The Upper Iowa men's bowling team hit the lanes this weekend to compete in the Five Seasons Classic. Both the varsity and junior varsity teams bowled at May City Bowl in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
 
Thirteen varsity teams and nine JV teams participated in the event. The tournament's format consisted of five traditional team games on Saturday followed by five sets of team Baker games on Sunday, with a win-loss record format ultimately determining the final standings.
 
The UIU varsity team finished in seventh place, going 5-5 and knocking over a total of 8,266 pins over the course of two days. The JV team also finished in seventh place, registering a record of 3-7 while knocking over a total of 7,553 pins.
 
On Saturday, the Peacocks were led on the varsity side by Eric Roberts, who finished with a total of 918 pins in five games. He was followed by Jonah Martin with 901 in five games and Antonio Garrido with 686 in four games. As a team, UIU went 3-2 while knocking over 4,632 pins.
 
On the JV side, Shaun Alexander paced the Peacocks with a total of 914 pins in five games. Xander Pickett finished in second with a total of 864 in five games while Tyler Renner recorded a total of 691 in four games. The team also went 3-2 on day one, having knocked over a total of 4,240 pins.
 
On Sunday, the UIU varsity team went 2-3 in the team Baker games while knocking over 3,634 pins. The JV team went 0-5 while recording a total of 3,313 pins.
 
"This group of gentlemen we have this year is amazing," said Assistant Coach Steve Landry. "Energy was super high and they fought till the end. We lost some tight matches but made up for it in others. As for the JV being on the lanes for the first time, it was definitely a learning curve, and we'll continue to look to improve. A big thank you to Bryan Tippett from Cedar Rapids for working with our JV team, his knowledge was so helpful."
 
Up next, men's bowling will return to the lanes on November 12 when they begin play at the Leatherneck Classic, hosted by Western Illinois University, in Moline, Illinois.