Women's Bowling | 10/22/2026 3:06:00 PM
GREENSBORO, NC – Another week, another weekly honor for the North Carolina Agricultural Technical State University bowling team and senior
Payton Hartgrove.
For the second straight week, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) named Hartgrove its bowler of the week. A week after Hartgrove claimed the 2026 Colonial Classic individual title, she recorded her second straight top-10 finish, placing ninth at the 2026 Chelsea Gilliam Penguin Classic hosted by Youngstown State University. She led the Aggies with 1,117 total pinfall, averaging 223.40 over five games. Hartgrove has a combined total pinfall of 2,225. She averages 222.5 pins over 10 games.
On Saturday, she helped the Aggies win three straight traditional matches after starting the day 0-2. Against 13
th-ranked Maryville, White shot a 232 total pinfall to lead the Aggies to a 1,086-1,004 win. Hartgrove continued to bowl well as the Aggies faced William Smith.
Hartgrove had her best showing of the season with a 267 total pinfall in A&T's 1,031-975 win. The Aggies concluded the day with a win over 16
th-ranked Duquesne. Hartgrove bowled a 200 in the win. A&T's three-match win streak propelled them to Sunday's play, where they won three straight all against ranked teams.
The Aggies finished 9-4 over the weekend and are 20-6. Hartgrove contributed with excellent Baker-format play in 23 games. She shot a 55.8 strike percentage, converted 55.3 percent of her spares, and made 76.7 percent of her makable spares. She was a combined 22 of 25 (.880) on her single-pin spares in Baker and traditional play.
In traditional play, she averaged 9.44 pins on her first bowl attempt, knocking down 9-plus pins 90 percent of the time. She also bowled 31 strikes in 50 frames (62.0). Hartgrove and the Aggies return to action at the Destination/Orlando tournament hosted by Sacred Heart, Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando, Fla.
