VanDaniker advances through his sixth consecutive TQR in Don Johnson Buckeye State Classic
02/27/08
Edward VanDaniker Jr. has no problem playing second fiddle to Rhino Page, as long as he, too, gets his exemption for the 2008-09 Denny's Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. Photo PBA.
VanDaniker, overshadowed in the world of non-exempt bowlers this season by Page's phenomenal rookie season, continued his quiet march to his own exemption by leading the Denny's PBA Tour Qualifying Round in the 2008 Don Johnson Buckeye State Classic at Sequoia Pro Bowl with a 1,668 seven-game pinfall Tuesday, the ninth time he's qualified through the TQR this season.
Page (right) has set all kinds of rookie and TQR records this season, advancing a record 10 times and making the championship round four times. He came into this week eighth in the PBA World Point Rankings.
The 22-year-old VanDaniker, meanwhile, extended a record of his own this week, advancing through his sixth consecutive TQR. He came into the week 51st in the PBA World Point Rankings, and because Page will finish in the top 40, VanDaniker is the front-runner to earn an exemption for next season as the top non-exempt bowler outside the top 40.
VanDaniker had a comfortable lead heading into last week's Denny's World Championship – which is an open event and doesn't feature a TQR – but fellow non-exempt bowler Tom Daugherty finished eighth to cut into VanDaniker's lead.
"I just didn't bowl well at all so I got to sit at home and watch Daugherty cut into my lead," VanDaniker (Essex, Md.) said. "I practiced a lot after I was eliminated because I figured I need to make it four good weeks and finish it off to get the exemption. I wasn't feeling very good about it last week but I'm feeling a lot better now."
VanDaniker got a break when Daugherty missed the cut Wednesday, as did Page, who missed for just the third time in 12 tries this season. VanDaniker has been happy to sit back and watch Page get all the glory.
"I think being overshadowed by him is just fine with me," VanDaniker said. "He gets a lot of attention and I slide under the radar and don't have to worry about much except for continuing to bowl well."
With three games over 250 on Wednesday, VanDaniker looks locked in and ready to reach the one milestone that has separated him and Page this season – a berth in the championship round. VanDaniker has made match play five times including one Round of 8 appearance.
"It would mean a lot to me to get the exemption and not have to go back to Tour Trials," said VanDaniker, who missed an exemption via last summer's Tour Trials by just 21 pins. "I'm hoping I can put together a good week this week to where I can pad my lead and finish off the season well and take care of it."
Eddie Graham (Centerville, Ohio), who won the 2007 Regional Players Invitational in December, finished second with 1,664, while Denny's PBA Tour titlist Jeff Lizzi (Sandusky, Ohio) finished third with 1,656. Lizzi advanced through the TQR to make the championship round earlier this season in Taylor, Mich.
Kelly Kulick (Union, N.J.), who made history two years ago as the first woman to earn an exemption on the Denny's PBA Tour, qualified for her first event of the season, finishing sixth with 1,551.
Also qualifying were Steve Rogers (Bourbonnais, Ill.), Michael Cimba (Monroeville, Pa.), Brian Hatcher (Roseville, Mich.), P.J. Haggerty (Clovis, Calif.), Bill McCorkle (Westerville, Ohio) and Ronnie Horton (Christiansburg, Va.). Bill Rowe (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) finished fourth overall and earned a spot in the Round of 64 as the high amateur.
The Round of 64, which features two seven-game qualifying blocks, gets underway Thursday at 9 a.m. EST. The top 32 will advance to match play on Friday.
The top four after Friday's match play will advance to Sunday's championship round live on ESPN at 12:30 p.m. The winner receives $25,000 an exemption for the 2008-09 Denny's PBA Tour.
1, Edward VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 1,668
2, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 1,664
3, Jeff Lizzi, Sandusky, Ohio, 1,656
4, Bill Rowe, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1,555
4, Steve Rogers, Bourbonnais, Ill., 1,555
6, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 1,551
6, Michael Cimba, Monroeville, Pa., 1,551
8, Brian Hatcher, Roseville, Mich., 1,534
8, PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 1,534
10, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,523
11, Ed Carter, Akron, Ohio, 1,520, $1,000
12, Ronnie Horton, Christiansburg, Va., 1,519
13, Walter Schaub II, Schaumburg, Ill., 1,516, $800
14, Humberto Vazquez, San Pedro, Mexico, 1,514, $600
15, Chris Cundiff, Portage, Ind., 1,474, $500
16, Chuck Tompkins, Columbus, Ohio, 1,466, $350
16, Jeremy Gilbert, Carlisle, Pa., 1,466, $350
18, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 1,458
19, Michael Norris, Melvindale, Mich., 1,455
20, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,454
21, Gregory Thompson Jr., Dayton, Ohio, 1,450
22, Kevin Archibald, Johnstown, Ohio, 1,449
23, Michael Wall, Fayetteville, N.C., 1,444
24, Tom Daugherty, Tampa, Fla., 1,443
25, Richie Brown, Marion, Ohio, 1,442
26, Steven Meyer, Rochester, N.Y., 1,429
27, John Shreve Jr., Vermillion, Ohio, 1,418
28, Donald Hogue, Akron, Ohio, 1,416
29, Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., 1,415
30, David O'Sullivan, Orlando, Fla., 1,409
31, Paul Gibson, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,405
32, Thomas Siler, Columbus, Ohio, 1,401
33, Thomas Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 1,398
34, Sam Capizzi Jr., Rochester, N.Y., 1,388
35, Joseph Purdom, Carlisle, Pa, 1,382
36, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,376
37, John Slavich IV, Schaumburg, Ill., 1,375
38, Dennis Horan Jr., Temecula, Calif., 1,374
39, Chuck Anderson Jr., Bedford, Texas, 1,371
40, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,369
41, Stephen Haas, Enola, Pa., 1,364
42, Sam Rolph, Oak Forest, Ill, 1,362
43, George Woodill, Deerfield Beach, Fla., 1,361
44, Dan Higgins Jr., Westerville, Ohio, 1,359
45, Dave Niederhauser, Essex, Md., 1,353
46, Robert Bumbarger, Euclid, Ohio, 1,342
47, Ryan Fairburn, Pataskala, Ohio, 1,340
48, Corey Miller, Grand Blanc, Mich., 1,337
49, Jack Nealon, Bowie, Md., 1,327
49, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,327
51, Rick Lawrence, Waxahachie, Texas, 1,325
52, Dennis Zakutny, Sheffield Village, Ohio, 1,313
53, Clint Dacy, Keller, Texas, 1,309
54, Rick Zakrajsek, Lorain, Ohio, 1,300
55, Jerry Rich, Fairport Harbor, Ohio, 1,295
56, Brant Schurr, Delaware, Ohio, 1,286
57, Gary Zwiezinski, Elyria, Ohio, 1,279
58, James Erlenbach, Thornville, Ohio, 1,278
59, Brandon Harris, Akron, Ohio, 1,248
60, Ted Funk, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,247
61, Chris Clark, Owensville, Ohio, 1,234
62, Jerry Bohlman, Milton, Fla., 1,217
62, Rhino Page, Topeka, Kan, 1,217
64, Brian Edwards, Troy, Ohio, 1,216
65, Brian Kolesar, Hilliard, Ohio, 1,208
66, Joshua Stewart, Lancaster, Ohio, 1,198
67, Wayne Gasior, Duluth, Ga., 1,176
68, Mark Long, St Clairsville, Ohio, 1,109
300 games – None
2007-08 Denny's PBA Tour #18
Sequoia Pro Bowl in Columbus, OH (Feb. 26-March 2, 2008)
Edward VanDaniker Jr. has no problem playing second fiddle to Rhino Page, as long as he, too, gets his exemption for the 2008-09 Denny's Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. Photo PBA.VanDaniker, overshadowed in the world of non-exempt bowlers this season by Page's phenomenal rookie season, continued his quiet march to his own exemption by leading the Denny's PBA Tour Qualifying Round in the 2008 Don Johnson Buckeye State Classic at Sequoia Pro Bowl with a 1,668 seven-game pinfall Tuesday, the ninth time he's qualified through the TQR this season.
Page (right) has set all kinds of rookie and TQR records this season, advancing a record 10 times and making the championship round four times. He came into this week eighth in the PBA World Point Rankings.The 22-year-old VanDaniker, meanwhile, extended a record of his own this week, advancing through his sixth consecutive TQR. He came into the week 51st in the PBA World Point Rankings, and because Page will finish in the top 40, VanDaniker is the front-runner to earn an exemption for next season as the top non-exempt bowler outside the top 40.
VanDaniker had a comfortable lead heading into last week's Denny's World Championship – which is an open event and doesn't feature a TQR – but fellow non-exempt bowler Tom Daugherty finished eighth to cut into VanDaniker's lead.
"I just didn't bowl well at all so I got to sit at home and watch Daugherty cut into my lead," VanDaniker (Essex, Md.) said. "I practiced a lot after I was eliminated because I figured I need to make it four good weeks and finish it off to get the exemption. I wasn't feeling very good about it last week but I'm feeling a lot better now."
VanDaniker got a break when Daugherty missed the cut Wednesday, as did Page, who missed for just the third time in 12 tries this season. VanDaniker has been happy to sit back and watch Page get all the glory.
"I think being overshadowed by him is just fine with me," VanDaniker said. "He gets a lot of attention and I slide under the radar and don't have to worry about much except for continuing to bowl well."
With three games over 250 on Wednesday, VanDaniker looks locked in and ready to reach the one milestone that has separated him and Page this season – a berth in the championship round. VanDaniker has made match play five times including one Round of 8 appearance.
"It would mean a lot to me to get the exemption and not have to go back to Tour Trials," said VanDaniker, who missed an exemption via last summer's Tour Trials by just 21 pins. "I'm hoping I can put together a good week this week to where I can pad my lead and finish off the season well and take care of it."
Eddie Graham (Centerville, Ohio), who won the 2007 Regional Players Invitational in December, finished second with 1,664, while Denny's PBA Tour titlist Jeff Lizzi (Sandusky, Ohio) finished third with 1,656. Lizzi advanced through the TQR to make the championship round earlier this season in Taylor, Mich.
Kelly Kulick (Union, N.J.), who made history two years ago as the first woman to earn an exemption on the Denny's PBA Tour, qualified for her first event of the season, finishing sixth with 1,551.
Also qualifying were Steve Rogers (Bourbonnais, Ill.), Michael Cimba (Monroeville, Pa.), Brian Hatcher (Roseville, Mich.), P.J. Haggerty (Clovis, Calif.), Bill McCorkle (Westerville, Ohio) and Ronnie Horton (Christiansburg, Va.). Bill Rowe (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) finished fourth overall and earned a spot in the Round of 64 as the high amateur.
The Round of 64, which features two seven-game qualifying blocks, gets underway Thursday at 9 a.m. EST. The top 32 will advance to match play on Friday.
The top four after Friday's match play will advance to Sunday's championship round live on ESPN at 12:30 p.m. The winner receives $25,000 an exemption for the 2008-09 Denny's PBA Tour.
Denny's PBA Tour Qualifying Round
Players with position, hometown and seven-game pinfall. Top 11 PBA members (1-3, 5-10 and 12) and top amateur (4) advance. Places 11 and 13-17 cash.
1, Edward VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 1,668
2, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 1,664
3, Jeff Lizzi, Sandusky, Ohio, 1,656
4, Bill Rowe, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1,555
4, Steve Rogers, Bourbonnais, Ill., 1,555
6, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 1,551
6, Michael Cimba, Monroeville, Pa., 1,551
8, Brian Hatcher, Roseville, Mich., 1,534
8, PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 1,534
10, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,523
11, Ed Carter, Akron, Ohio, 1,520, $1,000
12, Ronnie Horton, Christiansburg, Va., 1,519
13, Walter Schaub II, Schaumburg, Ill., 1,516, $800
14, Humberto Vazquez, San Pedro, Mexico, 1,514, $600
15, Chris Cundiff, Portage, Ind., 1,474, $500
16, Chuck Tompkins, Columbus, Ohio, 1,466, $350
16, Jeremy Gilbert, Carlisle, Pa., 1,466, $350
18, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 1,458
19, Michael Norris, Melvindale, Mich., 1,455
20, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,454
21, Gregory Thompson Jr., Dayton, Ohio, 1,450
22, Kevin Archibald, Johnstown, Ohio, 1,449
23, Michael Wall, Fayetteville, N.C., 1,444
24, Tom Daugherty, Tampa, Fla., 1,443
25, Richie Brown, Marion, Ohio, 1,442
26, Steven Meyer, Rochester, N.Y., 1,429
27, John Shreve Jr., Vermillion, Ohio, 1,418
28, Donald Hogue, Akron, Ohio, 1,416
29, Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., 1,415
30, David O'Sullivan, Orlando, Fla., 1,409
31, Paul Gibson, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,405
32, Thomas Siler, Columbus, Ohio, 1,401
33, Thomas Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 1,398
34, Sam Capizzi Jr., Rochester, N.Y., 1,388
35, Joseph Purdom, Carlisle, Pa, 1,382
36, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,376
37, John Slavich IV, Schaumburg, Ill., 1,375
38, Dennis Horan Jr., Temecula, Calif., 1,374
39, Chuck Anderson Jr., Bedford, Texas, 1,371
40, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,369
41, Stephen Haas, Enola, Pa., 1,364
42, Sam Rolph, Oak Forest, Ill, 1,362
43, George Woodill, Deerfield Beach, Fla., 1,361
44, Dan Higgins Jr., Westerville, Ohio, 1,359
45, Dave Niederhauser, Essex, Md., 1,353
46, Robert Bumbarger, Euclid, Ohio, 1,342
47, Ryan Fairburn, Pataskala, Ohio, 1,340
48, Corey Miller, Grand Blanc, Mich., 1,337
49, Jack Nealon, Bowie, Md., 1,327
49, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,327
51, Rick Lawrence, Waxahachie, Texas, 1,325
52, Dennis Zakutny, Sheffield Village, Ohio, 1,313
53, Clint Dacy, Keller, Texas, 1,309
54, Rick Zakrajsek, Lorain, Ohio, 1,300
55, Jerry Rich, Fairport Harbor, Ohio, 1,295
56, Brant Schurr, Delaware, Ohio, 1,286
57, Gary Zwiezinski, Elyria, Ohio, 1,279
58, James Erlenbach, Thornville, Ohio, 1,278
59, Brandon Harris, Akron, Ohio, 1,248
60, Ted Funk, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,247
61, Chris Clark, Owensville, Ohio, 1,234
62, Jerry Bohlman, Milton, Fla., 1,217
62, Rhino Page, Topeka, Kan, 1,217
64, Brian Edwards, Troy, Ohio, 1,216
65, Brian Kolesar, Hilliard, Ohio, 1,208
66, Joshua Stewart, Lancaster, Ohio, 1,198
67, Wayne Gasior, Duluth, Ga., 1,176
68, Mark Long, St Clairsville, Ohio, 1,109
300 games – None