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DATE: April 18 2012
WICHITA STATE'S TAN, ROBERT MORRIS' KENT NAMED COLLEGIATE MVPS
LINCOLN, Neb. - Wichita State junior
Jazreel Tan and Robert Morris-Illinois freshman
Marshall Kent were named Most Valuable Players for the 2011-12 college bowling season Wednesday night by the National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association.
Tan and Kent were honored with the rest of the All-Americans at the Night of Champions banquet held Wednesday in conjunction with the 2012 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships, which will open Thursday at Sun Valley Lanes.
For Tan, the announcement continues a collegiate career that has been full of post-season honors. She was named the Rookie of the Year as a freshman and last year earned MVP honors as well. This season, Tan won three individual titles, while amassing the top average in the country with 213.
Tan, who hails from Singapore, is joined as a first team All-American by
Brandi Branka of McKendree,
Amanda Greene of Lindenwood,
Kim Yioulos of Pikeville and
Kayla Rhoades of Marian.
"It's always so nice to be recognized like this," said Tan, who has been named a first team All-American in each of her first three seasons in college bowling. "Our team struggled at the beginning of the season. We put in a lot of hard work as a team as the year went on and that helped lead to awards like this."
Kent, a Team USA and Junior Team USA member in 2012, picked up two individual titles this season, including the Backhaul Direct Hoosier Classic. He finished the season with a 216.5 average.
Kent is joined as a first team All-American by
Chris Via of Notre Dame-Ohio,
Brad Miller of Lindenwood, Geoffrey Young of Wichita State and Aaron Lorincz of Saginaw Valley State.
"I had a lot of help from my teammates this season," said Kent, who was also named the men's Rookie of the Year. "My mental game became about 10 times stronger this year, and that's because my teammates helped me out a lot with that. I just came into this year trying to do the best I could, and I got way more out of it than I could have asked for."
Tara Ernst of Briarcliffe was named the women's Rookie of the Year, while Morehead State men's coach Bobby Brown and Pikeville women's coach Ron Damron were named the Kerm Helmer Coaches of the Year.
Also on Wednesday, the Bowling Writers Association of America announced its players of the year. Tan and Kent received those honors as well.
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE BOWLING COACHES ASSOCIATION
2011-12 ALL-AMERICANS
MEN
First Team
Marshall Kent, Robert Morris-Illinois
Chris Via, Notre Dame-Ohio
Brad Miller, Lindenwood
Geoffrey Young, Wichita State
Aaron Lorincz, Saginaw Valley State
Second Team
Greg Geering, Fresno State
Jack Castellano, Briarcliffe
Sean Rangel, William Penn
Mike Conn, Morehead State
Dan Lemiesz, Lindenwood
Honorable Mention
Mark Scuderi, Rochester Tech
Marcus Berndt, Wichita State
Zach Wilkins, Urbana
Matt Skalachki, Suffolk-Grant
Jay Foote, Wright State
Most Valuable Player
Marshall Kent, Robert Morris-Illinois
Rookie of the Year
Marshall Kent, Robert Morris-Illinois
Kerm Helmer Coach of the Year
Bobby Brown, Morehead State
WOMEN
First Team
Jazreel Tan, Wichita State
Brandi Branka, McKendree
Amanda Greene, Lindenwood
Kim Yioulos, Pikeville
Kayla Rhoades, Marian
Second Team
Diana Zavjalova, Webber International
Laura Fonnegra, Lindenwood
Kayla Jones, Kutztown
Caitlin Hoffman, Robert Morris-Illinois
Trista Flowers, McKendree
Honorable Mention
Brandy Hensley, Pikeville
Holly Harris, Wichita State
Katie Thornton, Webber International
Tara Ernst, Briarcliffe
Danielle Cessman, Briarcliffe
Most Valuable Player
Jazreel Tan, Wichita State
Rookie of the Year
Tara Ernst, Briarcliffe
Kerm Helmer Coach of the Year
Ron Damron, Pikeville
SERVICE
Gordon Teigen Meritorious Service Award
Gloria Behr, Midwest Collegiate
BOWLING WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
2011-12 COLLEGIATE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
Male Collegiate Player of the Year
Marshall Kent, Robert Morris-Illinois
Male Runners-Up
Jack Castellano, Briarcliffe
Aaron Lorincz, Saginaw Valley State
Brad Miller, Lindenwood
Chris Via, Notre Dame-Ohio
Male Honorable Mention
Greg Geering, Fresno State
Sean Rangel, William Penn
Geoffrey Young, Wichita State
Female Collegiate Player of the Year
Jazreel Tan, Wichita State
Female Runners-Up
Brandi Branka, McKendree
Amanda Greene, Lindenwood
Kayla Rhoades, Marian
Kim Yioulos, Pikeville
Female Honorable Mention
T'nia Falbo, Maryland Eastern Shore
Laura Fonnegra, Lindenwood
Kayla Jones, Kutztown
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