Dayna Galganski named MVP
5/2/2011 11:40:00 AM | Women's Bowling
The junior from North Palm Beach, Florida, helped lead Sam Houston's inaugural women's bowling team to an appearance in the NCAA Division I Elite Eight in Detroit. The appearance marked the first time in the championships' eight-year history for a first-year program to qualify.
In the process, Galganski earned All-America honors. The team leader in total pins this season, she twice was an all-tournament selection and was named tournament MVP after leading the Kats to a championship at the Florida A&M Invitational
Galganski was one of 14 athletes recognized as "Most Valuable" for the 2010-11 at the banquet.
The Most Valuable awards for 2010-11 by sport were Jenny Pence (soccer), Alyssa Dooley (women's cross country), Patrick Krol (men's cross country), Kaylee Hawkins and Carli Kolbe (volleyball), Tim Flanders (football), Morgan Davis (women's indoor track and field), Matt Johnson (men's indoor track and field), Britni Martin and Sequeena Thomas (women's basketball), Gilberto Clavell (men's basketball), Dayna Galganski (bowling), Nadia Dubyanskaya (tennis) and Hailey Wiginton (softball).
