COLUMBUS, OHIO -- Belmont Abbey placed three bowlers in the top five of the individual standing -- led by Sean Neidhold in first -- to hold the top spot at the DO Apparel-Brunswick Collegiate Open. The tournament is the season opener for the Crusaders.

The varsity competitors combined for a team score of 5314, 256 pins better then host Muskingum. The junior varsity team #2 stands second in that division with 4931 pins, while the junior varsity team #3 is just 15 pins behind that. Muskingum leads the JV Division with 4963 pins.

Play concludes tomorrow with five more traditional games.

VARSITY SCORES (1040-1102-1027-1084-1061=5314)

• Connor Breaman -- 250-245-213-173-287=1118 (223.6 average)
• Ethan Bell -- 217-197-204-279-216=1113 (222.6 average)
• Jordan Woods -- 198-268-227-174-187=1054 (210.8 average)
• Gabriel Scott -- x-188-216-216-217=837 (209.3 average)
• Lance Owens -- 214-204-167-242-204=1031 (206.2 average)
• Hunter Hawley -- 161-x-x-x-x=161 (161.0 average)

JUNIOR VARSITY #1 SCORES (1005-970-1093-853-995=4916)

• Mark Kaczynski -- 215-213-264-206-203=1101 (220.2 average)
• Cole Cook -- 258-171-233-179-210=1051 (210.2 average)
• Joshua Atkinson -- 181-183-213-134-x=711 (177.8 average)
• Gavin Gucwa -- 148-178-204-183-158=871 (174.2 average)
• Michael McDonald -- x-x-x-x-195=195 (195.0 average)
• Hogan Simmons -- 203-225-179-151-229=987 (197.6 average)

JUNIOR VARSITY #2 SCORES (1014-968-991-923-1035=4931)

• Sean Neidhold -- 214-296-277-235-193=1215 (243.0 average)
• Tyler Michel -- 233-166-181-195-244=1019 (203.8 average)
• Luke Eaton -- 231-154-199-216-206=1006 (201.2 average)
• Andrew Combs -- 190-187-186-147-x=710 (177.5 average)
• Will Olberding -- 146-165-148-x-x=459 (153.0 average)
• Joseph Guarnieri -- x-x-x-x-244=244 (224.0 average)
• Aaron Perry -- x-x-x-x-168=168 (168.0 average)
• Ethan Bogle -- x-x-x-130-x=130 (130.0 average)