JOSIE EARNEST

Bowling

2007-2010

Josie Earnest was the No. 1 recruit in the United States as a high school senior in Vandalia, Illinois, where she often did her homework at her family’s bowling center. Her decision to attend a young Vanderbilt bowling program surprised some but it has paid dividends ever since. Her mere presence was a catalyst for other bowling stars to also choose Vanderbilt and she went on to become the most honored female student-athlete in school history, the only Commodore to be voted her sport’s national Player of the Year. She is still a key part of the Vanderbilt program while developing into one of the nation’s top professional bowlers.

• Two-time NCAA Player of the Year
• Four-time All-American, three times as first-team selection
• Won 19 Gold Medals in international competition representing USA
• Five-time member of Junior Team USA
• Tennessee Female Amateur Co-Athlete of Year (2008)
• First-team Academic All-American
• Led Vanderbilt to 2007 NCAA team championship
• Named nation’s best high school bowler (2006)
• Current member of Team USA, comprised of the best professional bowlers in the nation
• Currently serving as Vanderbilt’s assistant bowling coach