Delaware State's Alexis Neuer led four Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) bowlers as the National Tenpin Coaches Association announced its All-America teams. Neuer was named First Team All-America, becoming the first Hornet to earn that honor.
North Carolina A&T State's Cameron Strombeck was named Third Team All-American, while Maryland Eastern Shore's Cayla Hicks and Chloe Skurzynski were named Honorable Mention.
Neuer joins NTCA Division I Bowler of the Year Raquel Orozco of Nebraska, Maria Bulanova of Vanderbilt, along with McKendree's Taylor Bailey and Breanna Clemmer (sr.) on the first team.
Last month, Neuer was selected as the 2019-20 MEAC Bowler of the Year for the second time in the last three years. In more than 1,000 total frames bowled this season, she averaged nearly 21 pins per frame (20.81) and she had an overall fill rate of 89.1 percent. She rolled strikes 50.5 percent of the time, and her all-spare percentage came in at 87.8 percent. In addition, she was MVP of the Stormin' Blue & White Classic, tied for the third-highest single-game in the league this season with a 268 she rolled at that tournament and eighth-best point total (258; 2X) in the league this season.
Strombeck, a First Team All-MEAC selection, led NCAT this past season with 9,577 total pins for an average of 199.52 in traditional play. Her highest finish of the season came in the first MEAC meet, when she came in second. She had 26 games of at least 200 this season.
Hicks was a First Team All-MEAC selection in 2019-20, ranking 16th nationally with a 201.59 traditional pinfall average. She was among the nation's leaders in spare conversion, Baker spare conversion, individual split leave percentage, fill percentage and single-pin spare conversion.
Skurzynski was also named First Team All-MEAC after ranking in the top 15 nationally in traditional pinfall average (203.09), traditional average per frame, first-ball average, traditional first-ball average and Baker first-ball average.