Kayla Schmidt (Johnston, IA/Johnston), Candice Schmidt (Antioch, IL/Antioch Community) and Kristina Palermo (Addison, IL /Addison) finished fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively, to lead UW-Whitewater in its Warhawk Invitational Saturday and Sunday in the Warhawk Alleys on campus in Whitewater, Wisconsin.

complete results

Final team standings, based on total pinfall over the two days, were Valparaiso University 7,240, Elmhurst College 7,195, Minnesota-Mankato 6,931, UW-Whitewater 6,907, and UW-Whitewater "B" 6,899.  In terms of wins and losses, Valparaiso went 6-3, Elmhurst 7-2, Minnesota-Mankato 3-6, and UW-W 2-7.  UW-W "B" was not figured in the match results.

In Sunday's action UW-W lost to Valparaiso 759-682 and Elmhurst 754-732, and defeated Minnesota-Mankato 740-738.  All of those matches featured the baker format.  In team games Sunday Elmhurst topped UW-W 904-878, Valparaiso won 950-846, and Minnesota-Mankato defeated UW-W 928-925.

Kayla Schmidt (Johnston, IA/Johnston) totaled 614 pins in her three individual games to place fourth in the field.  Candace Schmidt was fifth with 589, eking out teammate Kristina Palermo (Addison, IL /Addison), in sixth, by one pin.  Krystyna Johnson of Valparaiso was the individual titlest with 665 pins, follow by Hali Clark of Minnesota-Mankato at 617 and Natalie Cortese of Valparaiso at 615 (just one pin ahead of Kayla Schmidt (Johnston, IA/Johnston)).

The Warhawk Invitational is the final home appearance of the 2009-2010 season for the Warhawks, but the season is far from over.  UW-W is off to the Hoosier Classic in Bloomington, Indiana February 20-21.

For additional information:  Amber Griffin (Kenosha/Tremper), UW-W coach