2021 Prairie View A&M program has placed six outstanding scholar-athletes on the National Tenpin Coaches Association's (NTCA) All-Academic Team, as well as making the grade as one of the top ten academic programs in the nation.The team honors individual bowlers who have maintained a cumulative grade-point average of 3.4 or greater during the 2020-21 academic year. This isÂ
Stephanie Vasquez's back-to-back award recognition.  The Lady Panthers were just as impressive off the lanes as they were on it, posting a team GPA of 3.693 while winning this past season's SWAC regular season championship for a third time, as well as a SWAC Championship
2020-21: Sam Houston State-hosted TRACK Kat Klash ,Prairie View A&M had four bowlers in the top 20 of individual standings withÂ
Stephanie Vasquez ranking 18
th with a mean score of 175.4. Southwestern Athletic Conference West Bowling Roundup from USA Bowl left the Prairie View A&M bowling team third in the standings after going 3-2 . With JuniorÂ
Asia Wren (850) and freshmanÂ
Cheyenne Washington (507) sits in 18th and 19th respectively. SWAC West Roundup PVAMU ended the day with an 8-2 record in league play and a total pinfall of 8,911. whileÂ
Stephanie Vasquez is 17
th (170.5 average), up nine spots from day one
2019-20: Day two of the Southwestern Athletic Conference West Bowling Roundup SeniorÂ
Jada Davis and freshmanÂ
Stephanie Vasquez also cracked the top five with 182.89 and 182.20 averages, respectively. finished in seventh place with a total of 1,446 pins and a 180.75 average through eight games.Â
The team honors individual bowlers who have maintained a cumulative grade-point average of 3.4 or greater during the 2019-20 academic year.Â
Crystal Cline,Â
Jada Davis,Â
Shirley Kennebrew,Â
Asia Wren andÂ
Stephanie Vasquez each earned recognition from the NTCA. For Cline, Davis, Kennebrew and Wren this is the second straight year they have garnered All-Academic honors. Vasquez, a freshman, has earned the distinction for the first time.
High School- In 2017 she was The Pepsi State Tournament District Three Champion, while also earning Nor Cal YBA: Four-time All-Star – Top Five Bowler in Northern California in the Girls Division. She won the 2018 Diddy Watts State Tournament Champion.Â
To add to her many accolades, Vasquez participated in Junior Gold in 2018 and was one of only two Californian bowlers to advance and finish 116th place in the world.Â
Vasquez recorded a game-high pin count of 290 and a high series of 756.Â
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Career Scoring |
Games |
Total Pins |
Avg. |
High Game |
2019-2020 |
11 |
1,971 |
179.18 |
|
2020-2021 |
14 |
2,397 |
171.21 |
|
Personal:
Birth Date: August 17
Parents: Anthony and Gina Vasquez
Fun Facts About Stephanie:
Favorite Song Artist:Â Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Best Movie I've seen: Harry Potter SeriesÂ
Favorite Foods:Â Chile Verde
Hobbies:Â Gaming
What are your favorite words to live by:Â "We're only here for a good time, not a long time"
People would never guess that I..use to be in dance classesÂ
If I weren't a bowler I would be ... playing softball Â
Dream Job:Â To be a social workerÂ
Where do i see Myself in 5 years ...Successfully doing what I love
What made me choose Prairie View A&M?  How beautiful the campus is and the overall Environment