Ron Holmes
Head Coach | 35th Season
The 2024-25 season begins Ron Holmes' 24th season as varsity head coach for the Jennies Bowling Program and 35th season overall coaching at Central Missouri. The eight-time Coach of the Year has directed his teams to a post-season berth 33 times, including every year UCM has sponsored Women’s Bowling as a varsity sport. Central Missouri has earned 13 NCAA DI Championships appearances, nine other Collegiate Championship berths and won seven Conference Championships including the 2017 MIAA Conference Championship title. Five of Central Missouri’s teams have competed on the final day of the season for the National Championship title since 1998, with the 2003 Jennies team earning the program’s first national title at the Intercollegiate Bowling Championships (the NCAA’s recognized Championship for varsity women’s bowling prior to 2004).
Since the varsity program’s birth in the fall of 2001, Holmes’ teams have also earned nine national championship top-5 finishes, including three National Runners-up (2004, 2005, 2009). UCM has won 42 tournament titles, including the inaugural MIAA Bowling Championship in 2016-17 and its players have earned 42 All-American awards during his tenure. In addition, players on these teams have been selected for 16 National honors, and eleven women have earned spots to represent the United States or their country as Junior National Team or Adult National Team members. Promoting the NCAA’s motto of student athletes, Holmes also stresses the importance of classroom work. His squads have maintained a team GPA above 3.30 during the last 15 seasons and produced 82 Academic All-Americans.
Holmes has also been actively connected to the start and growth of NCAA women’s bowling at the administrative and coaching level. From 2005-2105, Holmes functioned as the NCAA Women’s Bowling Committee’s Secretary / Rules Editor, which included the design and publication of their first Playing Rules Books. He also served from 2003-05 as one of the first members of the NCAA National Bowling Committee when the sport was elevated to Championships status. From 2001-03, Holmes assisted for a short time as interim Co-Director for collegiate bowling’s Varsity Bowling initiative and functioned as a Consultant for College Bowling USA. He also has served on several Coaches’ Association committees, most notably as the Vice-President for the NCBCA from 1999-2003. Holmes currently serves on the NTCA (National Tenpin Coaches Association) Coaches’ Poll and All-American panels. Holmes has been a USBC-certified Coach since 1991 and was recognized from 2006 to 2010 as one of Bowler’s Journal International’s Top 100 Coaches. Holmes also continues to hold national coaching instructor credentials.
Holmes’ first 11 seasons as head coach were spent at Central Missouri as a volunteer coach for the Women’s and Men’s club-sport programs. During the 1991-2001 seasons, the program qualified for post-season competition every year and 11 teams (6 women, 5 men) earned spots to the end-of-year Intercollegiate Championships. Central’s teams also earned four Conference titles, two Championships Finals awards, five top-5 Championship team finishes, produced 30 All-Americans (11 Regular) and two Team USA players.
Throughout Holmes’ entire college coaching career, he has split his campus athletic responsibilities with academic and administrative duties. Since 2001, he has taught sport specific, health and/or EMS-related courses for Departments in the College of Education & COE / Human Services. Holmes also has functioned as an Asst. Event Coordinator for the Dept. of Athletics during summer non-teaching periods of time. From 1991-2001, Holmes’ teaching assignments were exclusive to the Dept. of Special Services (Health Education), including a tenure-track path prior to being asked by then President Bobby Patton to consider a varsity coaching role at Central. Patton’s vision and the guidance of the Dept. of Athletics and the University Union have been instrumental to the success achieved.
An Independence, Missouri native, Holmes’ personal bowling career has also been quite successful. He was a four-year All-Conference player (1987-1990) and 1990 Conference Player of the Year for the Central Missouri men’s program. Holmes was also a member of the 1987 team which played in the National Championships and was the first CMSU player to roll a perfect game in intercollegiate competition in 1986. His personal accomplishments include honor scores of 300 (3), 800 (2), and a high average of 224.
Holmes earned his Bachelor’s (1990) and Master’s (1992) degrees in the areas of Physical Education, Exercise, and Sports Science at CMSU. In 1992, he accepted a teaching position as an Instructor of Health Education and taught full time until 2001 when he was named the school’s first Women’s Head Coach. Holmes continues to teach courses as a portion of his current position on behalf of the Department of Kinesiology. He is also a Coordinator of Athletic Special Events & Camps for the Department of Athletics. His wife, Amy, is an elementary school teacher. They have two children, sons Evan, and Cameron.
Coaching Prior
Prior to being selected as the first varsity Head Coach, Holmes was also the head coach of CMSU’s women’s and men’s bowling programs for the previous 11 years (1991-2001) during his full load academic teaching assignments at Central Missouri. During this period, Central’s squads earned a combined seven conference championships, eleven national championships berths and one ACUI Team National Championship (men:1996). Holmes’ volunteer coaching tenure also included four additional top-4 club-level National Championships finishes, 10 All-Americans, 10 Conference Players of the Year, 39 All Conference selections, 24 Academic All-Americans and two Team USA system players.
Seasons
2023-24’s season schedule continued the narrative of a tougher schedule and outside region play to prepare the team and players for more difficult environments as six of the top seven teams in the Conference are ranked in NCAA Division II/III top 10. Graduate student Bree (Zimmerman) Heathscott rejoined the team to help lead a team of no seniors and six new players. Although there were many growing roster pains and injuries to multiple starters, the Jennies would remain ranked all season with a high mark of 19th in the country (#6 in NCAA DII/III). UCM would earn one top-5 tournament finish of the eight events played and finish the season as the #4 seed for the conference tournament. Hosting the GLVC Tournament in Warrensburg, MO. at Alley Cats Bowling Center, the Jennies would struggle to overcome their injuries and lose in Round 3 to the #5 seed to finish the year with a record of 52-52 overall. Junior Andrea Perez Perez would earn 1st Team GLVC All-Conference honors while Bree Heathscott received 2nd Team Alll Conference recognition as well. Perez Perez would also earn NTCA Honorable Mention All-American accolades in addition to being the NCAA DII Stats Leader for average. Five ladies would be recognized by the NTCA and GLVC for All-Academic awards.
2022-23 saw the Jennies celebrate 50 years of history for the bowling program while also returning to a broader and more competitive travel schedule, including out-of-region tournaments. UCM responded by finishing in the top-five of three out of the 10 events played and earned a national ranking of 17th in the country (4th in NCAA DII). Three women earned All-Tournament Team individual awards with one Jennie earning MVP honors for her performance at the MU Saints Classic. With conference expansion, Central Missouri earned the #4 seed for the Conference Championship. UCM would go 2-2 in the mega-match tournament format, losing to seeds #1 and #2 to be eliminated in the Quarterfinals and 3rd Place to end their season with a record of 78-57. Sophomores Andrea Perez Perez and Norma Romero Alarid both were selected as GLVC 2nd Team All-Conference honorees. Five women would be recognized by the NTCA for All-Academic awards and six ladies by the GLVC for their classroom success.
2021-22 was a year of transition within the roster with, the departure of five seniors and primary players, leaving three starting spots and lots of questions regarding depth. Thankfully graduate student Jackie Garcia Ulloa was able to lead a young group six new players through the season successfully, often with three freshmen in the starting line-up. The Jennies highest season ranking was 17th nationally (4th in NCAA DII/III) and they earned four top-5 team finishes for the year along with two players earning all-tournament individual honors. UCM was the #3 seed entering the GLVC Conference Championships in St. Louis, MO but fought their way through to the Conference Championship match again, defeating the #2 seed 2-0 to play for the title. Unfortunately, the Jennies lost 0-2 in the Finals to the #1 seed and top-ranked team in the country to finish the season at 58-51. Garcia Ulloa earned GLVC 2nd Team All-Conference honors while freshman Andrea Perez Perez earned Honorable Mention All-Conference accolades. Ten Jennies earned both NTCA and GLVC All-Academic recognition for their work in the classroom during the year.
The 2020-21 year was a series of many firsts, including the amazing fact that no NCAA sport in any division hosted a Championship in 2020 due to the pandemic. The Jennies were not allowed to compete in-person until February 2021 but did their best to train and play “virtually” against other individual schools. After seven virtual contests, the women competed in three tournaments and the GLVC Conference championships within a four week stretch. Entering the conference tournament as the 3rd seed, UCM earned their way back to the Conference Finals once again, defeating the #2 seed 2-1 in the mega-match Semi-Finals. In the GLVC Championship, the Jennies lost to the #1 team in the country and #1 seed to finish in 2nd Place and a final overall record of 34-34. Seniors Paytynn Kuhns and Tatum Ruffalo were chosen as GLVC 2nd Team All-Conference selections, with sophomores Cayla Bortz and Sydney Miller tabbed as Honorable Mention All-Conference Team members. Kuhns was also recognized as an NTCA All-Region selection. Ten women earned NTCA All-Academic awards and eight earned GLVC All-Academic honors.
2019-20’s season was one of very steady and solid performances but good enough to place UCM in a position to return to the NCAA post-season. The Jennies were ranked all season in the top 12 nationally (3rd in DII) and entered mid-March and the Conference Championships as the #2 seed with a 71-24 record. Of the eight tournaments played, Central Missouri finished in the top-5 six times and earned two 2nd place event finishes. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly brought everything to a halt, cancelling all college sports conference and NCAA post-season opportunities available for 2020. Conference honors included four selections with junior Paytynn Kuhns and sophomore Stephanie Richards earning 2nd Team All-Conference awards, along with juniors Jackie Garcia Ulloa and Tatum Ruffalo earning Honorable Mention GLVC conference accolades. Thirteen UCM ladies earned GLVC All-Academic honors and five were selected for NCAA DII ADA Academic Achievement awards.
2018-19 was one of many new experiences and great growth as the team had only one true senior and fourteen freshman and sophomores to go along with four new tournaments on the travel schedule to incorporate department changes. Thankfully the strength of the squad propelled the Jennies to one tournament title, two event Finals and five top-five tournament finishes. UCM was the #2 seed for the MIAA Championships in Springfield, MO. and won its way to the Conference Finals once again, meeting the #1 ranked team in the country and top seed for the Championship. Central would win the first best 4-of-7 match 4-1 but lost in the “as necessary” match to finish their season with a record of 81-47. Senior Katey Furze and Sophomore Paytynn Kuhns earned 1st Team MIAA All-Conference
honors, with sophomore Tatum Ruffalo earning 2nd Team recognition. Freshman Stephanie Richards was named MIAA Freshman of the Year. Katey Furze’ outstanding season also earned her NTCA Honorable Mention All-American honors. Eleven ladies earned NTCA All-Academic honors and five received NCAA DII ADA Academic Awards.
2017-18’s season saw continued regular season and conference competitive success amid significant university changes and department directives. Central ended the season with a 75-46 regular season record and finished in 2nd Place at the 2018 MIAA Championships, losing to the #1 team in the country after winning Round 1 of the Finals and forcing the “as necessary” match. UCM also earned one tournament title, three 2nd place finishes, six top 5 event honors and a top-10 national ranking, all while working under large budget cuts and major travel restrictions due to University & Higher Education deficiencies. Due to the mandates, UCM would finish just below the threshold needed to be selected for an At Large berth to the NCAA Championships Finals. Three players were selected to the MIAA All-Conference Team, including Katey Furze (1st-Team), Paytynn Kuhns (2nd Team) and Mackenzie Saulnier (Honorable Mention). Paytynn Kuhns was chosen as MIAA Freshman of the Year. Eight players earned a total of 10 All-Academic honors (NTCA / DII ADA).
2016-17 begins with the renewal of conference bowling for UCM as the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Sponsors Women’s Bowling for the first time. The Jennies play a diverse, high-level schedule and earn three tournament titles along with seven top-five finishes while also completing the season with an 80-46 record. Seeded #2 in the Conference Championships, UCM hosted and won the MIAA’s first-ever Conference Championship by defeating the #1 seeded and eventual NCAA national champions twice in the Conference Finals. Bree Zimmerman earns the 2017 MIAA Championships Most Outstanding Player Award and is also one of four Jennies All-Conference selections, with Katey Furze being selected as MIAA 1st Team. Carly Thomas earns the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship as well as 2nd Team NTCA All-Academic & COSIDA All District academic honors. Seven other ladies earn All-Academic awards (NTCA / MIAA). The MIAA Championship is Coach Holmes’ 4th conference title as Women’s Head Coach. Due to its first year status, the MIAA doesn’t receive an AQ to be one of NCAA’s Final 8 teams and UCM misses out on a berth to the Championships Finals for the first time in 22 years.
2015-16 began with uncertainty due to eight new players, a set of five new starters and the loss of four All-American’s. However, Coach Holmes and the Jennies showed just how talented and experienced their program was by successfully navigating a very challenging schedule with a 91-48 record and a top-10 national ranking. Central Missouri earned one tournament title, played for two additional event championships and finished 5th or better in six of their ten tournaments. By the end of the season, the Jennies had earned their 13th consecutive NCAA Championship Finals bid where they ultimately finished in 7th place. Junior Justyne Falbo earned NTCA 3rd Team All-American honors, and seven other ladies were recognized for their success in the classroom with NTCA All-Academic awards.
2014-15 was another banner year for the Jennies as they spent the majority of the season ranked in the top 5 nationally. UCM won two team tournament titles and posted top-5 finishes in 12 of their 13 season events as they finished with a 106-47 record. Two-time All-American Mary Wells competed in Hong Kong at World Youth Championships prior to start of season for Jr. Team USA. Freshman Jordan Richard earned 2015 NTCA All American recognition, DII Player of Year and DII Freshman of Year awards, with sister Hayley Richard also receiving All-American honors. Carly Thomas earned the 2015 NCAA Elite 89 Award and Coach Holmes was selected as NTCA DII Coach of the Year. UCM finished 7th at the NCAA Championships. Eight ladies were recognized for their academic excellence by earning NTCA All-Academic honors.
2013-14 kept the Jennies ranked among the top three teams in nation throughout the year. Prior to start of season, All-American Mary Wells earns multiple medals representing Jr. Team USA at the PABCON Youth Championships in Puerto Rico including gold medals. Central Missouri wins two tournament titles and earn seven top-5 finishes during the season along with 12 All-Tournament awards and a team record of 88-37. Kara Richard and Mary Wells both earn NTCA 3rd Team All-American honors and Gabriella Mayfield earns NTCA Honorable Mention All-American accolades as well. Coach Holmes earns the 2014 NTCA DII Coach of the Year award and 10 women earn All-Academic honors from the NTCA and DII ADA. The Jennies finish 7th at the NCAA Championships.
2012-13 saw Central Missouri ranked as the #1 team almost the entire season for all NCAA divisions with multiple team and individual records scoring records are set during the year. The Jennies finished the year 109-33 overall, winning three tournaments and finishing 2nd four other times during their 10-tournament schedule. A total of 24 individual tournament awards are earned, including 5 Most Valuable Player awards. Senior Natalie Jimenez and freshman Mary Wells both earn NTCA 1st Team All-American honors, with Kara Richard also earning an Honorable Mention All-American selection. UCM finishes the 2013 season 5th at the NCAA Championships. Natalie Jimenez is selected at the Central Missouri Athletics Senior of the Year. Ten women earn NTCA All-Academic honors.
The Jennies of 2011-12 begin the season ranked among the top teams in the country and returned a very experienced squad. Central Missouri played in 11 tournaments, finishing with 10 top-5 finishes and two event titles and an overall record of 94-45. Natalie Jimenez and Kara Richard earned NTCA 2nd Team All-American honors, while freshman Gabriella
Mayfield earned Honorable Mention All-American and DII/III Rookie of the Year awards. UCM finished the season in 7th place at the NCAA Division I Championships. Eight ladies earned NTCA All-Academic honors and Coach Holmes was selected as DII Coach of Year.
In 2010-11, prior to the start of the season Sophomore Natalie Jimenez won the U.S. Amateur Championships and Jr. Team USA Trials, becoming the 1st Central Missouri player to achieve this honor. The Jennies team continued with a high level of success by maintaining a #1 DII ranking and #4 in all divisions the entire season while earning one tournament championship and eight top-3 event finishes to go with their 86-40 record. Jimenez earned NTCA Division II Player of the Year and 1st Team All-American honors. Kim Wallace and freshman Kara Richard were selected as Honorable Mention All American awards, with Richard being selected as the DII Rookie of the Year. Central Missouri finished the season in 7th place at the NCAA Division I Bowling Championships.
The start of 2009-10 saw significant changes due to graduation and roster changes, resulting in twelve freshmen joining the team and four open starting positions. The youthful Jennies stepped up and senior Amanda Falk led the way by winning one tournament title, five top-5 finishes and a high season ranking of #4 in the country overall and #1 for NCAA Division II. Falk was named the NTCA DII Player of the Year and 1st-Team All-American, with freshman Natalie Jimenez being selected at DII Rookie of the Year and Honorable Mention All-American. Coach Holmes would be selected as NTCA DII Coach of the Year. Central Missouri would return to the NCAA DI Championships and finish 7th overall, ending the year with a record of 85-44. Six women earned NTCA All-Academic honors.
2008-09 began with a great deal of experience and promise as the squad returned four starters and four highly regarded recruits. The season resulted in many competitive high points, playing for three tournament titles, winning the ASU Fall Invitational and eight top-5 finishes. The year also included team continuity and chemistry issues, culminating in end of-year struggles that almost knocked them out of contention for post-season. Once they were selected for the NCAA Finals, the Jennies bonded together and played at an elite
level!! With sophomore Theresa Christopher leading the way, UCM went 4-1 through the Championship bracket, including back-to-back victories over previously undefeated FDU in the semifinals to earn a spot in a national championship match for the 4th time in the last seven years. The momentum unfortunately could not be sustained in the Championship Final and UCM lost to Nebraska, ending the season at 94-42. Christopher was recognized for her performance by being selected to the NCAA All-Tournament Team. Alyssa Surges was also selected as an NTCA Honorable Mention All-American as well as 3rd Team All-Academic. Coach Holmes was also selected as the 2009 NTCA DII Coach of the Year. Seven ladies were recognized for their classroom work as NTCA All-Academic honorees.
The 2007-08 season was a wonderful example of high-level play and consistency, with the Jennies continually ranked as one of the nation’s top-4 NCAA teams and #1 in Division II. Senior Bryanna Caldwell led Central Missouri to three tournament titles, including the 2007 VU Music City Classic. A total of 16 individual All-Tournament honors and three MVP individual titles were also earned within the 10 top-5 tournament finishes. Caldwell earned her fourth NTCA Division II Player of the Year award as well as her fourth 1st Team All American honor, making her the first player in NCAA Bowling history at any division to earn that distinction. Caldwell and Alyssa Surges were named to the NTCA All-Academic teams (1st & 3rd Team respectively) and a total of nine ladies earned NTCA Academic honors for the season. Coach Holmes was selected as NTCA DII Coach of the Year. At the NCAA Bowling Championship Finals, even though the Jennies defeated the #1 seeded team in bracket play, they finished earlier than planned in 5th place and with an 86-32 final record.
2006-07 saw the Jennies as one of the teams constantly at the top of the leaderboard and polls throughout the year. Led by senior Tina Peak and three additional All-Americans, UCM was ranked #1 in NCAA DII all season and #4 overall. Central Missouri finished in the top five of all nine tournaments they played in, including six top-3 finishes and two tournament titles. Bryanna Caldwell (6) and Peak (5) led the 14 total All-Tournament Team performances, with both women winning two individual MVP honors each. Both Caldwell and Peak were recognized at NTCA 1st-Team All-Americans and Caldwell was the NTCA DII Player of the Year. Newcomer Jamie Mitchell earned NTCA Honorable Mention All American honors and was named the NTCA DII Rookie of the Year. Coach Holmes was selected as a finalist for DII Coach of the Year. Regular season success earned the Jennies a trip to Orlando, FL for the NCAA Bowling Championships, where they finished 5th and ended the year with a 93-37 record. Nine women earned NTCA All-Academic honors.
In 2005-06, Central Missouri achieved a level of elite performances and consistency every team strives for. Returning four primary starting players from their national championship runner-up team, the Jennies were ranked in the top three all year for all NCAA divisions (#1 in DII). They finished in all ten tournaments played in the top five, completing for six team titles and winning three events. Sophomore Bryanna Caldwell earned 3 MVP event honors and six of the 13 All-Tournament Team selections. Caldwell was chosen as NTCA DII Player of the Year and 1st Team All-American honors, while Junior Tina Peak earned 2nd Team All-American honors. Five Jennies (Caldwell, Peak, Jiovanna Bruce, Kim Wirth, Sara Cox) all earned All-Region selections, with Caldwell also chosen as Regional Player of the Year. Central Missouri returned to the NCAA Championship Finals again but were tripped up in the quarterfinals and finished in 5th place, completing the year with an 87-28 record. Seven women earned NTCA All-Academic honors for their work in the classroom. Senior Alecia Hefter ended her career with three Championship Finals match appearances.
2004-05 was a year of great energy and optimism as the national runner-up Jennies began the year with three new starting positions and six new faces. Central Missouri stayed ranked #2 in the nation during the year (#1 in DII) and finished 3rd or better in nine of their 10 tournaments during the season, winning five times. Individually, 19 All-Tournament
Team awards were earned including five Most Valuable Player titles. Freshman Bryanna Caldwell earned NTCA DII Player of the Year and 1st Team All-American honors and DII Rookie of the Year. Tina Peak and Jiovanna Bruce also earned NTCA 1st Team All American honors, while Sara Cox and Kim Wirth were chosen as Honorable Mention All Americans. Coach Holmes was selected as the NTCA DII Coach of the Year. Central Missouri returned to the NCAA Championship Finals as a serious contender for the title and earned their way back to the National Championship match. Unfortunately, UCM came up just short and lost to defending Champions Nebraska 2-4, ending the season with a record of 94-24. For her efforts (including a perfect 300 game), Tina Peak earned NCAA Championships All-Tournament honors. Five women earned NTCA All-Academic awards.
2003-04 was a year of new beginnings as the NCAA began hosting their own National Championship finals. The Division I (NC) Championships would be an 8-team Finals and shown on ESPN live. Central Missouri started the year ranked #2 (#1 for DII) as defending Women’s national Champion from college bowling’s previous system and were led by senior and 2-time Player of the Year Amber Gazverde but with lots of questions due to graduation and three open starting positions. UCM dominated in the regular season by winning five tournament titles and finishing 2nd in four others, with two individual MVP’s and 15 All-Tournament Team awards earned. Gazverde led the nation in average at 217.28 and she was selected as NTCA DII Player of the Year. Gazverde, Tina Peak and Alecia Hefter were all honored as NTCA 1st Team All-Americans, with Angie Swift, Sara Cox and Amber Lester each being chosen as Honorable Mention All-Americans. Freshman Peak was also chosen as NTCA DII Rookie of the Year, with Coach Holmes selected as the DII Coach of the Year. Central Missouri was one of the favorites to win the 1st ever NCAA Bowling Championship and earned the #1 bracket seed on a strike by Gazverde on the final ball of the match. During qualifying, Peak became the first player in NCAA history to roll a perfect 300 game. Earning a spot in the Championship match, UCM played valiantly but lost to #2 seed Nebraska 2-4 to finish the season with a record of 86-28. For her performance, Amber Gazverde was selected to the NCAA Championships All-Tournament Team. Five women earned NTCA All-Academic honors for excellence in the classroom.
In 2002-03, an experienced Jennies team was motivated to succeed at a high level and get back to the post-season championships after being defeated in the National Semi-Finals the season before. With all five starters returning and a great freshman class, Central Missouri proceeded to win three tournament titles and finished in the top-5 of four other competitions. Individually, eight All-Tournament Team awards were earned in addition to two Most Valuable Player honors. In the classroom, seven women earned NCBCA Academic All-American honors with GPAs above 3.5. Central Missouri entered the National Championships with a #5 ranking and a 2nd place finish at the West Sectional Championships. At the National Championships, very sub-par play during the qualifying rounds found UCM as the #12 seed. However, the Jennies regrouped and leaned heavily on their experience with former national player of the year Amber Gazverde on the bench; they proceeded to defeat seeds #3, #2, and #1 twice to earn a spot in the Championship Finals. The Jennies would go on to defeat Florida State University 2-1 for their first National Championship and finish the season 96-25!! Senior Tracie Driggs was selected to the Championships All-Tournament Team honors for performance as the team’s Anchor.
2001-02 was the first varsity season in the Department of Athletics for the Jennies and they hit the ground running with a small but very talented group of experienced players. Led by lone senior Nicole Banks and maintaining a top-4 national ranking, Central Missouri won two team titles and played in three more event finals of their 10 tournaments. The group earned ten All-Tournament Team honors during the season, with sophomore Amber Gazverde finishing in 4th Place for All-Events and as Singles Champion at the ACUI Individual Championships. Gazverde also earned two Women’s Player of the Year honors
(NCBCA & BWAA) while also being selected as a 1st Team All-American. Four Jennies were selected as NCBCA Academic All-Americans for their work in the classroom. At the 2002 National Championships, UCM was undefeated in bracket play until the National Semi-Finals, where they lost to Wichita State University. Fortunately, the ladies regrouped and won their 3rd Place match, finishing the season with a 98-22 record. Sara Kelly was selected as the MVP of the Championships and also earned All-Tournament Team honors.
