Bowling
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Mabel Cummins strikes balance as bowling team captain, Undergraduate Honor Council president
Between academics, training and competition, collegiate student-athletes must juggle a lot. Mabel Cummins, captain of the Vanderbilt bowling team, added to her multitasking over the past year by also serving as president of the university’s Undergraduate Honor Council. Read MoreJan 9, 2023
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Bowling team finishes third in NCAA tournament
Two titans of collegiate bowling traded momentum back and forth in a classic four-hour megamatch before the Vanderbilt Commodores finally succumbed to an onslaught of strikes from the McKendree Bearcats April 16 at the NCAA Final Four in Columbus, Ohio. Read MoreApr 18, 2022
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Bowling advances to Final Four in Columbus
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Vice Chancellor and Athletic Director Candice Lee congratulate the bowling team as they compete in the semifinals of the National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championship today. Read MoreApr 14, 2022
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Documentary on bowling team’s path to 2007 NCAA Championship debuts on SEC Network April 12
The next documentary in the SEC Storied series is "Vandy Rolls," the story of Vanderbilt University’s path to the 2007 NCAA Championship in women’s bowling, the school’s first national title in any sport. The 30-minute film debuts at 8 p.m. CT on Monday, April 12, on the SEC Network. Read MoreApr 11, 2021
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Accolades: JJ Bleday and Kristin Quah
The Miami Marlins selected junior right fielder JJ Bleday with the fourth overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft on June 3, and bowler Kristin Quah, BE’19, became just the third student-athlete in Vanderbilt history to win the H. Boyd McWhorter Award in April. Read MoreAug 20, 2019
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David Williams, bowling team to be inducted into Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
Former Vanderbilt Athletics Director David Williams II and the Vanderbilt bowling team were among the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame honorees recently announced and slated for recognition at its induction ceremony on June 15. Read MoreJun 4, 2019
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Quah named a Knight-Hennessy Scholar
Vanderbilt senior Kris Quah has been named to the second global cohort of Knight-Hennessy Scholars. The program awards full funding for postgraduate study at Stanford University to up to 100 graduate students each year in order to develop a community of future global leaders capable of solving the world’s most complex problems. Read MoreApr 16, 2019
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Vanderbilt Bowling is 2019 national runner-up
The Vanderbilt bowling team is the 2019 national runner-up, after falling short to Stephen F. Austin State University in the NCAA championship Saturday evening. Read MoreApr 14, 2019
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I Am Who I Am: My story as a transgender Vanderbilt student-athlete
By Braeden Abrahamsen, as told to Andrew Maraniss One of the most positive things about sports is how it brings people together. As a member of the Vanderbilt women’s bowling team, I have teammates from Australia, Russia, Singapore, New York, New Jersey and New Mexico, just to name a… Read MoreMar 31, 2019
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Blasingame, Quah honored by higher education publication
Vanderbilt football graduate student-athlete Khari Blasingame has been selected as the 2019 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Athlete of the Year, and senior Kristin Quah earned recognition as the winner for women's bowling, the publication "Diverse: Issues in Higher Education" announced on Monday. Read MoreMar 25, 2019
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How to bowl a strike: Expert advice from bowling coach Josie Earnest Barnes, BS’10
Josie Earnest Barnes, BS’10, associate head coach of Vanderbilt's bowling team, offers tips to novice bowlers, rented shoes and all, on how to improve their scores. Read MoreFeb 19, 2019
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What’s On My Mind: The bright points of 2018
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos reflects on Vanderbilt's work, progress and accomplishments over the past 12 months in his final column of 2018. Read MoreDec 21, 2018
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Three Commodore coaches reflect on winning national titles
What does it take to win a national championship? Three head coaches at Vanderbilt—Bowling's John Williamson, Baseball's Tim Corbin and Women's Tennis' Geoff Macdonald—can answer that question from firsthand experience. Read MoreNov 26, 2018
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Chancellor: Congratulations to Vanderbilt Bowling, 2018 national champions
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos congratulates the Vanderbilt bowling team for clinching its second NCAA championship, and commends the hard work and dedication of the student-athletes and Coach John Williamson. Read MoreApr 16, 2018
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Bowling claims 2018 national title
In a drama-filled title game, Vanderbilt Bowling rallied from an early deficit to top defending national champion McKendree University four games to three and claim the 2018 NCAA Bowling Championship in St. Louis on Saturday night. Read MoreApr 15, 2018
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Bowlers finish third at NCAA Championship
Vanderbilt dropped back-to-back games to Nebraska to finish in third place at the NCAA Bowling Championship in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Saturday. Read MoreApr 16, 2017
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Bowling heads to NCAAs on 10th anniversary of national title
Ten seasons removed from reaching the pinnacle of NCAA women’s bowling, the Commodores hope to celebrate the anniversary in style this week in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where they will be one of eight teams vying for the 2017 NCAA Bowling Championship. Read MoreApr 11, 2017
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Bowling headed to NCAA championships
Vanderbilt has been selected to participate in the 2017 NCAA Bowling Championship April 13-15 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The berth in the eight-team championship field marks the 12th consecutive year the Commodores have earned an invitation. Read MoreMar 29, 2017
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Strike the Slang: Bowling Team Learns Language of Culture
When your roster of 11 consists of student-athletes from four continents, you can’t always assume everyone is speaking the same language—so to speak. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Vandy Goes Pro: Impressive Numbers of Commodores Are Playing on Professional Teams
Vanderbilt has always sent a handful of players to the major leagues, but in recent years there’s been a noticeable trend of more Commodores making it to the pros. Read MoreOct 23, 2015