Non-NCAA-sponsored sports

Western New England College has participation opportunities for men and women in bowling and martial arts that are not sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Bowling

Our highly successful bowling program was founded in 1966, and has gained respect from colleges throughout the northeast. Both the men's and women's teams consistently finish at or near the top of the standings in the Tri-State Bowling Conference. Ron Unser is in his first year year as the head coach.

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WNEC WINS PENNSYLVANIA CLASSIC OPEN DIVISION TOURNAMENT

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Make it two for two for the Western New England College bowling team.

WNEC placed first among 22 teams at the Pennsylvania Classic Open Division Tournament October 16-17 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The Golden Bears totaled 11,269 points to finish ahead of St. John's University (10,821), Shippensburg University (10,779), Penn State University (10,724), and St. Peter's College (10,514).

Junior Vito Genova (Franklin Square, NY) led the way by placing third with a 231.44 average for nine games. Junior Matt Antonio (Albany, NY) was sixth (228.67) while senior Dan Roy (Enfield, CT) was 11th (220.11).

The Golden Bears also received solid performances from sophomore Krystle Unser (Albany, NY) (216.44), junior Norm Major (Enfield, CT) (209.44), freshman James Tierney (Champlain, NY) (198.00), and senior James Oshman (Yorktown Heights, NY) (187.11).

Western New England College opened its season by winning the Blue Hen Tournament earlier this month in Wilmington, Delaware.

The Golden Bears will hold a bowling fundraiser at the Shaker Lanes in East Longmeadow on Friday (Oct. 22).

WNEC OPENS SEASON WITH FIRST PLACE SHOWING AT BLUE HEN OPEN IN DELAWARE

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Western New England College opened its 2004-05 season by finishing first at the Blue Hen Open Invitational last Saturday and Sunday (October 2-3) in Wilmington, Delaware. The Golden Bears totaled 9,271 points to outdistance Sacred Heart (9,008) and Penn State (8,775) in the 15-team field.

Senior Dan Roy (Enfield, CT) placed first among 95 competitors after averaging 233 for six games. Junior Vito Genova (Franklin Square, NY) was eighth with a 209 average while junior Norm Major (Enfield, CT) was ninth with a 206 average.

Also for the Golden Bears, freshman James Tierney (Champlain, NY) was 14th (201 average) while senior Joe Trippconey (Westbrook, CT) was 15th (201 average). Junior Bryan Gordon (Concord, NC) was 27th (191 average) while sophomore Krystle Unser (Albany, NY) was 37th (184 average).

Krystle's father Ron Unser is in his first year as the Western New England College coach.

WNEC will compete in the Penn Classic Saturday-Sunday (October 16-17) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Western New England College
2004-05 Bowling Roster

NAME	CL	HIGH SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
Agnesini, Jennifer	Fr.	Wallenpaupack Area	Hawley, PA
Antonio, Matthew	Jr.	Christian Brothers Academy	Albany, NY
Auricchio, Daniel	Fr.	Amsterdam	Amsterdam, NY
Champney, Nick	Sr.	Brattleboro Union	Brattleboro, VT
Genova, Vito	Jr.	St. John's Univ. (Jamaica)	Franklin Square, NY
Gordon, Bryan	Jr.	Mohonasen Senior	Concord, NC
Major, Norm	Jr.	Enfield	Enfield, CT
Marshall, Sean	Jr.	Carle Place	Carle Place, NY
Oshman, James	Sr.	Yorktown	Yorktown Heights, NY
Perkins, Teresa	Jr.	Granville Central	Granville, NY
Roy, Dan	Sr.	Enrico Fermi	Enfield, CT
Stratton, B.J.	So.	Chelmsford Clinton	N. Chelmsford, MA
Tierney, James	Fr.	Northeastern	Champlain, NY
Trippconey, Joe	Sr.	Westbrook	Westbrook, CT
Unser, Krystle	So.	Academy of the Holy Names	Albany, NY

Head Coach: Ron Unser, 1st year

Martial Arts

Western New England College's martial arts team competes in both the Collegiate Martial Arts Association and the New England Collegiate Karate Conference. Our men's and women's teams are among the best in New England.

Kevin Andrews is the head coach while Sufu Hashim and Luis Santamaria are the assistant coaches.