Men’s and Women’s Bowling Have Historic Performance at Region III Championship

(From Left to Right) Emily Ferlo, Americus Cotton, Grace Smith, Allison Babcock, Rylee Roe, Madeline Anderson, Maddison Winters

 

(Back left to right) Anton Leonard, Ryan Yenny, Louis DiLorenzo, Dominic Capone, Noah Barner, Owen Capria (Front Center) Ronnie Ellis

The Herkimer College Women’s Bowling Team won its second team championship in the last three years and Herkimer Men’s Bowling finished runner-up at the 2024 NJCAA Region III Championship this past weekend at King Pin Lanes in Rome, NY.

Freshman Rylee Roe of Binghamton, NY, finished first in both singles and overall, with a score of 1,784. Roe’s singles competition score of 926 was 154 pins higher than the second-place finisher. Additionally, Roe was named Region III Female Bowler of the Year, finishing with the highest average in the conference.

It’s the second consecutive year that a bowler has finished in first place at the Region III Championship for the Generals, marking the second time in program history that this has occurred since Sara Edenhofer and Sara Foley in the 2012-13 season.

Roe also won doubles alongside sophomore Emily Ferlo of Mohawk, NY, with a score of 1,552.

Ferlo, who finished first in singles, second in doubles, and second in all events at last year’s NJCAA Region III Championship tournament, finished tied for third in singles and sixth overall.

Freshman Ronnie Ellis of Hancock, NY, finished in second place for the men in singles competition, bowling a 936, and fourth overall with a score of 1,747.

Roe, Ferlo, and Ellis earned All-Region team honors, while Roe, Ferlo sophomores Anton Leonard and Allison Babcock earned First Team All-Conference.

Sophomores Louis DiLorenzo and Maddison Winters and freshmen Ajiana Martinez and Madeline Anderson earned Second Team All-Conference honors.

“I’m beyond excited for this group and extremely proud of everything they’re accomplishing,” Herkimer Men’s and Women’s Bowling head coach Tony DeLuca said. “Both our men and women have put in so much work honing their craft to succeed when it matters, and this is just the beginning. I truly believe we have some of the best student-athletes a coach can ask for.”