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Lefty Brandon Runk leads qualifying at 2026 GIBA Ebonite Winter Classic as plus 29 makes cut

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Saturday, February 21, 2026 10:00 pm
Lefty Brandon Runk leads qualifying at 2026 GIBA Ebonite Winter Classic as plus 29 makes cut
Left-hander Brandon Runk led Saturday’s qualifying with 1,618 for seven games and 1,429 made the cut at the 2026 Greater Iowa Bowling Association Ebonite Winter Classic at Cadillac XBC in Waterloo, Iowa. The full field of 204 entries (not players because some were re-entries) bowled seven games of qualifying on Saturday and the top 64 players advanced to a 6-game semifinal round at 9 a.m. on Sunday, with pins carrying over. Another four players cashed. The top 10 after 13 games...