Two bowlers from Vanderbilt, Brittni Hamilton and Josie Earnest, as well as Cassie Leuthold, Nebraska; Maria Rodriguez, Maryland Eastern Shore; and Amanda Falk, Central Missouri, have been voted on the 2010 Collegiate All-American first team by the National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) at the NCAA Banquet, held before the 2010 NCAA Championship.

Leuthold (pictured left) and Falk (right) were also voted Player of the Year in Division I and II, respectively. Nicole Drejewski, New Jersey City, was honored in Division III.

Earnest was named Division I Rookie of the Year, while Natalie Jimenez, Central Missouri, and Jennifer Daunno, New Jersey City, were honored in Division II and III, respectively.

They join Maryland Eastern Shore Head Coach Sharon Brummell (left) who was noted the National Coach of the Year for the second time in her career. She previously was named the recipient in 2008 when UMES captured the NCAA title. That feat made her the first African-American and the first woman to capture the NCAA women's bowling crown.

Earlier this season she earned her fifth MEAC Coach of the Year honor. In her 12th year at the helm, the Lady Hawks posted a 100-30 overall record and 23-7 mark in MEAC play. Brummell has her Lady Hawks currently ranked first in the nation in the National Tenpins Coaches Association (NTCA) Poll. She was recently named to the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Women's Bowling Committee.

 

2010 NTCA All-America Team

First Team
Cassie Leuthold, Nebraska, Senior
Brittni Hamilton, Vanderbilt, Sophomore
Maria Rodriguez, Maryland Eastern Shore, Junior
Josie Earnest, Vanderbilt, Senior
Amanda Falk, Central Missouri, Senior

Second Team
Paula Vilas, Maryland Eastern Shore, Sophomore
Erica Perez, FDU, Senior
Jessica Earnest, Vanderbilt, Freshman
Natalie Cortese, Valparaiso, Sophomore
Samantha Santoro, Arkansas State, Sophomore

Third Team
Angela Reynolds, FDU, Junior
Martha Perez, Maryland Eastern Shore, Junior
Sara Litteral, FDU, Junior
Ashley Clinchoc, Minnesota State, Senior
Natalie Jimenez, Central Missouri, Freshman
Honorable Mention
Keisheena Waldon, Morgan State, Sophomore
Alexandra Stein, Saint Francis, Senior
Brittany Garcia, Vanderbilt, Senior
Adriana Jamie, Delaware State, Sophomore
Marissa Martinek, Arkansas State, Senior
Joely Carrillo, FDU, Sophomore
Danielle McEwan, FDU, Freshman
Nicole Drejewski, New Jersey City, Junior
Kristina Frahm, Maryland Eastern Shore, Junior
Savannah Zientara, Sacred Heart, Sophomore

 

Players and Rookies of the Year

Division I Player of the Year: Cassie Leuthold, Nebraska
Division II Player of the Year: Amanda Falk, Central Missouri
Division III Player of the Year: Nicole Drejewski, New Jersey City

Division I Rookie of the Year: Jessica Earnest, Vanderbilt
Division II Rookie of the Year: Natalie Jimenez, Central Missouri
Division III Rookie of the Year: Jennifer Daunno, New Jersey City

 

Coach of the Year

Division I Coach of the Year: Sharon Brummell, Maryland Eastern Shore
Division II Coach of the Year: Ron Holmes, Central Missouri