MOLINE, Ill. – The Newman men's and women's bowling teams were back in action this past weekend (Nov. 10 and Nov. 11) as they competed in the Leatherneck Classic, hosted by Western Illinois.

The Lady Jets continued their season success taking 3rd place out of 37 teams in the weekend field. The Leatherneck classic featured one of the strongest fields the Jets have seen and will see all season. The Jets finished behind across town school Wichita State and Lindenwood the defending national champions from a year ago.

Junior, Kristen Machacek led the way for the Jets, finishing one spot outside the top ten, in 11th. Carley Sullivan who averaged 195 for the weekend finished three spots back in 14th. Head Coach Billy Murphy stated, "The ladies were very good this past weekend and competed at a very high level all weekend long." Murphy continued on saying, "We still have some things to work on, but we are getting better and better every time out." The Jets lost a first round match to St. Francis University and finished in a T-5 for the event, making it their 5th top 5, with a win in their first 6 events.

On the men's side of things, the Jets struggled Saturday (Nov. 10) sitting in 19th place out of 47 teams after the first day of the tournament The Jets rebounded strong Sunday (Nov. 11) making a solid jump finishing the weekend in 13th place against the toughest fields they'll face all year. Jake Provenzano continued his solid season finishing individually in 10th place, averaging 211.8 per game for the weekend. Coach Murphy on the men's performance from the weekend stated, "The guys are very young this year but keep improving strongly each tournament."

The Jets will have a little break before heading out to Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada for two different events from December 17-20. The first event is the Glenn Carlson Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 17-18 held by Fresno State University. The Jets will conclude the trip in Vegas in the Collegiate Shoot-Out (Dec. 19-20)