National Collegiate Bowling Association All-Americans
Shawn Naumann, Brigette Harrelson, Jenn Boisselle, Kristie Petravich, Dayna Galganski
Kerm Helmer Coach of the Year
Pat Costello
Bowling Writers Association of America Players of the Year
Shawn Naumann, Brigette Harrelson, Jenn Boisselle, Kristie Petravich
2009 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships
April 15-18, 2009
Cherry Bowl
Rockford, IL
After 32 games of qualifying complete, the Lady Striking Knights are leading the field, 185 pins ahead of second place Wichita State.
Match play begins Friday morning at 9:30AM
2009 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships
April 15-18, 2009
Cherry Bowl
Rockford, IL
With the first 16 games of qualifying complete, the Lady Striking Knights are leading the field, 108 pins ahead of second place Wichita State.
The Striking Lady Knights rocked the competition this past weekend. Our ladies claimed 6 of the top 10 singles spots with Kristie A. Petravich, Brigette Harrelson, Danielle Corrao placing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. In the team event, the Lady Knights placed 1st with a 12,788 (902 pins ahead of second place Bellarmine). Not only did they win their section, they had the highest pinfall of all women’s teams in the country.
The Striking Knights bowled 32 baker games today at Holiday Bowl in Chattanooga, TN. The Men’s team is currently in 7th place with 6,262 pins, a mere 128 pins out of second. The Women’s team is currently in first place with 6,430 pins, 281 pins ahead of the pack. Bowling concludes on Sunday with another 32 baker games. The top 4 finishing teams in Men’s and Women’s move on to Nationals.
The UCF Striking Knights will be hosting two camps again this summer. The first will be June 26-28, the second August 6-8. For more information, click HERE to view or download the PDF brochure.
This season is almost over having finished the last regular tournament last weekend in Indianapolis, IN. The women finished 1st and are undefeated this year! http://www.bowl.com/articleView.aspx?i=15272&f=3 The men finished 17th. Both teams are working hard and getting ready for the Sectional Qualifiers in Chattanooga, TN next weekend. The top 4 men’s and women’s teams will qualify for the Intercollegiate Team Championships to be held in Rockford, IL in April. The top 4 individual men and women will also qualify for the Singles Championships in May. For more information on the teams’ results this year go to www.bowl.com/college and www.collegebowling.com.
Exciting news!
The bowling club has been named sports club of the month at UCF! Full story here http://www.sportclubs.ucf.edu/ .
Other updates: The women’s team has come in first all 3 tournaments this year and the men’s team has won two of their three tournaments! Full tournament results coming soon in the Tournament Results section! New links posted in the links section!
Here is a picture with the checks as both men’s and women’s teams took first in Marietta, GA, November 1-2. GO UCF KNIGHTS!
The Striking Knights Bowling Team is off to a roaring start!!! Both the Men & Womens team competed in the 38th Midwest Hammer Collegiate Tournament where the ladies finished first and the men finished 3rd. The second tournament of the year showed that they are not letting up slack and are out to take the country by surprise with both teams winning at the Brunswick Orlando Central Florida Shootout. The team is taking the time in between tournaments to prepare for the Brunswick Southern Classic which is held in Atlanta, Georgia November 1 & 2. Best of luck to all the bowlers competing this year!!!
~Brigette Harrelson, Women’s Team Captain
The Central Florida Future published a story on our own Stefanie Nation and the bowling program. Read it here
