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06-19-2009, 04:40 AM
The 2008-09 Dexter/United States Bowling Congress High School All-American Team features two athletes who were members of last year's team.
Andrew Koff, a junior from Miami who attends Gulliver Preparatory High School, joins Matt Krueger, a senior from Green Bay (Wis.) West High School, on the Dexter/USBC All-American Team for the second consecutive season.
Koff is the only underclassman to make the boys' team this year. Two of the five athletes on the girls' team are underclassmen.
"Dexter is extremely proud of the effort that these tremendous student-athletes put forth bowling, in the classroom, and in their communities," Bud Clapsaddle, Vice President of Dexter Bowling, said. "With so many talented and worthy applicants for the All-American Team, it has become incredibly difficult to choose only five boys and five girls to the team, but we're as pleased and as honored as ever with this year's team."
Selection to the team is based on the student-athlete's bowling accomplishments from the current school year, academic achievement, letters of recommendation, extracurricular activities and community involvement, submitted essays and resumes. Minimum requirements include a 3.0 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) and at least one letter of recommendation. Five boys and five girls have been selected annually for the honor since the 2005-06 school year.
The five male athletes selected for this year's team:
Mark Allen. A senior at William Mason High School in Mason, Ohio, Allen was selected conference player of the year after leading his team to an unbeaten season (16-0) in the Great Miami Conference. He has a 3.7 grade-point average and logged more than 400 hours as a volunteer at the Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village.
Andrew Koff. The youngest member of 2009 USBC Junior Team USA, Koff attends Gulliver Prep High School near Miami. He is the co-founder of BowlForAll, a not-for-profit corporation devoted to promoting the sport among Dade County students from elementary through high school.
Matt Krueger. A senior at Green Bay (Wis.) West High School, Krueger has a 3.9 grade-point average (4.0 scale). He was named a Bowler's Journal Top 40 Male High School prospect and was first team all-conference in the Green Bay Area High School Bowling Conference.
Nicholas Morrissey. Morrissey, a senior at West Seneca (N.Y.) East Senior High School, led his team to a state title this season and a runner-up finish last season. He has a 4.0 grade-point average and has worked in the West Seneca Y.E.S. (Youth Engaged in Service) Program since his sophomore year.
John Shelpman. A senior at O'Fallon (Ill.) Township High School, Shelpman carries a 3.99 grade-point average and has been a National Honor Society member the last two years. He was captain of his bowing team and was selected to the Southern Illinois All-Area Team this season.
The five female athletes selected for this year's team:
Darla Ahlert. A senior at Collinsville (Ill.) High School, Ahlert was an all-area selection of the Southern Illinois High School Bowling conference the last two seasons and qualified for the Illinois Bowling State Finals each of her four years. She has a 4.29 grade-point average (4.0 scale), has served on the student council each of her four years and was named an Illinois State Scholar for 2008-09.
Megan Buja. Buja was the captain of her Thomas Jefferson High School team in Rockford, Ill., and was the Northern Illinois Conference (NIC-10) most valuable player. She also was selected as the 2009 Illinois Star of Tomorrow. A junior, she has a 4.067 grade-point average (4.0 scale) and is first in her class of 450.
Jacqueline Carbonetto. A senior at Tappan Zee High School in Blauvelt, N.Y., she was named all-county and all-section (NYS Section 1) the last two seasons for bowling and also was on the varsity volleyball team the last two seasons. She had a 95.2 average (100-point scale) and is a member of the National Honor Society and Science Honor Society.
Kimberly Carper. Carper, a senior at Brainerd High School in Fort Ripley, Minn., was all-conference the last three seasons, including being named Central Conference MVP the last two seasons. The Minnesota Junior Bowling Tour's Player of the Year in 2008, Carper has a 3.85 grade-point average and is a member of the National Honor Society.
Nicole Parkhurst. A junior at Proctor High School in Utica, N.Y., she was captain and MVP of the Section 3 team champion. She was named first team of the Central New York Counties League the last two seasons and had the Section 3 high average (209) this season. She has a 94.77 grade-point average and was selected to the Principal's List in 2007 and 2008.
"Once again, the USBC is proud to recognize such a wonderful group of outstanding high school bowlers," USBC High School Manager Breanne Eoff said. "Each of these students has demonstrated a commitment not only to being among the best in their sport but also leaders in the classroom."
Each member of the 2008-09 Dexter/USBC High School All-American Team will receive a $1,000 scholarship and an All-American Team award to be presented at the USBC Junior Gold Championships in Indianapolis in July.
Andrew Koff, a junior from Miami who attends Gulliver Preparatory High School, joins Matt Krueger, a senior from Green Bay (Wis.) West High School, on the Dexter/USBC All-American Team for the second consecutive season.
Koff is the only underclassman to make the boys' team this year. Two of the five athletes on the girls' team are underclassmen.
"Dexter is extremely proud of the effort that these tremendous student-athletes put forth bowling, in the classroom, and in their communities," Bud Clapsaddle, Vice President of Dexter Bowling, said. "With so many talented and worthy applicants for the All-American Team, it has become incredibly difficult to choose only five boys and five girls to the team, but we're as pleased and as honored as ever with this year's team."
Selection to the team is based on the student-athlete's bowling accomplishments from the current school year, academic achievement, letters of recommendation, extracurricular activities and community involvement, submitted essays and resumes. Minimum requirements include a 3.0 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) and at least one letter of recommendation. Five boys and five girls have been selected annually for the honor since the 2005-06 school year.
The five male athletes selected for this year's team:
Mark Allen. A senior at William Mason High School in Mason, Ohio, Allen was selected conference player of the year after leading his team to an unbeaten season (16-0) in the Great Miami Conference. He has a 3.7 grade-point average and logged more than 400 hours as a volunteer at the Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village.
Andrew Koff. The youngest member of 2009 USBC Junior Team USA, Koff attends Gulliver Prep High School near Miami. He is the co-founder of BowlForAll, a not-for-profit corporation devoted to promoting the sport among Dade County students from elementary through high school.
Matt Krueger. A senior at Green Bay (Wis.) West High School, Krueger has a 3.9 grade-point average (4.0 scale). He was named a Bowler's Journal Top 40 Male High School prospect and was first team all-conference in the Green Bay Area High School Bowling Conference.
Nicholas Morrissey. Morrissey, a senior at West Seneca (N.Y.) East Senior High School, led his team to a state title this season and a runner-up finish last season. He has a 4.0 grade-point average and has worked in the West Seneca Y.E.S. (Youth Engaged in Service) Program since his sophomore year.
John Shelpman. A senior at O'Fallon (Ill.) Township High School, Shelpman carries a 3.99 grade-point average and has been a National Honor Society member the last two years. He was captain of his bowing team and was selected to the Southern Illinois All-Area Team this season.
The five female athletes selected for this year's team:
Darla Ahlert. A senior at Collinsville (Ill.) High School, Ahlert was an all-area selection of the Southern Illinois High School Bowling conference the last two seasons and qualified for the Illinois Bowling State Finals each of her four years. She has a 4.29 grade-point average (4.0 scale), has served on the student council each of her four years and was named an Illinois State Scholar for 2008-09.
Megan Buja. Buja was the captain of her Thomas Jefferson High School team in Rockford, Ill., and was the Northern Illinois Conference (NIC-10) most valuable player. She also was selected as the 2009 Illinois Star of Tomorrow. A junior, she has a 4.067 grade-point average (4.0 scale) and is first in her class of 450.
Jacqueline Carbonetto. A senior at Tappan Zee High School in Blauvelt, N.Y., she was named all-county and all-section (NYS Section 1) the last two seasons for bowling and also was on the varsity volleyball team the last two seasons. She had a 95.2 average (100-point scale) and is a member of the National Honor Society and Science Honor Society.
Kimberly Carper. Carper, a senior at Brainerd High School in Fort Ripley, Minn., was all-conference the last three seasons, including being named Central Conference MVP the last two seasons. The Minnesota Junior Bowling Tour's Player of the Year in 2008, Carper has a 3.85 grade-point average and is a member of the National Honor Society.
Nicole Parkhurst. A junior at Proctor High School in Utica, N.Y., she was captain and MVP of the Section 3 team champion. She was named first team of the Central New York Counties League the last two seasons and had the Section 3 high average (209) this season. She has a 94.77 grade-point average and was selected to the Principal's List in 2007 and 2008.
"Once again, the USBC is proud to recognize such a wonderful group of outstanding high school bowlers," USBC High School Manager Breanne Eoff said. "Each of these students has demonstrated a commitment not only to being among the best in their sport but also leaders in the classroom."
Each member of the 2008-09 Dexter/USBC High School All-American Team will receive a $1,000 scholarship and an All-American Team award to be presented at the USBC Junior Gold Championships in Indianapolis in July.