LAS VEGAS – The two main organizations that honor college bowlers presented their All-America teams on Wednesday night at the annual Night of Champions banquet at South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
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The University of Pikeville had five bowlers honored by the National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association and the International Bowling Media Association.
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UPike junior
Brianna Rogers was named a second-team All-America by the coaches association and an honorable mention on the Storm/IBMA list.
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Rogers, from Cincinnati, carried a scoring average of 208.3 in 11 tournaments this season. She had three tournament titles, winning the Black tournament in the Orange & Black Classic, the MSC Brandon Burns Memorial and the Bowlero Southern Classic.
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She also posted seven Top 5 finishes. Her average differential – the difference between her score and the average score for a bowler in a particular tournament – was 37.752.
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Graduate student
Kristina Catoe was an honorable mention All-America from both organizations.
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A native of Mooresville, N.C., Catoe averaged an even 201 in 11 events. She had three tournament wins, which came in the MSC Greater Nashville Open, the Lehigh Valley Collegiate Classic and the Roto Grip Keystone Quaker Classic. She also finished with four Top 5 and five Top 10 finishes this season. Her average differential was 30.247.
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On the men's side, graduate student
Bryce Oliver was named a first-team All-America by the coaches association and an honorable mention All-America by the IBMA.
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Oliver, from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, posted an average of 222.184 in 11 tournaments. He had one win, which came in the Black tournament at the Orange & Black Classic. He also had three Top 5 finishes and 5 Top 10s. His average differential was 33.012 for the season.
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Eli Mayberry was named honorable mention All-America by the coaches association.
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Mayberry, a junior from Mechanicsburg, Ohio, posted an average score of 212.659 in 11 events this season. He had two Top 5 finishes and five Top 10 scores and finished with an average differential of 23.118.
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Andrew Robitaille was named to the All-Rookie team by the coaches association.
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Robitaille is a freshman from Pittsfield, Mass. He averaged 210.821 in 10 tournaments during the season. He had one win, taking the title in the MSC Greater Nashville Open, and posted an average differential of 21.164.
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The UPike bowling teams are competing in the Intercollegiate Team Championships, which run Thursday through Saturday at the South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas.
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