Glenn White has elevated the Prairie View A&M bowling program into a perennial Southwestern Athletic Conference championship contender and one of the nation’s best teams.
As one of the top coaches in the sport, White has also been one of the game's leading ambassadors. In December 2015, he was named to the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Women's Bowling Committee, of which he was a member for six years. An appointment that was designated for only four years. He served as Chairman of the NCAA Women's Bowling Committee in 2021 and is the first head coach of an HBCU bowling program to earn this distinction. White was instrumental in enabling PVAMU to serve as a regional host for the NCAA Women’s Bowling Tournament for the first time in school history in 2022 and this honor will continue through 2026.
Under the direction of White, the bowling team won its sixth SWAC championship In the spring of 2023. He also was named SWAC Coach of the Year. Jayda Gordon was named Freshman of the Year, while senior Stephanie Vasquez was selected to the all-conference first team for their performances during both Southwestern Athletic Conference round-ups.
Vasquez earned her accolades after posting a 196.52, with a fifth-place finish during the 2023 regular season competition and a spot on the SWAC All-Conference First Team, while Gordon finished with a 193.04 for eighth-place to earn All-SWAC Second Team.
In the same season, Prairie View A&M played in their first NCAA regional tournament going the distance with CIAA Champions Fayetteville State, to advance to the second round of the NCAA Bowling Arlington Regionals with a 2-1 win making a historic mark on the bowling program and in athletics.
During the 2022-23 academic season, PVAMU also earned the fifth-highest team GPA in the nation for a consecutive year and has finished in the top ten nationally for a third consecutive time. The Lady Panthers were just as impressive on the lanes as they were off of it, the seven-member team combined for a GPA of 3.628. PVAMU was one of three SWAC teams to earn a team award.
In addition to the team award, individually four Lady Panthers met the qualifications as NTCA All-Academic scholar-athletes. The individuals honored were Miranda Fuentes, Amani Moore, Ashlyn Okazaki, and Vasquez,
In the spring of 2022, White guided the team to their fifth SWAC Regular Season Crown in the past six seasons. He was named SWAC Coach of the Year, while Crystal Cline was named Bowler of the Year and received First Team Honors as well. Asia Wren was also named SWAC first team and Vasquez was named to the All-SWAC Second team. This was White’s fourth time to be named Coach of the Year.
In 2017 PVAMU received the highest ranking in school history and the (NTCA) National Ten Pin Coaches Association. The team was ranked 15th in the nation but finished the season as the 19th-ranked team in the country
Along with the SWAC championships and academic honors, White has built the annual Prairie View Invitational at the ITRC Bowling Tournament into one of the nation's best. Just completing its twelve years, the event continues to attract nationally ranked teams at the world-renowned Bowling ITRC Complex in Arlington, Texas.
An avid bowler recreationally, White holds two perfect (300) games under his belt. His previous bowling stints include serving as Operation Manager and Co-Chairman of The Village Express Bowling Association which helped manage the first-ever NCAA Women’s Bowling Championship in Houston in 2004. White is a member of the National Tenpin Coaches Association and served as Chairman of the Board of Prime-Time Bowling Association in Houston.
He has also supervised the scoring and stat-keeping team for the Inaugural NCAA Women’s Bowling Championships in 2004 and was the line judge for the championship match. White, also served as the co-recruiting coordinator for the Prairie View A&M Department of Athletics.
White prepped at San Jacinto High School and was a 1970 graduate. He later went on to attend San Jacinto College in Pasadena, Texas. He is married to Lollie Simon-White, a graduate of the University of Houston, and they have two children and four grandchildren.
