ADDISON, Ill. – No. 23-ranked University of Central Missouri Jennies Bowling earned a berth to the 2026 Intercollegiate Team Championships after placing fourth at the ITC Sectionals March 13-15 in Addison, Ill.

UCM started off the weekend going 4-4 on Saturday with wins over Huntington (684-564), Wartburg (799-688), Grandview (774-672), and McPherson (813-717), before posting an impressive 5-1 record on Sunday with victories over Wisconsin-Whitewater (718-661), Marian [Ind.] (747-664), Alma (744-731), Marian [Wis.] (840-706), and Capital (869-603).

For the two-day tournament, Central Missouri posted a record of 9-7.

Over 64 Baker games, the Jennies tallied a total pinfall of 12,255 and an average of 191.48.

In the singles portion of the ITC Sectionals conducted on Friday, UCM's Haylee Bates qualified for the Intercollegiate Singles Championship after placing seventh in a field of almost 250 competitors with a six-game total of 1,222.

The ITC Team and Singles National Championships are scheduled for April 13-18 in Green Bay, Wis.

The Jennies compete in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship March 19-22 in St. Louis, Mo.