2024 WHAC Men's Bowling Honors Released
The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) announced its conference honors for men's bowling in advance of the WHAC Championships on Saturday, Feb. 17 at Royal Scot in Lansing, Mich. Winners will be honored following the conclusion of the event this weekend.
Indiana Tech junior Brandon Haney was named the WHAC Bowler of the Year thanks to his 231.56 average during the four regular season WHAC events this year.
Joseph DeVita of UM-Dearborn was close behind with a 228.19 while Noah Samuels (Lawrence Tech), Ken Kloth (Madonna) and Alexander Horton (Indiana Tech) rounded out the First Team All-WHAC with 223, 218.69 and 217.69 averages respectively.
Connor Rogus of Concordia, a Second-Team All-WHAC selection with a 215.14 average, was awarded the Newcomer of the Year award. This award is given to the player with the top average who is new to the sport in the conference.
WHAC head coaches voted Lawrence Tech's Jon Putti as the Coach of the Year for leading the Blue Devils to a Co-Regular Season Championship. LTU has now won atleast a share of the Regular Season title in three of the last four seasons. Coaches selected Cleary Head Coach, Hayley Dann, as the Champion of Character Coach.
First and Second Team All-Conference honors were awarded based on season averages.
In addition to All-Conference, the WHAC also named its All-Academic Team for sophomores or above in academic standing with a cumulative 3.25 GPA. Nominees also must have been in attendance at the nominating school for one full year. The Champions of Character Team consists of one student-athlete from each school who best represents the five core character values of integrity, respect, responsibility, servant leadership, and sportsmanship.
Men's First Team All-Conference
Name | Institution | Yr. | GP | Pins | Avg. |
Brandon Haney | Indiana Tech | Jr. | 16 | 3705 | 231.56 |
Joseph DeVita | UM-Dearborn | Jr. | 16 | 3651 | 228.19 |
Noah Samuels | Lawrence Tech | Sr. | 15 | 3345 | 223 |
Ken Kloth | Madonna | Jr. | 16 | 3499 | 218.69 |
Alexander Horton | Indiana Tech | Jr. | 16 | 3483 | 217.69 |
Men's Second Team All-Conference
Name | Institution | Yr. | GP | Pins | Avg. |
Jarin Kurashige | Lawrence Tech | Sr. | 14 | 3024 | 216 |
Connor Rogus | Concordia | Fr. | 14 | 3012 | 215.14 |
Costa Gastouniotis | Lawrence Tech | Jr. | 14 | 2991 | 213.64 |
Nathan Roberts | UM-Dearborn | Fr. | 16 | 3412 | 213.25 |
David Schaberg | Concordia | So. | 12 | 2551 | 212.58 |
Men's All-Academic
Kyle Cameon | Aquinas |
Michael Deming | Aquinas |
Brendan Madej | Aquinas |
Mark Musgrave | Aquinas |
Jack Wicker | Aquinas |
Zachary DeLong | Cleary |
Corey Goldsmith | Cleary |
Logan Jarema | Cleary |
Reis Stein | Cleary |
Jeffrey Lizewski | Concordia |
Patrick Good | Concordia |
Hunter Haldaman | Cornerstone |
Andrew Iler | Cornerstone |
Carter Moon | Cornerstone |
Nathan Slowik | Cornerstone |
Ralph Carbone | Indiana Tech |
Anthony Daniels II | Indiana Tech |
Jason Hartenstein | Indiana Tech |
Alex Horton | Indiana Tech |
Parker Laubach | Indiana Tech |
David Decruydt | Lawrence Tech |
Jarin Kurashige | Lawrence Tech |
Michael Weber | Lawrence Tech |
Jacob Wilson | Lawrence Tech |
Seth Braum | Lawrence Tech |
Marco Ramirez | Lawrence Tech |
Connor Nowak | Lawrence Tech |
Ryan Beaty | Lawrence Tech |
Nicholas Clauson | Lawrence Tech |
Constantine Gastouniotis | Lawrence Tech |
Benjamin Augustitus | Lawrence Tech |
Cayleb Carey | Lawrence Tech |
Logan Bird | Lawrence Tech |
Ethan Achten | Lourdes |
DJ Barton | Lourdes |
Dylan Erway | Lourdes |
Griffin Cartier | Madonna |
Ken Kloth Jr. | Madonna |
Brandon Leavitt | Madonna |
Keith McLeod | Madonna |
Alex Warren | Madonna |
Luke Acton | Rochester |
Justin Powell | Rochester |
Jake Thompson | Rochester |
Jackson Vlassis | Rochester |
Robert Burcar II | Siena Heights |
Logan Cook | Siena Heights |
Neal Perok | Siena Heights |
Paul Scheuher | Siena Heights |
Jack Sisco | Siena Heights |
Philip Albright | UM-Dearborn |
Kejuan Mathews | UM-Dearborn |
Jaylen Watson | UM-Dearborn |
Zachary Baum | UM-Dearborn |
Stephen Strzalkowski | UM-Dearborn |
Men's Champions of Character Team
Aquinas | Jack Wicker |
Cleary | Zach DeLong |
Concordia | Connor Rogus |
Cornerstone | Cody O'Neil |
Indiana Tech | Chayton Bass |
Lawrence Tech | Jarin Kurashige |
Lourdes | Dylan Erway |
Madonna | Ken Kloth Jr. |
Rochester | Jackson Vlassis |
Siena Heights | Logan Cook |
UM-Dearborn | Joseph DeVita |