Mark Twain once said that comparison is the death of joy. Comparing the 2023-2024 Vanderbilt Bowling season to its counterpart a year before is a recipe for disappointment. This season’s squad braced a cold streak to begin the spring, bowed out early in the Conference USA Championship Tournament and fell just short of reaching the.
No. 5 Vanderbilt went 10-3 en route to a fourth-place finish at the NC A&T Stallings Invitational from Feb. 23-25. The Commodores claimed 10 wins in consecutive tournaments for the first time all season, marking a noticeable turnaround from their struggles in January. “Instead of focusing on wanting to win nationals and Conference [USA], we’re.
Our myths often wither under the weight of the world; and, when the world itself is withering, and we have no means to escape it, our myths and our dreams and ourselves are often left to die. And thus it was that Caroline Thesier, the young prodigy hellbent on earning her way into Vanderbilt, arrived.
No. 2 Vanderbilt Bowling wrapped up their third tournament in as many weeks with a trip to Arlington, Tex. for the Prairie View Invitational. Despite being the tournament’s reigning champions, the Commodores struggled against a field of 12 teams that was crowded with nine of the NTCA Top 10. Vanderbilt finished in eighth place ahead.
Success is a relative measure. Compared to the other 33 teams at New Castle, Delaware’s Northeast Classic, Vanderbilt Bowling finished strong in eighth place. Compared to their own previous outings, the Commodores had by far their worst placement of the year, finishing well behind their prior lowpoint of the bronze medal. “Everybody has strengths and.