Oct. 22, 2007

Oct. 12, 2007

ADRIAN, Mich. -- Adrian College has announced the addition of women's bowling as a collegiate program beginning in the 2008-09 school year.

The team will compete as a United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Collegiate Member and the Bulldogs will also be joining a bowling conference, the American Heartland Intercollegiate Bowling Conference. In the AHIBC, Adrian College will compete against such prestigious institutions as the University of Michigan, Penn State University, and The Ohio State University.

The inaugural season will begin in October 2008 and the team will conclude regular season play at the conference championships in February 2009. Adrian College plans to schedule a full, highly-competitive schedule for their inaugural season during the 2008-09 academic school year. Adrian College is one of four schools in the state of Michigan to offer women's collegiate bowling.

Guiding the first bowling team will be Luke Harrigan, who also serves as the assistant baseball coach at Adrian College. Harrigan is a member of the USBC Coaches Association and has been working to make the bowling team an elite program. He has a wealth of coaching experience, which most recently includes traveling to Germany in the summer of 2007 to teach baseball to various groups through Major League Baseball's Envoy Program.

"I am very excited about coaching women's bowling at Adrian College," said Harrigan. "I will do my very best to achieve success and bring national exposure to the college."

The Adrian College women's bowling team will practice and compete at the Lenawee Recreation Bowling Center, which will serve as their home venue. It is located three blocks from the campus on College Avenue.