Kiara Grant

Class:
Freshman
High School:
NYOS Charter School
Hometown:
Austin, Texas

2015-16 (Junior): Competed in 23 individual matches for SFA with a 198.96 scoring average, ranking second on the team ... Notched eight games of 200 or better, including setting a program single-game record with a 290 against McKendree in the NCAA Championships ... Named the 2016 NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player ... Also bowled games of 237 against Central Missouri, 222 against Arkansas State and 211 against Nebraska, ranking second among all players with a 224.4 average for the championship ... Posted a 237 against St. Francis (Pa.) on March 19 ... Bowled a 224 in the win over Caldwell on Oct. 30 ... Member of SFA's NCAA national championship team as the Ladyjacks won the program's first NCAA Division I national title, defeating Nebraska 4-3 in the finals.

2014-15 (Sophomore): Saw action in 38 individual matches for the Ladyjacks with a 196.79 average and 15 200-pin games ... Bowled a season-best 268 against McKendree on Jan. 16 ... Posted a 246 in the win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Nov. 1 ... Led SFA with a 242 in the victory over LIU-Brooklyn on Jan. 24 ... Posted a 221 against Coppin State on Nov. 1 ... Recorded a 213 against Fairleigh Dickinson (Oct. 31) and Kutztown (Nov. 1) during the FDU tournament ... Member of SFA's NCAA national runner-up team as the Ladyjacks qualified for the NCAA tournament for the first time.

2013-14 (Freshman): Competed in 17 individual matches for SFA, posting a 185.88 average ... Recorded six 200-pin games, including a season-high 214 against both Kutztown (Kutztown Invitational) and Texas Southern (Prairie View A&M Invitational) ... Bowled a 212 against Mt. Alyscious at the Kutztown Invitational ... Member of the five-player rotation that bowled a 1,026 team score against St. Francis (N.Y.) at the Track Kat Klash ... NTCA All-Academic honorable mention selection.

Prior to SFA: A three-time district champion ... Two-time high school regional champion ... Rolled a 300 game and 794 series during her prep career ... 2011 Texas State Queens champion ... Daughter of Leroy and Sharon Grant ... Majoring in nursing.

Grant's Career Statistics

Year	Matches	Pins	Avg.	High	200+
2013-14	17	3,160	185.88	214	6
2014-15	38	7,478	196.79	268	15
2015-16	23	4,576	198.96	290	8
TOTAL	77	15,214	197.58	290	29