https://govutrailblazers.com en-us https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2025-26/releases/20251123w83k6l Sun, 23 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2025-26/releases/20251123w83k6l https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2025-26/releases/20251117fc4vyj Sun, 16 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2025-26/releases/20251117fc4vyj https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2025-26/releases/20251109ywe0ie Sun, 09 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2025-26/releases/20251109ywe0ie https://govutrailblazers.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251106q1l1p2 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251106q1l1p2 https://govutrailblazers.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251029qrm5zd Wed, 29 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251029qrm5zd https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2025-26/releases/20251027qkngwc Sun, 26 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2025-26/releases/20251027qkngwc https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2025-26/releases/20251025wzhk37 Sat, 25 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2025-26/releases/20251025wzhk37 https://govutrailblazers.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251016rue6wf Thu, 16 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251016rue6wf https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2025-26/releases/20251012wc1v1b Sun, 12 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2025-26/releases/20251012wc1v1b https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2025-26/releases/20251006o3lbmb Sun, 05 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2025-26/releases/20251006o3lbmb https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2025-26/releases/20250929hv0ymo Sun, 28 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2025-26/releases/20250929hv0ymo https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2025-26/releases/20250918vp9m49 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2025-26/releases/20250918vp9m49 https://govutrailblazers.com/general/2025-26/releases/20250811ow1cwc Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/general/2025-26/releases/20250811ow1cwc https://govutrailblazers.com/general/2024-25/releases/20250506was7zb Tue, 06 May 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/general/2024-25/releases/20250506was7zb https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2024-25/releases/20250309u129r8 SMYRNA, Tenn. – The 2024-25 Vincennes University Bowling season came to a close over the weekend at the 2025 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Sectional Championships in Smyrna, Tenn. The busy bowling weekend began Friday with the Singles Championships, consisting of six traditional games. Sophomore Dakota Waskom (Louisville, Ky.) paced the Trailblazers Friday in the singles competition, finishing his six games with 1,255 pins to take 50th overall. Sun, 09 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2024-25/releases/20250309u129r8 https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2024-25/releases/20250227qbkp5r VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University men’s bowling team once again qualified this season for the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Intercollegiate Team Sectional Championships. The Trailblazers will be headed back to Smyrna, Tenn. and the Smyrna Bowling Center where they will compete for a spot in the USBC National Championships. The 2025 USBC Sectional Championships will begin Friday, March 7 with the Intercollegiate Singles Championship (ISC), where members of the VU bowling team will compete in six traditional games, with 24 bowlers advancing to the 2025 ISC Finals. The top four bowlers from each of the four Sectional Championships will qualify plus an additional eight individuals based on field size. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2024-25/releases/20250227qbkp5r https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2024-25/releases/20250210qtsdxj FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – The Vincennes University Bowling team finished their 2024-25 regular season over the weekend with a very nice showing in the 2025 McKendree Baker Challenge hosted by McKendree University. The unique two-day tournament consisted of 40 baker games broken down into 10 sets of four baker games. The Trailblazers closed out the regular season strong with a sixth place finish in the tournament. Mon, 10 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2024-25/releases/20250210qtsdxj https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2024-25/releases/20250128sjq9l5 JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. – The Vincennes University Bowling team was back in action this past weekend as they took part in the weekend double feature of the MSC Lynne Jordan Memorial tournament Saturday and the MSC Thomas N. Burris Memorial tournament Sunday in Jeffersontown, Ky. The VU bowlers looked to get back into competitive mode with the VU Varsity team taking 12th place on Saturday and placing 11th on Sunday. The Trailblazer varsity bowlers were headlined Saturday by freshman Colton Martin (Breese, Ill.) who placed 58th overall with a tournament total of 767 pins in four games. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2024-25/releases/20250128sjq9l5 https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2024-25/releases/20241209pxe2qn FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Vincennes University Bowling team closed out the 2024 portion of their schedule this past weekend with a strong showing at the fourth American Heartland Bowling Association (AHBA) tournament of the year. The Trailblazers as a team placed third overall after the one day tournament consisting of four individual games and 10 baker games this past Saturday. Vincennes was led in the individual games by another outstanding tournament by sophomore Dakota Waskom (Louisville, Ky.) who finished the games with a total of 850 pins, including a team-leading game of 264 to finish 11th overall. Mon, 09 Dec 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2024-25/releases/20241209pxe2qn https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2024-25/releases/20241125poluov ST. CLAIR, Ill. – The Vincennes University Bowling team was back in action over the weekend as the Trailblazers headed to St. Clair, Ill. to take part in the 2024 National Collegiate Team Match Games hosted by McKendree University. The weekend tournament began Saturday with five traditional team games where the Blazers were paced by sophomore Dakota Waskom (Louisville, Ky.) Waskom put together five really solid games to lead the Blazers, finishing with a total of 1,017 pins, including a team-leading game of 265 to finish 49th overall on the individual leaderboard. Mon, 25 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2024-25/releases/20241125poluov https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2024-25/releases/20241122ljn868 VINCENNES, Ind. – The 20-time NJCAA National Champion Vincennes University Bowling program is set to rejoin the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) starting in the 2025-2026 academic year. The Trailblazer bowling program will continue competing in the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) and will be able to compete for both NJCAA and USBC National Championships. Vincennes University Bowling rejoins the National Junior College Athletic Association after leaving the NJCAA after the 2013-2014 season. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2024-25/releases/20241122ljn868 https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2024-25/releases/20241014qlxd5d INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Vincennes University Bowling season continues to roll on as the Trailblazers headed to Indianapolis this past weekend to take part in the Western 300 Shootout. The two-day tournament consisted of six traditional games on Saturday, followed by 16 baker games on Sunday. The Trailblazers were led by freshman Ryan Webber (Evansville, Ind.) who came away with a big Top 10 finish for the tournament, finishing the six traditional games with a total of 1350 pins and a team leading game of 278 to close out the first day of competition and finish ninth overall. Mon, 14 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2024-25/releases/20241014qlxd5d https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2024-25/releases/20241007spp4tf WAUWATOSA, Wis. – The Vincennes University Bowling season rolled on over the weekend as the Trailblazers headed up to Wisconsin for the 2024 Midwest Collegiate Championships Saturday and Sunday. Vincennes came away with a 34th place finish in a loaded field after five traditional games Saturday and 16 baker games on Sunday. The Trailblazers were led in the traditional games by sophomore Dakota Waskom (Louisville, Ky.) who finished with a total of 1,082 pins, including a team-leading game of 262 to begin the weekend and would place 26th overall. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2024-25/releases/20241007spp4tf https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2024-25/releases/20240924ok0b0a JACKSON, Mich. – The Vincennes University Bowling team had a great start to their 2024-25 season this past Saturday at the annual Dirty Bird Classic hosted by Concordia University in Michigan. The Trailblazers took second place as a team in the tournament, posting a team score of 2803 in three traditional games and a total of 1899 pins in 10 Baker games. Vincennes was led by sophomore Dakota Waskom (Louisville, Ky.) who got the season started with a bang, posting the best game score of the tournament with a 247 in his first game. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2024-25/releases/20240924ok0b0a https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/bsb/2024-25/releases/20240821ssgnx2 VINCENNES, Ind. - John Meeks, an experienced athletics administrator with an academic ethos, is the new Vincennes University Director of Athletics. VU President Dr. Chuck Johnson proudly announced the appointment of Meeks on Wednesday, August 21, during a VU Board of Trustees meeting.  Meeks is a former college basketball coach currently serving as the Director of Athletics at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake, Washington. He will begin his role leading VU Athletics on Monday, Sept. 9. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/bsb/2024-25/releases/20240821ssgnx2 https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/bsb/2024-25/releases/20240718knvtnk CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The 2023-24 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Academic awards were announced Thursday, with Vincennes University well represented. First came the announcement of the 2023-24 Academic Teams of the Year, with teams needing to hold a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better to be honored. Nearly 1,200 teams were named across the NJCAA members colleges and sports, with Vincennes University being named twice. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/bsb/2024-25/releases/20240718knvtnk https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2023-24/releases/20240310vh3n0e SMYRNA, Tenn. – The 2023-24 Vincennes University bowling season came to an end over the weekend at the United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Singles and Team Championship Sectionals hosted at the Smyrna Bowling Center in Tennessee. VU freshman Cayden Russell (Noblesville, Ind.) led the charge for the Trailblazers at Friday’s Singles Championships, finishing with a total of 1,343 pins over six games and just missed the cut to advance to Nationals by only seven pins. Russell got the weekend off to a great start by finishing all six games with over 200 pins, including a best game of 255 to place seventh out of 171 bowlers competing. Sun, 10 Mar 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2023-24/releases/20240310vh3n0e https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2023-24/releases/20240222m9u3d8 VINCENNES, ind. – The Vincennes University men’s bowling team eagerly awaited their Sectional placement for the 2024 United State Bowling Congress (USBC) Intercollegiate Team Championships (ITC) Sectional draw. The Trailblazers earned a spot on the Smyrna Sectional hosted at Smyrna Bowling Center in Smyrna, Tenn. The 2024 USBC Sectionals will begin Friday, March 8 with the Intercollegiate Singles Championship (ISC) qualifier, where members of the VU bowling team will compete in six singles games, with 24 bowlers advancing to the 2024 ISC finals. The top four from each Sectional and eight additional individuals based on field size. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2023-24/releases/20240222m9u3d8 https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2023-24/releases/20240129n6ne9y MONROE, Mich. – The Vincennes University bowling team battled from behind to win Sunday’s American Heartland Bowling Association (AHBA) Conference Championship in Monroe, Mich. The tournament had a very unique format, consisting of 30 baker games broken down into five six-game blocks and one regular team game. The Blazers found themselves in seventh place overall out of 17 teams competing after the first six baker games but were able to work their way up to second place after the fourth baker block. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2023-24/releases/20240129n6ne9y https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2023-24/releases/20240123nmxy5r LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Vincennes University bowling team were back in action this past weekend when the Trailblazers took part in the MSC Lynne Jordan Memorial tournament Saturday, Jan. 20 and the MSC Thomas N. Burris Memorial tournament Sunday, Jan. 21. Both tournaments held at Kingpin Lanes in Louisville. This was the first tournament action for the Blazers since Dec. 2 and the Blazers looked to show no signs of rust early on in the Lynne Jordan Memorial. The VU varsity team was headlined Saturday by freshman and Louisville native Dylan Lewis (Louisville, Ky.) who finished his five traditional games with a total of 1,031 and a scoring average of 206.2 to place 32nd overall out of 216 bowlers. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://govutrailblazers.com/sports/mbowlOLD/2023-24/releases/20240123nmxy5r