Five from KU Women's Bowling named to ECC Commissioner's Honor Roll

Five members of the Kutztown University women's bowling team carried a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher for the 2022-23 academic year and earned a spot on the East Coast Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll, announced by the league office Thursday.

Alyssa Blood (Birdsboro, Pa./Daniel Boone), Jordan Dean (Manorville, N.Y./Eastport South Manor), Megan Hanaway (Forked River, N.J./Lacey Township), Alexis Schweizer (Plymouth, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) and Ally Sipe (York, Pa./Central York) all achieved the milestone.

While the Golden Bear women's bowlers were not included in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference's Scholar-Athlete list, KU was noted in a different avenue. The conference instituted a new policy this year, honoring athletes meeting the academic requirement in only PSAC sponsored sports. This change directly affected Kutztown's acrobatics & tumbling and women's bowling teams, which do not compete under the PSAC banner.

"Congratulations to all our student-athletes on their exceptional efforts in the classroom as well as their achievements on their teams," said ECC Commissioner, Dr. Robert Dranoff. "We are excited to have this opportunity to recognize them."

The ECC honored more than 1,350 student-athletes with inclusion on the 2022-23 honor roll between its nine full member and 18 associate member schools.