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2025-26 Bowling Roster

VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY

23 Maia Struble

  • Yr. Junior
  • Bowls R
  • Hometown Anchorage, Alaska
  • High School (Prev. School) Dimond

Biography

Summer of 2025: Facing a field of 82 stellar bowlers, advanced to the championship match of bracket play at the 2025 U22 Queens in Allen Park, Mich.

2024-25: Started 33 traditional team matches as a sophomore ... posted a 191.1 scoring average, third-best on a team ... tied for team-high honors with 15 games of 200 or better ... paced team on six occasions ... led team with a 214 in win over Lewis Oct. 12 at the Penguin Classic ... rolled a career-high 244 game to lead Beacons against #11 Stephen F. Austin Nov. 9 at the MOTIV Ladyjack Classic, one of three efforts of 200 or better that day ... broke 200 in four of five traditional games Jan. 18 at the Northeast Classic, bookended by a team-high 224 against #22 Delaware State and a team-best 225 in a win over Merrimack ... closed out traditional action at the Saints Invitational Feb. 1 with three straight games of 200 or better ... rolled a 232 in first traditional game of Flyer Classic Feb. 8, leading Valpo to a win over Carroll ... followed later that day with games of 227 in a win over UIndy and a team-best 224 against #3 Jacksonville State ... notched a 203 in the traditional portion of mega match against #7 Sam Houston State at CUSA Championship March 19 ... earned CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medal and named to Commissioner's Honor Roll ... received College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors.

Summer of 2024: Placed fifth at HBT/YBT Aloha Singles Championships ... finished 12th at PWBA Green Bay Regional.

2023-24: Started 24 traditional team matches as a freshman ... posted a 180.8 scoring average ... ranked second on team, leading Beacons on six occasions ... rolled five games of 200 or better ... recorded a team-best 219 game against #9 Maryville Nov. 11 at the MOTIV Ladyjack Classic ... led Beacons to win Jan. 26 over Mt. Aloysius at the Red Flash Invitational with a 201 ... paced team with a 191 in Feb. 10 win over Dominican at the Flyer Classic ... rolled a 227 the very next match in win over Wright State ... registered a team-high game of 213 against Central Missouri March 16 at the Vanderbilt Music City Classic ... led Valpo with a 219 as it claimed the traditional match point at CUSA Championship March 21 against #13 Tulane ... named to CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll ... an NTCA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete.

Prep: A four-year letterwinner for the Lynx ... named to Dexter High School All-American Team twice ... three-time ASBL Bowler of the Year ... four-time ASBL All-Star Team ... helped team win pair of state titles ... two-time league leader in scoring average ... led state in two-game series high total as a sophomore ... finished fourth at US High School Nationals in 2021 and top-20 in 2022 ... six-time Junior Gold qualifier ... placed top-20 in 2021 Junior Gold U18 ... three-time Pepsi states champion (2015 U10, 2017 U12, 2019 U15) ... finished in third place in Pepsi states U18 in 2022 and in 2023 ... 2023 USA Team Trials competitor ... member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Ray and Gina Struble ... major is political science, with a minor in criminology ... member of the Nome Eskimo Community.

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