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Brunswick Amateur Staffer Sweeps Collegiate Bowler of the Year Awards
Columbus, Ga. – If the “Night of Champions” banquet foreshadows the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships, the Shockers will be having a lot of success. The “Night of Champions” banquet brings together all the teams prior to competition to honor the best collegiate bowlers in nation, this being the only night in the season that these individuals get awarded.
Since the beginning of the All-American awards in the 1982-1983 season, the Shockers have had someone named to the team every year and this years was not different, with four Shockers taking home All-American awards. Sophomore Jazreel Tan (Singapore) took home more than just any award. Tan was named the female Collegiate Bowler of the Year by the National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association (NCBCA), but also MVP by the Bowling Writers Association of America (BWAA). The NCBCA also named her as a First Team All-American.
With this award Tan became the third female in the history of the Shocker Bowling Program and only the fourth player in the program ever to win the Collegiate Bowler of the Year honor.
“I’m just thankful for my teammates and coaches for being so helpful this year. Since I was gone for a couple of months in the beginning of the season, the team worked with me and helped me through the year. I think the team is communicating at its best right now, which is good for the coming days,” said Tan.
Tan wasn’t the only Lady Shocker to make the All-American team. Senior Jessica Baker (Springfield, Ohio) was named Second Team All-American this year.
On the men’s side Marcus Berndt (Malmo, Sweden) was named First Team All-American and well as BWAA Player of the Year runner-up. Erik Gulbrandson (Superior, Wisconsin) was named Second Team All-American and well as BWAA Honorable Mention. Finishing the men was Geoffrey Young (Denton, Texas) was also named Honorable Mention All-American.
For continuing coverage of the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships log onto www.wichita.edu/bowling as well as www.bowl.com.