Piston Receives All-American Honors; Men’s Team Finishes 3rd Overall
The Cayuga Community College bowling team competed in the NJCAA National Bowling Championship this past weekend at Airport Lanes in Buffalo, NY. The Spartans had a successful event this.
Beth Piston (East Syracuse, NY) made history for the women's bowling program by becoming the first All- American in women's bowling. Piston had a total pinfall of 2,181 averaging 181.8 for 12 games. Meghan Feocco (Auburn, NY) finished in 23rd behind Piston with a total pinfall of 2026 averaging 168.8 for 12 games.
On the men's side the Spartans had 4 bowlers in the top 20 in a field of 103 bowlers. Joe Clavelli (Oswego, NY) fell short of All-American placing 10th with a total pinfall of 2,277 averaging 189.8. Behind Clavelli was Bernie Cecchini (Union Springs, NY), former high school teammates Zach DelBrocco (Oswego, NY), and Matt Clemons (Oswego, NY). The team finished 3rd overall in a field of 17 teams. The Spartans head to Stratford, NJ to compete in the ISC Sectionals and ITC Sectionals…both USBC events.