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. Added to this years' achievement are freshman
Ashlyn Okazaki, junior
Ivelisse Reyes and senior
Sonja Ortiz each earning recognition from the NTCA. 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: 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 Freshman
Ashlyn Okazaki siting in 13th (350). on 2 day of the Conference Ozazaki is 11th in average pinfall (175).
Highschool :Okazaki, a native of Mililani, Hawaii, has posted a litany of accomplishments at 'Iolani School. Carrying a 3.4 GPA, the right-hander intends to major in Architecture and should be a difference maker on the lanes for the defending Southwestern Athletic Conference champions.
Okazaki anchored the 'Iolani team as they won back-to-back state championships in 2018 and 2019, the first two state titles in program history. The 2019 Interscholastic League of Honolulu Player of the Year, Okazaki had top-8 individual finishes at both state championship victories. Okazaki also led 'Iolani to consecutive ILH titles as well and was a first-team selection to the 2017-18 ILH All-Star Team.
Okazaki also earned accolades on the Hawaii Bowlers Tour and the Leeward Youth Bowling League. She was named the 2018-19 Most Improved Senior for the Leeward league and led all girls players in Hawaii Bowlers Tour Scratch points in 2019.
A two-time participant in Junior Gold Championships, Okazaki boasts a single-game high score of 266, and her high series score is 721. Okazaki is set to join the team this fall.
| Career Scoring |
Games |
Total Pins |
Avg. |
High Game |
| 2020-21 |
9 |
1,512 |
168 |
|
Personal:
Birth Date: January 4
Parents: Ricky & Trudy
Siblings: Austin
Fun Facts About Ashlyn :
Favorite Song Artist: Leona Lewis
The Best Movie I've seen: Twilight
Favorite Foods: Watermelon , Acai Bowls
Hobbies: Arts & Crafts and singing
If I could be any fictional character, I'd be.....Vanellope (Wreck it Ralph)
What are your favorite words to live by: "If you can dream it, you can do it" ~ Walt Disney.
People would never guess that I...love to organize clean and bake
If there was something that I could change it would be.....pollution around the World
What drives your passion for sports?: Trying to keep getting better to one day but a perfect game
What do you believe are the greatest challenges for athletes today?: As a bowler I have experienced that since we aren't considered one of the top sports we tend to not get as much recognition as the popular sports
What are the strengths you believe makes you a great athlete?: My positive attitude to encourage my teammates
If I weren't a bowler I would be... musical theater performer
Dream Job: Disney Imaginary
I see myself designing my oun house and a successful architect
My family members would describe me as...cute but feisty
