Bowling Earns Recognition For Academics

The Aggies have a team GPA of 3.600.

Jada Bassette (left) and Maya Avilez (right) were two of the six Aggies who earned all-academic honors from the NTCA. The duo was also two of the seven student-athletes to earn the athletics department's Academic Athlete of the Year award.

EAST GREENSBORO – The North Carolina A&T bowling program has been recognized by the National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) for its academic achievements.

A&T, the two-time defending Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) champions, compiled the 10th-highest cumulative grade point average in the nation according to the NTCA at 3.600. A&T also saw six individuals named NTCA All-Academic.

The Aggies were one of 52 schools to achieve the required 3.2 or higher GPA, with eight of those institutions coming from the MEAC. Fellow league member Delaware State finished with the highest GPA in the country at 3.83.

Senior Ericka Quesada, junior Jada Bassette, sophomores Laura Garcia and Melanie Katen, and freshmen Grace Stull and Maya Avilez all finished with a 3.4-plus GPA to earn NTCA All-Academic recognition.

"Very proud of this group," said A&T head coach Kim Terrell-Kearney. "These players continue to uphold the standards set of being exceptional in the classroom and on the lanes."

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