(LEBANON, Ill., March 9)--McKendree University freshman Hope Gramly (Prosper, TX/Prosper) has been selected by the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Bowler of the Week. 

Gramly won top individual honors as last week's Big Red Invitational hosted by the University of Nebraska. Gramly collected 1,143 pins to average 228.6 for her five-game block. She saved her best for last, rolling a 249 in the fifth and final contest of traditional play. Gramly played a key role in McKendree's team tournament victory at the Big Red Invitational. She led a contingent of four Bearcat bowlers who finished in the top 10 of the final individual standings. 

In her first season with the McKendree women's bowling program, Gramly is averaging 202.51 in traditional play. 

McKendree, the No. 1-ranked team in the latest National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) All-Division poll, will return to NCAA action March 15-17 at the Columbia 300 Music City Classic in Smyrna, Tenn. The three-day event will be hosted by Vanderbilt University.