Owen Eisenbraun is a junior who attends MCCTC through Struthers in the nursing program. He has been bowling since he was four years old, resulting in an eleven year bowling career.
The bowler says winning a game is an exhilarating experience. He knows bowling isn’t as much of a “head on” sport as others, but celebrating with his teammates feels really great. On the other hand, losing a game for him is awful. Losing a game is always bad, but it feels worse for the player when it’s a bad performance overall. There’s always the thought of “I could have done better” in the back of his mind.
Eisenbraun is motivated by his family the most. His family has always been involved with bowling.
“Definitely my dad and brother. I’ve idolized the two of them growing up, and my love for bowling comes from a long family tradition of the sport,” says Eisenbraun.
The best part of bowling for him is bakers. He loves being able to rally behind his team. The worst part for him is the losing aspect. The entire team knows the feeling of not being good enough for the win despite all their hard work. One of his favorite parts of his junior year was being named First Team NE8 or carrying an average of two hundreds during the season.
The girls bowling team brought their team to state this past year. Eisenbraun was given the chance to go with them and support, and it was spectacular for him.
“It was surreal, more than half the girls team I consider family. I have known pretty much all of them for the entirety of my life, and consider them all my sisters. There was a feeling of sadness knowing that I would not be able to compete with the majority of them ever again, but also a sense of pride for how good they all are and the accomplishments they have made throughout the years,” says Eisenbraun.
Only having a year left of bowling is pretty sentimental for the bowler, it’s hard to believe that everything he’s worked for the last few years is coming to a close. However, he is very excited for his senior season; he can’t wait to see what he can bring and how good he can become.
The student attends MCCTC, and he thoroughly enjoys it.
“I love it. It has been really nice focusing further on what I want to do after high school; the opportunities to meet new people and the opportunities for learning seem to be endless at the career center,” says Eisenbraun.
He hasn’t completely decided what he wants to do after high school, but he plans on studying nursing, getting his RN and continuing his education in the medical field. Bowling in college was always a sort of idea for him, but at this moment it’s not in the cards for him to continue after his senior year.
