St. Ambrose sophomore Tyler Close has qualified for the televised semifinals of the Intercollegiate Singles Championships (ISC) in Green Bay, Wis.

Competing at the Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley, Close finished eighth after six games of qualifying with 1193 total pins. After a first-round bye, Close defeated Brady Lauber of Wis.-Whitewater 669-655 Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday morning, the Bee knocked off the tournament's top qualifier Brody Wildenmann of Muskingum 677-554.

Close, from Aurora, Colo., will face Midland's Kaeden White in one of the semifinals beginning Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Calumet's Nate Trentler will challenge Savannah College of Art and Design's Landin Jordan in the other semifinal. The finals of the ISC will immediately follow the semifinals. The semifinals and finals all feature a one-game total-pin format.

The final two rounds are taped for CBS Sports Network with the men's Intercollegiate Singles Championships to be aired by CBS Sports on Tuesday, Apr. 28, at 9:30 p.m.

SAU's Evan Flath was also among the 24 bowlers competing at the ISC. He qualified third overall with 1263 total pins over his six games. Flath, a freshman from Carterville, Ill., was defeated by Jordin 614-572 in the second round of match play.

Close will become the third St. Ambrose men's bowler to reach the televised semifinals of the ISC. Jordan Monnens reached the semifinals in 2021 and Nate Stubler advanced to the finals in 2022.

St. Ambrose will compete in the Intercollegiate Team Championships beginning Thursday morning.