NAIA NATIONAL WOMEN’S BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP
Record Book
Women’s Bowling Championship History Year
Location
Champion
Match Scores
Runner-Up
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021.....Detroit, Mich......Indiana Tech..................3-1-1 (169-169, 181-124, 174-168, 165-201, 198-188)..............................Midland (Neb.) 2022.....Detroit, Mich......SCAD Savannah (Ga.).....3-1 (223-202, 211-231, 225-193, 279-279)................................................Midland (Neb.) 2023.....Detroit, Mich......SCAD Savannah (Ga.).....3-1 (199-165, 169-201, 245-193, 214-177).............................................Madonna (Mich.) 2024.....Detroit, Mich......SCAD Savannah (Ga.).....4-1 (203-169, 173-174, 198-135, 204-193, 223-181)................................... Pikeville (Ky.) 2025.....Detroit, Mich......Spring Arbor (Mich.).......4-3 (190-151, 179-203, 213-168, 227-247, 156-181, 191-170, 268-180)...... Concordia (Mich.) * During the 2024 Championship, teams started playing best out of seven matches
All-Time Participation School (Yrs. Participated)
No.
W-L
Pct.
1st
2nd
3rd
Baker (Kan.) (2020-21-22-23)............................................................................. 4.......... 3-6...............333........0......... 0........ 0 Concordia (Mich.) (2024-25)............................................................................... 2.......... 6-4...............600........0......... 1........ 0 Cumberlands (Ky.) (2023)................................................................................... 1.......... 0-2...............000........0......... 0........ 0 Culver-Stockton (Mo.) (2025).............................................................................. 1.......... 0-2...............000........0......... 0........ 0 Grand View (Iowa) (2020-21)............................................................................. 2.......... 1-2...............333........0......... 0........ 0 Huntington (Ind.) (2021).................................................................................... 1.......... 2-2...............500........0......... 0........ 0 Indiana Tech (2020-21-22-23-24)....................................................................... 5.......... 7-5...............583........1......... 0........ 1 Kansas Wesleyan (2022)..................................................................................... 1.......... 3-2...............600........0......... 0........ 0 Lawrence Tech (Mich.) (2020-21-22-25).............................................................. 4.......... 1-6...............143........0......... 0........ 0 Lourdes (Ohio) (2020)........................................................................................ 1.......... 0-0...............000........0......... 0........ 0 Madonna (Mich.) (2020-23)................................................................................ 2.......... 5-2...............714........0......... 1........ 0 Marian (Ind.) (2025)........................................................................................... 1.......... 0-2...............000........0......... 0........ 0 Midland (Neb.) (2020-21-22).............................................................................. 3.......... 7-4...............636........0......... 2........ 0 Midway (Ky.) (2024)........................................................................................... 1.......... 1-2...............666........0......... 0........ 0 Milligan (Ky.) (2023-24-25)................................................................................. 3.......... 3-6.............. 333........0......... 0........ 0 Morningside (Iowa) (2025)................................................................................. 1.......... 1-2...............333........0......... 0........ 0 Mount Mercy (Iowa) (2025)................................................................................ 1.......... 2-2...............500........0......... 0........ 1 Ottawa (Kan.) (2021-23-24)................................................................................ 3.......... 4-6...............400........0......... 0........ 0 Pikeville (Ky.) (2020-21-22-23-24-25).................................................................. 6.......... 10-10...........500........0......... 1........ 3 Saint Xavier (Ill.) (2022-24-25)............................................................................ 3.......... 6-6...............500........0......... 0........ 0 SCAD Savannah (Ga.) (2020-22-23-24-25).......................................................... 5.......... 16-3.............842........3......... 0........ 0 Spring Arbor (Mich.) (2022-23-24-25)................................................................. 4.......... 10-8.............556........1......... 0........ 0 St. Francis (Ill.) (2020-21-22-23-24).................................................................... 5.......... 6-8...............428........0......... 0........ 1 Tennessee Southern (2020-21-22-23)................................................................. 4.......... 3-6...............333........0......... 0........ 0 William Penn (Iowa) (2020-22-23-24-25)............................................................ 5.......... 6-6...............429........0......... 0........ 1 William Woods (Mo.) (2024)............................................................................... 1.......... 0-2...............000........0......... 0........ 0 NOTE: Teams earning participation in 2020 were announced as qualifiers before tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Women’s Bowling Championship History - Awards & All-Americans Rookie of the Year
2020 Pamela Perez Millan, SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 2021 Kristina Catoe, Pikeville (Ky.) 2022 Teandess O’Neal, Marian (Ind.) 2023 Brianna Rogers, Pikeville (Ky.) 2024 Rachel Moore, Culver-Stockton (Mo.) 2025 Katarina Hagler, Pikeville (Ky.)
Coach of the Year 2020 2021 2022 2023
Tony Talley, St. Francis (Ill.) Bobby Brown, Pikeville (Ky.) Cheryl Kesler, Baker (Kan.) Katie Thornton, SCAD-Savannah (Ga.) 2024 Bobby Brown, Pikeville (Ky.) 2025 Andy Diercks, Mount Mercy (Iowa)
All-Americans
The following is a list of players (alphabetically, by school) selected to NAIA All-America bowling teams since they were first selected in 2020. The number following each institution indicates the institution’s number of total All-Americans. The numbers following each individual indicate first, second or third team selection. If no number follows the name there was no team indicated at that time.
Baker (Kan.) (5) 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Megan Carpenter (2) Megan Carpenter (1) Caitlin Lucas (1) Caitlin Lucas (1) Kinsey Miller (1)
Campbellsville (Ky.) (1) 2021 Ashley Moch (1)
Columbia (Mo.) (1) Player of the Year 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Lauren Piotrowski, Pikeville (Ky.) Kristina Caroe, Pikeville (Ky.) Maryssa Carey, Indiana Tech Caitlin Lucas, Baker (Kan.) Kristina Catoe, Pikeville (Ky.) Brooke Salzman, Mount Mercy (Iowa)
Tournament MVP 2020 2021 2022 2023
No tournament due to COVID-19 Maryssa Carey, Indiana Tech Lara Kurt, SCAD Savannah (Ga.) Pamela Perez, SCAD-Savannah (Ga.) 2024 Addy Nelson, SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 2025 Kayla Tafanell, Spring Arbor (Mich.)
2023 Jordyn Czerw (2)
Concordia (Mich.) (1)
2021 Makayla Lancioni (1)
Culver-Stockton (Mo.) (2)
Lawrence Tech (Mich.) (6) 2021 2021 2022 2022 2022 2023
Victoria Giardina (1) Bailey Gipson (1) Laurin Prebelich (1) Victoria Giardina (1) Bailey Gipson (2) Daniella DeCruydt (2)
Lourdes (Ohio) (2)
2020 Jordyn Stewart (2) 2021 Jenna Beatty (1)
Marian (Ind.) (2)
2022 Tandess O’Neal (2) 2024 Tandess O’neal (3)
Midland (Neb.) (2)
2020 Brittney Schnicke (2) 2022 Hannah Triske (2)
Milligan (Ky.) (2)
2023 Emily Cheesman (2) 2025 Emily Cheesman (3)
Morningside (Iowa) (1) 2024 Emaly Kruse (1)
Mount Mercy (Iowa) (4)
2024 Rachel Moore (1) 2025 Rachel Moore (1)
2025 Brooke Salzman (1) 2025 Jaelle Hamman (2) 2025 Nada Nawwarah Abdul Jalil (2)
Cumberlands (Ky.) (1)
Pikeville (Ky.) (14)
2024 Kiara Abanto (2)
Governors State (Ill.) (1)
2025 Olivia Daujatas (2)
Grand View (Iowa) (1)
2021 Hanna Duver (1)
Huntington (Ind.) (1)
2022 Amber Elliot (2)
Indiana Tech (5) 2020 2021 2022 2022 2024
Maryssa Carey (1) Maryssa Carey (1) Maryssa Carey (1) Morgan Nunn (2) Morgan Nunn (1)
2020 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2023 2024 2024 2024 2024 2025 2025 2025
Lauren Piotrowski (1) Jessica Wolfe (2) Kristina Catoe (1) Kristina Catoe (1) Kristina Catoe (1) Brianna Rogers (1) Emily Tull (2) Kristina Catoe (1) Brianna Rogers (2) Kelsey Cummings (3) Vanessa Fuzie (3) Brianna Rogers (1) Kristina Catoe (1) Katarina Hagler (3)
BATTLE FOR THE RED BANNER
Awards
Women’s Bowling Championship History - All-Americans SCAD Savannah (Ga.) (9) 2020 2020 2023 2024 2024 2024 2025 2025 2025
Pameka Perez Millan (1) Rebekah Commane (1) Lara Kurt (2) Lara Kurt (1) Addy Nelson (2) Yumi Yuzuriha (2) Yumi Yuzuriha (2) Lara Kurt (3) Addy Nelson (3)
Shawnee State (Ohio) (1) 2021 Chloe Long (1)
Spring Arbor (Mich.) (1)
2024 Kayla Tafanelli (3) 2025 Kayla Tafanelli (2)
St. Francis (Ill.) (4) 2020 2022 2022 2023
Abby Ragsdale (1) Serenity Quintero (1) Megan Allensworth (2) Bailey Delrose (1)
Tennessee Southern (3)
2020 Lindsay Brown (2) 2021 Lindsay Brown (1) 2023 Lindsay Brown (1)
Union (Ky.) (1)
2021 Briana Logsdon (1)
Viterbo (Wis.) (1)
2025 Emily Newbauer (1)
William Penn (Iowa) (2)
2024 Gabriella Evans (3) 2025 Caitlin Radliff (3)