2019-20 NTCA ALL-ACADEMIC AWARD RECIPIENTS
2019-20 NTCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM AWARD RECIPIENTS
(LEBANON, Ill., July 16)—The McKendree University women's bowling program has earned both team and individual academic accolades from the National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) for 2019-20.
First, the Bearcats were one of 57 squads to receive the NTCA All-Academic Team Award. To be eligible for this honor, NCAA bowling programs must have a cumulative 3.2 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale for the academic year. All McKendree team members combined to post a 3.546 GPA for 2019-20.
Additionally, a total of 11 McKendree bowling student-athletes received the NTCA All-Academic Award for the previous academic year. Qualifiers for this honor must have carried a 3.4 GPA on the 4.0 scale to be recognized. In all, there were 380 bowlers from 69 institutions who received NTCA All-Academic laurels for the 2019-20 academic year.
With its 11 honorees, McKendree had the third-highest total of individual awardees of any institution. The Bearcats trailed only the University of Central Missouri (13) and Sacred Heart University (12).
The 2019-20 NTCA All-Academic Award honorees from McKendree include:
Taylor Bailey (Joliet, IL/Joliet West)
Breanna Clemmer (Clover, SC/Clover)
Isabella Correa Sarmiento (Cali, Colombia/Colegio Leonistico La Merced)
Brianna Erdmann (Menasha, WI/Menasha)
Shannon Grimm (Fenton, MO/Rockwood Summit)
Rebecca Hagerman (Loves Park, IL/Harlem)
Alyssa Koston (Rochester, NY/Gates Chili)
Britaney Myers (Mechanicsville, NY/Stillwater)
Maranda Pattison (Redwood Valley, CA/Ukiah Independent)
Tyme Sampson (Maryville, IL/Collinsville)
McKenzie Smith (Smithton, IL/Freeburg)
The McKendree women's bowling team closed out its shortened 2019-20 season with an overall match record of 93-18. The Bearcats won three tournaments during the course of the year: the Columbia 300 Saints Invitational hosted by Maryville University, the Prairie View A&M Invitational and Vanderbilt University's Columbia 300 Music City Classic. McKendree also finished first in the final NTCA All-Division and Division II/III ratings for 2019-20.
