The Sam Houston bowling team is excited to host the annual TRACK Kat Klash as the Bearkats will host 17 other schools, including 10 ranked in the NTCA Top 25. This is the 14^th installment of this event which will be held once again at Emerald Bowl for the ninth consecutive year.

The tournament begins Friday and will feature McKendree, Central Missouri, UMES, Maryville, Oklahoma Christian, Lewis, Alabama State, Adelphi, Newman, Arkansas State, Stephen F. Austin, Louisiana Tech, Tulane, Southern, Prairie View, Texas Southern and Jackson State.
 
The Venue
Emerald Bowl has been home to some significant events in NCAA history. The very first women's bowling championships in 2004 was played there, where Nebraska beat Central Missouri. In 2006 the championships returned to Emerald Bowl when Fairleigh Dickenson defeated Alabama A&M.
                                                                                                                                                                        
The History
This is the 14th year of the Kat Klash. The first two years were held at Huntsville Lanes. Year three was held at Palace Lanes in Houston before the event moved to Emerald Lanes in Houston with the exception of 2021 when it was held at Time to Spare in Cut and Shoot.

The Kats were the winners of the first two events. In 2013 Arkansas State took the team title while Nebraska won back-to-back titles in 2014 and 2015. Sam Houston won in 2016 and Nebraska won in 2017. McKendree won its first Kat Klash title in 2018, Nebraska claimed its fifth and sixth Kat Klash titles in 2020 and 2021, North Carolina A&T took the title in 2022 and Maryville just edged Sam Houston in the championship last season.