CIAA Announces Regular Season Bowling
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Charlotte, NC – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA),
with its Bowling Coaches Association, announces the 2018 CIAA Bowling
regular season awards including Players and Coach of the Year,
All-Conference honorees, and the Highest Team GPA award. |
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The 2018 All-Conference Bowling Team is highlighted by the Player
and Rookie of the Year. A sophomore from Fayetteville State University,
Savannah Starling, has earned 2018 CIAA Player of the Year honors.
Starling participated in 37 CIAA bowling contests this year for a total
pin count of 6,738, earning the highest average within the conference at
182.11 pins per match. |
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Amaree Durfee of Virginia Union University ranks atop her freshman peers
to earn CIAA Rookie of the Year. In 40 CIAA bowling contests, she
recorded an average 168.83 pins per game for a total of 6,753 pins
dropped on the season. Durfee’s performance on the season ranks her No.
7 among all CIAA bowling student-athletes. |
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Starling and Durfee are joined on the 2018 CIAA Bowling First Team by
Brittany Worthy (FSU), Diamond Carter (BSU), Ariel Haith (VSU), Devondra
Bazemore (FSU), Paige Brayboy (FSU), Briana Williams (VSU), Veronica
Santiago-Colon (FSU), and Jana’ Boyd (ECSU). |
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Fayetteville State Head Coach Bobby Henderson
led his Lady Broncos to a 46-1 CIAA and 49-1 overall record
while earning his 1,000th career victory during the 2017-18
season. Henderson and his team claimed the University’s 17th
CIAA Southern Division title. The Lady Panthers of
Virginia Union University secured the 2018 CIAA Bowling Highest
GPA Award. Collectively, the team recorded a 3.5 grade point
average, proving their dedication to academics in addition to
their athletic efforts |
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Durfee
Named CIAA Bowling Rookie of the Year
3/23/2018 | Women's Bowling
Virginia Union University's Amaree Durfee has been named the
CIAA Bowling Rookie of the Year while the team captured the
award for the Highest Team GPA, the CIAA announced on Friday,
March 23.
Durfee, a freshman from Sacramento, Cal., ranks atop her
freshman peers to earn CIAA Rookie of the Year. In 40 CIAA
bowling contests, she recorded an average 168.83 pins per game
for a total of 6,753 pins dropped on the season. Durfee's
performance on the season ranks her No. 7 among all CIAA bowling
student-athletes.
Durfee was also named to the All-CIAA Team for her
performance this past season. As a team, the Lady Panthers
secured the 2018 CIAA Bowling Highest GPA Award. Collectively,
the team recorded a 3.5 grade point average, proving their
dedication to academics in addition to their athletic efforts.
The CIAA Bowling Championship is March 23-24 in Virginia Beach,
Va. |
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