Bowling is in full swing this year for WTAMU. With 46 students on crew, the WT bowling team has shown it can be just as competitive as the other traditional college sports. The coach this year, Mark Scroggins, who has been with WT for 15 years, is excited about the upcoming conference championship in San Antonio, but even though 16 students are on the team, only eight can travel at a time.

“It’s a yearlong process,” Scroggins said. “Deciding what eight to choose from can be very difficult because they are all good.”

The bowling team at WT has about 14 tournaments a year. This year’s men’s captain is senior Civil Engineering major, Seth Rutledge.

“’I’ve been bowling for the last eight years of my life, but these last four years have been amazing with my WT team,” Rutledge said.

Every year as team members graduate, new students come in.

“I look forward to getting to meet the new kids on our team,” Rutledge said. “Trying to rebuild the team, and getting to know each of the different player’s personalities, and working together.”

New to this year’s team are twins Ashley and Brianne Hansen, pre-med and biochemistry major respectively.

“College bowling is more of a team sport rather than individual,” said Ashley.

Bowling for the Hansen sisters has been a life long practice as both girls have been bowling since four years old.

“We practice together twice a week for two hours,” Brianne said.