri Baptist's varsity team finished 17th out of 29 with 9,057 total pins, competing in a strong field.

Sophomore Bryson Hicks paced the Spartan men with a six-game series of 1,195 pins (199.2 average) to place in the upper third of the 200-plus bowler field. Silas Moats followed with 968 pins across five games (193.6 avg.), while Charlie Hunter added 982 pins (196.4 avg.) in limited action. Freshman Dylan Chastain contributed a 190.3 average over four games, and Alec Forester and Jonah Fisher also saw varsity competition for the Spartans.

Missouri Baptist will return to action later this month at The Lions Classic hosted by Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo.