ELIGIBILITY
#1:..Must
have qualified in the most recent high school bowling
State Championship, State Finals, etc. or its equivalent..
All State high school bowling programs are eligible
to compete in the 2024 U.S. High School Bowling
National ChampionshipTM..
School teams must be made up only those who were listed
on the submitted school team roster submitted to their
respective State high school bowling tournament organization.
.This INCLUDES graduating/graduated
Seniors, if they were a part of this current 2023/24
State Championships, Finals, etc.
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ELIGIBILITY
#2:..Any
team or individual bowler that set a new State or
National RECORD during the current season automatically
earns eligibility to enter anytime into the 2024
U.S. High School Bowling National ChampionshipTM
tournament, regardless of whether they do or do not
qualify for their most recent State Championship,
State Finals, etc. or its equivalent.
ELIGIBILITY
#3: BAKER 300 Game - Any high school
team to roll a Baker 300 Game during the 2023/24 High
School Bowling season match or tournament are automatically
eligible and invited to compete in the 2024
U.S. High School Bowling National ChampionshipTM
tournament.
ELIGIBILITY
#4:..WILD
CARD Entries
TEAMS - The *two (2) highest ranked
teams that did not qualify for their respective
State Finals are eligible to enter the 2024
U.S. High School Bowling National ChampionshipTM
tournament. .Maximum
of *two (2) boys and girls TEAM Wild Card entries
per State.
SINGLES
- The *two (2) highest ranked individuals that did
not qualify for their respective State Finals are
eligible to enter the 2024
U.S. High School Bowling National ChampionshipTM
tournament. .Maximum
of *two (2) boys and girls SINGLES Wild Card entries
per State.
*HOST
STATE WILD CARDS - New for 2024, the host
state has up to four (4) highest ranked Boys and
Girls teams and four (4) highest ranked
Boys and Girls Singles, that did not qualify for
their respective State Finals are eligible to enter
the 2024
U.S. High School Bowling National ChampionshipTM
tournament.
"RANKING"
is determined by each State. If no State ranking
is available, then the highest non-State qualifying
teams and individuals from the last event prior
to the State Finals. Wild Cards entries are available
on a first-come, first-served basis.
WILD
CARD entries must provide their final standings
in their respective Regional, Sectional, District,
etc. that immediately precede their State Finals
in order to be Wild Card eligible.
DISQUALIFICATION:.
ANY
Singles entry and/or school team found to have one
or more bowlers competing in the 2024
U.S. High School Bowling National ChampionshipTM
that did not participate is their
most recent high school bowling State Championship,
Finals, etc., OR is an approved WILD CARD entry, will
be DISQUALIFIED from the competition and
will forfeit their entry fee, standing in the tournament,
and any prizes they may have received.
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RULES
/ REQUIREMENTS / RESTRICTIONS - Link
to Tournament Info & Rules
Teams
will consist of schools with a roster of at least
five (5) and no more than eight (8) bowlers; traditionally,
boys only and a girls only teams. However, a boys
team may include girls (aka, co-ed or unified team)
provided that is how that school team participated
during their respective State Finals.
No
additions to a school teams roster from how they registered
and participated in their respective State Championship
is permitted during the 2024 U.S. High School Bowling
National Championship. *See DISQUALIFICATION regarding
violations of this rule.
There
is no minimum number of bowlers on a school team's
roster though a team consists of five (5) bowlers.
However, a score of zero (0) will be scored in any
frame for absent or missing bowlers during any regular
or BAKER game.
The
top-5 bowlers entered in the "Team" Event
are automatically eligible and entered into Sunday's
"Singles" Event. Participation and/or completion
of the "Singles" event is not required.
TEAM
UNIFORMS: ALL bowlers are requested to wear
matching school/team uniforms during all competition
events during the 2024 U.S. High School Bowling National
Championship. If your official high school bowling
jersey's are not available, we request bowlers were
their school colors. Black or khaki bottoms are always
a good neutral color to compliment your school jersey
or school colored shirts.
Girls
can wear virtually any type of clothing bottom --
skirts, shorts, skorts, pants -- as long as it is
not jeans and are appropriate in length. Boys simply
need to wear long slacks that are not jeans.
The
following clothing is NOT permitted during
the U.S. High School Bowling National Championship:
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No
competitor tournament jerseys or jerseys with
bowling ball company jerseys are permitted.
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No
hats, t-shirts, tank tops, shorts, cutoffs, jeans
are permitted during Team or Singles competition
of the U.S. High School Bowling National Championship.
BOWLING
BALLS:: Officially,
there is no limit on bowling balls. With that said,
we ask each bowler bring no more than TWO bowling
bags.
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FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS
Q:.
Is the school coach required
to attend his/her team or individual at Nationals?
A:.
No. There is no requirement
for a team or individual to have a coach present at
Nationals.
Q:.
Is a school official required
to enter a team or individual into Nationals?
A:.
No. While it is encouraged
for school officials to support their bowlers to compete
at Nationals, it is not required.
Anyone can submit a team and/or individual into Nationals,
provided that team or individual has qualified or
is a Wild Card for Nationals.
Q:.
What is the entry deadline
for Nationals and do you accept late entries?
A:.
May 1st. However, last minutes
crises happen and we do accept late entries IF there
is space available. It should be noted that Nationals
has sold-out every year since
its inception in 2016.
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