Brittany Garcia - Bowling - Vanderbilt University Athletics

Brittany Garcia Season 2008-09

Class Junior
Height 5'4''
Hometown Amherst, N.H.
High School Souhegan
Bio

Vanderbilt Bowling Highlights

2009

• Averaged 194 over 30 games

• High game was 245 with 13 games over 200 and four over 225

2008

• Earned NCAA Championship ‘All-Tournament’ team honors after outstanding performance

• Earned Academic All-American distinction

• Averaged 184 over 12 games with a high game of 256 at the NCAA Championship

Junior Bowling Highlights

• 2006 11th at Teen Masters

• 2007 14th at Junior Gold

• 2007 Fourth at Northeast Junior Scratch Tour (NeJST)

• 2006 Fourth at Storm Las Vegas Main Event

• 2006 New Hampshire Young Woman Bowler of the Year

• 2001 & 2006 New Hampshire state all events champion

• 2004 Sixth at Keystone Junior Bowler[apos]s Tour (KJBT)

• 2007 14th at Junior Gold

• High game: 280

• High series: 795 unsanctioned

Personal

• Born March 16, 1988

• Daughter of Adrian and Mindy Hester

• Brother D.J.

• Major is Medicine Health and Society, biology minor

• Member of National Honor Society

• VU Dean[apos]s List Fall 07 and Spring 08

• Graduated in top 5% of her high school class

Favorites

• Pro Bowler: Kelly Kulick

• Other sport: Baseball

• Other sport athlete: Jason Varitek

• Movie: Cruel Intentions; Enough

• Sports Movie: Remember the Titans

• TV Shows: Grey[apos]s Anatomy; House, 24, Criminal Minds

• Advice to youngsters: Don[apos]t be afraid of hard work for something you want to achieve

‘Vanderbilt offers to me what no other school in the country can: it gives me the opportunity to pursue both my passion to learn and m passion to bowl side by side. Vandy presents me with a challenge that I love to attack both physically and mentally.’