Women's Bowling Sweeps ECC Major Awards; Places Four on All-Conference Team

Chloe Sromovski was named Bowler of the Year, Kamryn Brenneman Rookie of the Year and Angela Reynolds Coach of the Year, Friday, March 21, as the Kutztown University women's bowling team swept the East Coast Conference (ECC) major awards for 2024-25. Sromovski and Brenneman were also voted All-ECC First Team, while Megan Hanaway and Shelby Wunch were Second Team picks.

The major awards and all-conference teams were voted on by the conference's coaches and announced in conjunction with this weekend's ECC Women's Bowling Championship at Bowlero Berks Lanes in Sinking Spring.

Sromovski, a senior, was a unanimous selection as the ECC Bowler of the Year after bowling in 95 percent of the team's frames and boasting an overall game average of 203.5 pins. Her 20.32 10th frame average was among the best in the nation, while the Wilkes-Barre, Pa., native recorded an 84.3 percent fill rate and traditional and baker averages over 200 pins on the year. The fourth-year kegler claimed conference Bowler of the Week honors three times this season (Oct. 10, Oct. 17 and Jan. 23) and was a frequent member on the ECC Weekly Honor Roll.

First-year phenom Brenneman claimed the conference's Rookie of the Year honor in unanimous fashion after a stellar campaign that saw her emerge as a reliable option alongside Sromovski. The younger Brenneman sister boasted a team-best 83.7 percent baker fill percentage and 88.7 single pins spare percentage while trailing Sromovski with the second-best overall scoring average (19.74 pins) in the conference. The six-time ECC Rookie of the Week honoree bowled 90 percent of the team's frames this season.

The Golden Bears flourished under fifth-year head coach Angela Reynolds, who claimed her first ECC Coach of the Year award after guiding the program to a 55-42 record ahead of this weekend's championship tournament. Kutztown found its way onto the radar of the National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA), as it received votes in each of the last three top 25 polls while being ranked sixth in the February edition of the Division II/III poll.

The tandem of Sromovski and Brenneman claimed two of the five spots on the All-ECC First Team, making KU the only team with multiple First Team honorees. Hanaway, a graduate student, and Wunch, a junior, each took All-ECC Second Team honors. Kutztown's four all-conference honorees were a league-best, ahead of Bryant's three. Molloy, Roberts Wesleyan and Saint Anselm each had two selections across the three all-conference teams.

This marks the third time the Golden Bears have claimed all three major conference honors in a season and the first time since 2016. Sromovski becomes the first bowler in program history to be named all-conference in three straight seasons, and her third recognition ties her with Kayla Jones (2009, 2011-12) for the most in program history. Hanaway picked up her second career all-conference honor.