Rachel Spier
Rachel Spier
  • Year:
    SR
  • Hometown:
    Sioux Falls, S.D.
  • High School:
    Washington
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Women's bowling team poses with KCAC Championship banner.
Mustangs reflect on historic run to national tournament

Mustangs seniors Rachel Spier and Maren Ewertz take a look back on what made the postseason run so special for the women's bowling program.

Mustangs pick up program-first KCAC Championship title
Mustangs pick up program-first KCAC Championship title

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Morningside’s women’s bowling team, for the first time in program history, claimed the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Bowling Championship title, taking the league’s automatic berth to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics National Championship. 

6 Mustangs named women's bowling Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes
6 Mustangs named women's bowling Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes

KANSAS CITY, MO. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced its Daktronics Scholar-Athletes for women’s bowling, releasing this year's list alongside the other winter sports.

Kruse headlines KCAC all-conference honors
Kruse headlines KCAC all-conference honors

WICHITA, KAN. – The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference released its women’s bowling all-conference teams this afternoon, naming Emaly Kruse KCAC Women’s Bowler of the Year and Steve Gonshorowski KCAC Women’s Bowling Coach of the Year, while placing three Mustangs to the two all-conference teams.

Spier leads Mustangs to third place finish at NAIA West
Spier leads Mustangs to third place finish at NAIA West

LAWRENCE, KAN. – Morningside’s women’s bowling team took full advantage of a final weekend of bowling before this year’s Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships, qualifying for match play of the first NAIA West Tournament in third place with 4,324 total pins. The Mustangs slid back to fourth place in head-to-head competition.

Spier leads Mustangs to 12th place finish at Glenn Carlson Invitational
Spier leads Mustangs to 12th place finish at Glenn Carlson Invitational

LAS VEGAS, NEV. – Morningside continued to make a case for itself as this year’s postseason qualifying deadline nears, placing no. 12 in the Tier 1 Glenn Carlson Invitational with a total of 7,284 pins. 

Graphic of women's bowling.
Morningside set to bring energy at home invitational

The Mustangs’ lone home tournament will be held at Plaza Bowl in Sioux City this weekend. It’ll be the final home event for seniors Maren Ewertz, Liberty Nordstrom, and Alexis Spier.

Mustangs take third behind Kruse' title-winning effort
Mustangs take third behind Kruse' title-winning effort

HASTINGS, NEB. – Emaly Kruse led the Mustangs to a third place finish at the 2024 Hastings Bronco Open, with the team scoring 7,240 pins in the five-game event.

Women's bowling recap graphic.
Mustangs place third at Jayhawk Collegiate Challenge

The Mustangs bowled a collective score of 7,216 pins. Emaly Kruse earned All-Tournament Team honors by placing fourth with a score of 974.

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Kruse, Spier lead Mustangs at Mid-States

The Morningside women’s bowling team placed 13th as a team with 7,736 pins on Sunday at the Mid-States Championships held at Bowlero Bowl.