Erie Secures Sponsorship with Brunswick Bowling Products

Buffalo, NY – The SUNY Erie Community College men’s and women’s bowling teams recently secured a sponsorship deal for the next two bowling seasons with Brunswick Bowling Products.

In the signed agreement, the team will be given new equipment including bowling balls, and tote bags annually. The program also will get discounts on the purchase of additional balls, bags, shoes and accessories.

The Kats bowling program has a long history of success with both teams holding the record for most NJCAA titles. The men currently have 18 titles with their last one coming in 2011 and ladies have won 29 times, most recently in 2014.

The Erie’s men’s bowling team finished second at the 2023 NJCAA Championship held in Buffalo in March and the women’s team finished third. Erie freshman Bobby Richmond was crowned the overalls singles champion at the event.

"This sponsorship opportunity with Brunswick Bowling Products is an exciting step in the further rejuvenation of the bowling program,” said Head Coach Dave Zajac. “We look forward to seeing the benefits of this new partnership, both on and off the lanes, for our teams. Thank you to Brunswick for this opportunity and to Mr. Mullen for allowing us to partner up with them!"

About Brunswick

Brunswick has been a leader in bowling innovation and manufacturing since 1895. From the very beginning, bowling and Brunswick have shared the same path. Brunswick founder John Moses Brunswick played an integral part in the birth of the game by building a company dedicated to taking games like billiards and bowling out of fancy Victorian parlors and into the public arena.
Brunswick has contributed directly to the global growth of bowling by opening the first bowling center in Moscow in 1976. It has also established a technological and manufacturing presence that reaches around the globe – from its state-of-the-art research and development facilities in Muskegon, Michigan, to its pinsetter manufacturing plant in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, to its sales and support resources in Hong Kong, China
During the past century, Brunswick's passion for the game has never wavered. Brunswick has always been dedicated to improving both the tenpin game and the experience around it. Brunswick has continually worked to grow bowling on a global scale and has helped to create the $10 billion industry that it is today.