North Carolina A&T

Comes from a country, Colombia, that produces some of the best female bowlers in the world … Her international experience as a member of Colombia’s national youth team has been valuable for the Aggies program … Competed at the 2019 Pan American Bowling Confederation Youth Championships … Head coach Kim Terrell-Kearney called her the heart of the team … Fierce competitor who is passionate about reaching her potential … She is a three-time All-MEAC performer and was named MEAC rookie of the year in 2018 … Her presence and confidence are eye-catching … Has played in 132 matches for a total of 25,537 pins for a career average of 193.46.

2019-20 Season: Bowled in 39 matches totaling 7,552 pins for an average of 193.64 … Named preseason All-MEAC and second-team All-MEAC at season’s end … Recorded 15 matches of 200-plus including a season-high 243 against No. 15 Delaware State on Nov. 9 … Bowled a three-game stretch of 230.00 against Prairie View A&M (225), No. 3 Stephen F. Austin (230) and No. 5 Sam Houston State (235) … Bowled a three-match stretch of 200-plus averaging 212.33 against Kutztown (211), No. 1 McKendree (202) and No. 15 Maryville (224) … Best finish of the season was seventh place at the TRACK Kat Klash … Recorded a strike percentage of 44.4 and a spare percentage of 69.1.

2018-2019 Season: Bowled in 53 matches totaling 10,090 total pins for an average of 190.38 … Named preseason All-MEAC and earned postseason first-team All-MEAC honors … Earned honorable mention All-American honors from the National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) … Had 19 200-plus games during the season including a 242 against No. 23 Monmouth … Had a stretch where he had four straight 200 games including a 233 against No. 22 Maryville and a 218 against No. 18 Central Missouri … Had a strike percentage of 46.1 and a spare of percentage of 75.6.

2017-2018 Season: Was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year… Led the Aggies in bowled games, total pinfall, and season average… Bowled  40 games in individuals play with a 7,895 with a 197.38 season average… Rolled a season-high 236 on Feb. 17 at the SFA Ladyjack Classic… Bowled two 1,000-plus series games in traditional team play with the highest being a six-game series, 1,231 total pinfall and 205.17 average on Feb. 3 at the Prairie View A&M Invitational.

High School/Club: Competed on the national level for her country … Comes to Aggieland with a career average of 226 … Her career high was 279, and she had a high series of 760 … Made the El Rancho club team at the age of 8 and represented her hometown of Bogota … From 2010-15, Olaya won Bogota classificatory tournaments … Started representing her country at 14 years old, representing Colombia in events such as Iberoamericano (bronze medal), PABCON(two gold medals, two bronze medals) and Centroamericano (five gold medals, one silver) … Made the national team again at 16 years old where she won three gold medals and three silvers at Suramericano and three gold medals, one silver and two bronzes at Centroamericano.

Personal: Full name is Ana Sofia Olaya… She is the daughter of Jaime Enrique Olaya and Claudia Ramos… She has one sibling, Maria… She was born Nov. 19, 2000,and is majoring in journalism and mass communication… Her favorite food is pasta or just parmesan cheese and she enjoys practicing.