Katen has placed herself among the best North Carolina A&T student-athletes with perhaps two years of eligibility remaining … After earning her second straight MEAC bowler of the year honor in 2022-23, she joined Emily Strombeck as the only two, two-time MEAC bowlers of the year in program history … If she wins the award after the 2023-24 season, she will become only the second bowler in MEAC history to win bowler of the year three times joining Maryland Eastern Shore’s Maria Rodriguez (2009-11) … She usually plays the role of leadoff bowler, setting the table for the Aggies in Bakers play … Has helped the Aggies win three straight MEAC titles (2021-23) … Katen is also a two-time National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) third-team All-American and honorable mention All-America in 2023.
2022-23 Season: She participated 66 traditional matches … During traditional play, knocked down 12,987 pins for an average of 196.77 … Bowled the program’s first-ever 300 perfect game on Feb. 19 against Howard at MEAC Meet #2 at Greensboro’s Triad Lanes … Bowled 31 200-plus traditional games … Named MEAC bowler of the year for the second straight season … Also earned first-team All-MEAC honors, first-team National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) All-Northeast Region and honorable mention NTCA All-America honors … Bowled 1,075 frames during the season … Nationally, ranked ninth in individual frame fill percentage (.878), third in individual single pin spare percentage (.954), third in individual spare conversion (.773), 15th in makeable spare conversion (.863), 24th in player composite performance index (90.668) … Bowled 86 percent of A&T’s frames during the season … Averaged 8.91 pins on her first ball bowling attempts … Bowled 497 strikes and posted a .462 strike percentage … Recorded 447 spares, 430 makable spares, 267 single pin spares and knocked down 163 multi-pin spares, converting 74.8 percent of those attempts … Faced 80 splits during the season and converted 21.3 percent of them.
2021-22 Season: She participated in a team-best 39 matches as a sophomore … Was named MEAC preseason and postseason bowler of the year … Helped the Aggies win their second straight MEAC title … Also named NTCA third-team All-American … Knocked down 8,108 pins at a 207.9 average per match … Tallied 27 200-plus matches including a season-high 255 on February 12 vs. Felician … Best finish was fifth at A&T’s Stallings Invite February 25-27.
2020-21 Season: Played in a team-high 31 matches as a freshman … Was named NTCA third-team All-American as well as a Freshman All-American by NTCA … Helped the Aggies win the MEAC title … Also tabbed first-team All-MEAC … Bowled over 6,366 pins at a 205.4 average per match … Compiled 17 200-plus matches including a team-high 288 on March 14 … Won her first tournament at A&T’s Vernell Stallings Invite, March 13-15.
High School/Club: Attended Mt. Pleasant High School … Was the Turbo-Tech Collegiate Champion and Young Open Double Champion in 2018 … Earned an above-3.5 GPA.
Personal: She is the daughter of Wayne and Kimberly Katen … Born Sept. 9, 2002, in San Jose, Calif. .. Has four siblings, three sisters, and one brother … Enjoys listening to country music and praying before matches.
