Darren Francisco rolls his ball down the lane at Student Union. Francisco's average took first at the West coast Bowling Championships. JaShong King / Daily Staff
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Phil Campit, right, gives a high-five to teammate Marc Sanwo after finishing a frame. JaShong King / Daily Staff
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Lindsey Wong, head coach for the San Jose State University men's bowling club, said though the team has played better, it played well in Saturday's West Coast Championships at UC Davis.
Well enough to win by more than 500 points against Arizona State University, and take first place with a total score of 11,781 points.
"I think, with it being their first tournament that we've gone to, it was a good starting point," Wong said. "It gave us a chance to see what areas we need to work on. For Darren (Francisco) and Phil (Campit), it was a very good performance on their part."
The SJSU women's bowling team also competed in the tournament, and came in fourth place, Wong said.
"The girls did fairly well for their first tournament of the year," Wong said. "They had two of the top ranking teams in the nation bowling against them. They still did a good job."
For the men's club, Francisco and Campit were ranked first and second with an average of 213.33 and 205.44, respectively after 11 games.
Though they took the two top spots, assistant coach Brad Bargabus said he believed they didn't bowl their best.
Francisco said he believed he could have done better.
"I feel I could have done better," he said. "I slacked off a little bit, but I tried my hardest the whole time."
"I think we pretty much did the best we could," Francisco said. "I think the spares were bad once in a while, but overall we just worked hard over the weekend. Overall, we pretty much dominated."
Jason Rehfeld, the team captain, was ranked 44th overall with an average of 181.8, though he did come in first in the five-game group.
Rehfeld said he thought the team did very well, but didn't want to take away from the opposing team's performances.
"I wouldn't say we had it easy," Rehfeld said. "There were some really good teams out there. We just bowled a better game because we were more prepared."
Wong said Arizona State University, which came in second place, sent its B-team to the tournament.
If they had sent their best players, Wong said he thought ASU would have won, though it would have been a little more difficult.
Other notable accomplishments include Nolan Velasco Jr., who placed 29th overall with an average of 186.6; Jamal Oliver, who placed 45th with an average of 165.4; Cliff Conard, who placed 47th with an average of 164.6 and Chris Cabanban, who placed 51st with an average of 171.5.
The next tournament is scheduled for Nov. 23 in St. Louis, said Brad Bargabus, the assistant coach.
Bargabus said there would be so many teams at the next tournament that even if SJSU came in fifth place, it would still be considered a great accomplishment.
Some team members said they should do pretty well in that tournament.
"We're going to win, just like we did in Davis," Rehfeld said. "We're going to keep our streak up and finish first in the league."
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