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2025-26 Women's Bowling Roster

Kalin Sipes

27 Leah Varela

  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Brick, N.J.
  • Highschool Brick Memorial

Biography

2025-2026 SEASON: Anchor bowler for the team during the majority of the season ... Logged the most frames with 981 for the season ... Earned a fill rate of 85.3 percent and averaged 19.99 per frame ... Finished with a 19.77 average per frame in the anchor position ... Earned strikes on 48.1 percent of possible throws, and converted 82.5 percent of makeable spares and 92 percent of single pin spares ... Best individual day performance came in Baker play at the Niagara Fall Classic with a 21.63 average per frame and fill percentage of 94 percent. 

2024-2025 SEASON: One of two Mount bowlers to qualify for the USBC Intercollegiate Singles Championships ... In terms of Mount play, consistent regular with 1,065 frames completed ... Finished season with a 19.94 average per frame and an 84 percent fill rate ... Earned strikes on 512 balls thrown for a rate of 47.8 percent ... Served as anchor for 176 frames and the fourth bowler for 217 frames ... Had a fill rate higher than 80 percent for every traditional day and a 200 or better average for four of them ... Best individual outing was a 229 average and fill rate of 92 percent at the Mount Shootout ... Best Baker average also came at the Shootout with a 21.60.  

2023-2024 SEASON: Recipient of an All-Rookie selection by the National Tenpin Coaches Association ... Finished 649 frames for the season with 359 Baker and 290 traditional ... Earned a fill percentage of 81.3 percent and averaged 19.53 per frame ... Ranks ninth in Mount history for strike percentage in Baker play at 48.3 percent ... Spent a good deal of time as the No. 4 bowler with 151 frames, along with 41 as the anchor and 40 at leadoff ... Best one-day performance is an average score of 22.67 and a fill percentage of 92 percent at the Mount Shootout in February ... Earned four efforts of 20 or more average per frame. 

BEFORE THE MOUNT: Two-time Brick Memorial captain ... Holds an individual state championship and three team championships ... 2021-22 was an undefeated season for high school team ... Finished 59th at the 2022 Junior Gold Championship ...  Bowled a perfect 300 game to go along with a 203 high school average and 784 high series.

Historical Player Information

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    2023-24Freshman

    27
  • 27

    2024-25Sophomore

    27
  • 27

    2025-26Junior

    27
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