By Travis Sloat

When he’s not trying to pick up the seven ten split in tournament play, Cheney High School junior Conner Eastman said he still likes to spend his time on the lanes. “I spend most of my free time at the bowling alley my family owns,” Eastman said. “I also enjoy going out to eat with my friends. I’ve loved bowling for as long as I can remember.” 

Eastman is the Via Christy Athlete of the Month, and said he has some big goals for this year’s bowling season. “I want to keep an average of above 200,” he said. “I’d like the team to make it to state this year also. And then my senior year I want to place top ten in the state competition and top three at regionals.” 

The busy 17-year old not only bowls year round, but he also manages the cross country team in the fall, and manages the track team in the spring. He said his favorite school subject is math, and he tries to model his bowling game after Norm Duke. “He’s always been my favorite bowler,” he said. “He was the first bowler I watched on TV as a kid, and he is very successful as well.” 

Eastman’s plans for after high school consist of trying to bowl in college, and studying to be an accountant.  Congratulations to Conner Eastman for being the Via Christy Athlete of the Month.