NORFOLK, Va., March 16, 2021—North Carolina A&T State freshman Melanie Katen was selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Bowler of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola, the conference office announced today. She was also named Rookie of the Week.
 
Katen (Fr., San Jose, Calif.) won the Vern Stallings Invitational this past weekend, earning tournament MVP and All-Tournament honors after averaging 221.8 pins in traditional play. Her weekend best was a 288, which is also tops in the MEAC, and she was 58 points clear of the second-place bowler as the Aggies won their fifth tournament of 2021.