Bowling receives national academic honors

The Sam Houston Bowling squad placed four members of their team on the NTCA All-Academic team and the Bearkats were named as one of the team recipients of the national award.

This past year the Bearkats compiled a team GPA of 3.39 to earn the recognition. Programs must have a cumulative team GPA of a 3.2 or higher for the academic school year. For the 2019-2020 academic school year, 57 bowling programs achieved a cumulative team GPA of 3.2 or higher.

Individually, the Kats place Bea Hernandez, Elise Chambers, Syasya Ismail and Nataysa Rafie on the national academic list. For Ismail, this is her third academic All-American award while Hernandez makes the list for the second straight year.

Hernandez, a sophomore from Manila, Philippines, posted a 4.0 GPA in international business. This is the fourth honor this season for Hernandez who was previously named All-American and All-Southland as well as academic all-Southland

Rafie finished her first year at Sam Houston with a 3.72 GPA. The freshman from Gadong, Brunei, is majoring in graphic design. She was also a Southland Conference all-academic selection.

Ismail had a 3.75 GPA this past year at Sam Houston. The junior from Sembawang, Singapore is a Criminal Justice major. She was also a Southland Conference all-academic selection.

Chambers, a sophomore from Ocoee, Fla., posted a 3.5 GPA as a general business major. This is also Chambers' fourth recognition of the year. She was previously named All-American and All-Southland and Southland all-academic

The National Tenpin Coaches Association recognizes student athletes who have excelled in the classroom throughout the academic year. This year there are 380 honorees, representing NCAA bowling programs 69 at schools. A student athlete must have a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher for the academic school year to qualify for this award.

With the addition of Chambers and Rafie to the all-American team, 38 Bearkats in the last 11 seasons have earned academic All-American honors from the National Tenpins Coaches Association.

Bowling receives national academic honors

Players Mentioned

Elise Chambers

Bea Hernandez

Syasya Ismail

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