People

Bowling Team Members

Chris Baker

Chris Baker

Secretary
cwb06c@fsu.edu

Nickname: "The Asian Sensation"

Birthday: October 31, 1987

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea

Major: Information Studies

Classification: Junior

Hobbies: Girls, cars, bowling, football, basketball.

Future goals: To have money in the bank.

High average: 220

High game: 300

High series: 792

Favorite ball: Brunswick Absolute Inferno

Favorite professional: Pete Weber

Team accomplishments: Going to Nationals!

Individual accomplishments: 300!

Began bowling at age: 13
David Beck

David Beck

President
dbeck@admin.fsu.edu

Nickname: "Da Playa"

Birthday: June 10, 1987

Hometown: Miami, FL

Major: Political Science and Business Administration

Classification: Senior

Hobbies: Fishing, playing golf, being the playa!

Future goals: To work with the government and eventually bowl professionally. Also, raise a beautiful family.
High average: 240

High game: 300

High series: 798

Favorite ball: Roto Grip Epic Odyessy

Favorite professional: Doug Kent

Going to Nationals!

Individual accomplishments: School District Champion, High City Average, Top 5 finish at the Hoosier

Began bowling at age: 11
Chris Black

Chris Black

Team Member

Nickname: "Scrappy"

Birthday: February 23, 1988

Hometown: Greenwood, FL

Major: International Affairs

Classification: Junior

Hobbies: Stamp and Fungus collection.

Future goals: Join the CIA and travel.

High average: 200

High game: 279

High series: 734

Favorite ball: Any Hammer Equipment

Began bowling at age: 16

 

Eddie Bloodsworth

Eddie Bloodsworth

Sergeant at Arms
eb05f@fsu.edu

Nickname: "EB3" & "Ed Cumulus"

Birthday: February 25, 1987

Hometown: Tampa, FL

Major: Meteorology

Classification: Senior

Hobbies: Acting, tennis, opera.

Future goals: Work as a Broadcast Meteorologist
High average: 219

High game: 300

High series: 767

Favorite ball: Brunswick Absolute Inferno

Favorite professional: Norm Duke

Individual accomplishments: 1st Place 2007 ACUI Tournament, bowled 300 at age 15.

Began bowling at age: 9
Gina Bollotta

Gina Bollotta

Treasurer

Nickname: "Shorty"

Birthday: August 7, 1988

Hometown: Panama City, FL

Major: Information Technology

Classification: Junior

Future goals: Make it to Nationals and carry like a Lady Knight!

High game: 266

High series: 709

Favorite ball: Roto Grip Illusion

Favorite professional: Tony Reyes

Team accomplishments: Making it to Nationals

Began bowling at age: 7

 

Andy Bookman

Andy Bookman

Team Member
asb05f@fsu.edu

Birthday: March 24, 1987

Hometown: Buffalo Grove, IL

Major: Political Science

Classification: Senior

Hobbies: Following and being involved in politics, bowling, and watching movies.

Future goals: Bowl a 300, work in the White House.

High average: 186

High game: 279

High series: 703

Favorite ball: Hammer Raw Hammer Doom

Favorite professional: Chris Barnes

Began bowling at age: 5

 

Jules Bridges

Julius Bridges

Team Member
jfb07f@fsu.edu

Nickname: "Jules"

Birthday: July 26, 1990

Hometown: Ocala, FL

Major: Computer Criminology

Classification: Freshman

Hobbies: Music, poker, sports, and driving.

Future goals: To earn a degree from FSU and to become a successful Collegiate bowler.
High average: 198

High game: 279

High series: 712

Favorite ball: SR-300

Favorite professional: Pete Weber

Team accomplishments: First back-to-back years high game and series handicap and scratch.

Individual accomplishments: High Average

Began bowling at age: 11
Joel Cohen

Joel Cohen

Team Member
jac07j@fsu.edu

Nickname: "Goldberg"

Birthday: June 29, 1982

Hometown: Natick, MA

Major: Social Science Education

Classification: Senior

Hobbies: Video games, guitar, pool.

Future goals: To teach high school or college.
High average: 185

High game: 261

High series: 685

Favorite ball: Brunswick Power Groove

Favorite professional: Michael Hauser Jr.

Team accomplishments: None yet

Individual accomplishments: Threw a 400 series in candle pin when I was six years old.

Began bowling at age: 21
Kathryn Cowan

Kathryn Cowan

Team Member
kac08d@fsu.edu

Nickname: "Katie"

Birthday: March 30, 1990

Hometown: Orlando, FL

Major: Asian Studies

Classification: Freshman

Hobbies: Anime, Japanese drama, Asian music, sewing, and reading.

Future goals: Teaching English in Japan.

High average: 184

High game: 239

Favorite ball: Storm Paradigm

Began bowling at age: 11

 

 

 

 

Vicki Dubisky

Vicki Dubisky

Team Member
ved07@fsu.edu

Nickname: "Vicki"

Birthday: March 27, 1989

Hometown: Boca Raton, FL

Major: Family and Child Sciences

Classification: Sophomore

Hobbies: Bowling

Future goals: To know what it takes to BEAT a Lady Knight and carry like them.
High game: 298

High series: over 711

Favorite ball: Hammer Anger

Favorite professional: Norm Duke

Team accomplishments: Going to Nationals in Wichita 07-08.

Individual accomplishments: 1st individual for state in 2007, and a 298 game.

Began bowling at age: 3
Nicole Gielski

Nicole Gielski

Team Member
nlg08@fsu.edu

Birthday: September 17, 1989

Hometown: Parkland, FL

Major: Psychology and Criminology

Classification: Freshman

Hobbies: Reading, target shooting.

Future goals: Work as a criminal analyst for the FBI after college.
High average: 202

High game: 289

High series: 764

Favorite ball: Scorchin Inferno

Favorite professional: Pete Weber

Individual accomplishments: Who's Who Among American High School Student Athletes since 8th grade.

Began bowling at age: 6
James Hill

James Hill

Team Member
jbh06c@fsu.edu

Nickname: "Suga Hill"

Birthday: March 23, 1988

Hometown: Crestview, FL

Major: Civil Engineering

Classification: Junior

Hobbies: Video Games

Future goals: Get a master's in Civil Engineering, own my own company, and design and build my own home.

High average: 195

High game: 246

High series: 653

Favorite ball: Black Widow

Began bowling at age: 4

 

 

 

Nicole Jones

Nicole Jones

Team Member
nj07c@fsu.edu

Nickname: "Nikki"

Birthday: April 18, 1989

Hometown: Jacksonville, FL

Major: Exercise Science/Psychology

Classification: Junior

Hobbies: Bowling

Future goals: To become a cardiologist or dermatologist.

High average: 169

High game: 237

High series: 603

Favorite ball: Shock and Awe

Individual accomplishments: First in all-around and singles in the Florida State YABA

Began bowling at age: 10

 

Corinne Kelley

Corinne Kelley

Team Member
cmk08@fsu.edu

Nickname: "Miss Alaska"

Birthday: April 25, 1990

Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska

Major: Advertising/Communications

Classification: Freshman

Hobbies: Softball, flag football, drawing, snowboarding, and bowling.

Future goals: Become a big time CEO for a prestigious advertising firm.
High average: 194

High game: 267

High series: 645

Favorite ball: Roto Grip Cell Pearl

Team accomplishments: High School State Champs all 4 years.

Individual accomplishments: Anchorage Scholastic Bowler of the Year, High Average Female

Began bowling at age: 5
Seth Kerr

Seth Kerr

Team Member
msk08@fsu.edu

Birthday: July 6, 1988

Hometown: Dayton, OH

Major: Computer Science

Classification: Junior

Hobbies: Video games, weight lifting, running, and bowling.

Future goals: Get a high paying job and buy a sweet car.

High average: 186

High game: 254

High series: 589

Favorite ball: Arsenal Angular Particle

Began bowling at age: 10

 

 

 

Colton Kokrda

Colton Kokrda

Vice-President
ckokrda@gmail.com

Nickname: "Jesus"

Birthday: May 10, 1990

Hometown: Ballston Spa, NY

Major: Sports Management

Classification: Freshman

Hobbies: Bowling, dancing (swing, ballroom, salsa), baseball, coaching bowling.

Future goals: Land a job working in the front office of a MLB team.
High average: 215

High game: 300

High series: 747

Favorite ball: Gamebreaker

Favorite professional: Kelly Kulick

Team accomplishments: Highschool team finished in the best placement in sectionals in 20 years

Individual accomplishments: Highschool Team Captain 2 years, MVP 4 years.

Began bowling at age: 8
Ryan Kokrda

Ryan Kokrda

Team Member
ryankokrda@gmail.com

Nickname: "RyGuy" & "Steve the Pirate"

Birthday: August 6, 1988

Hometown: Ballston Spa, NY

Major: Broadcast Communications (Media Production)

Classification: Junior

Hobbies: Bowling, playing guitar, skateboarding.

Future goals: Work in a media production company.
High average: 211.08

High game: 300

High series: 811

Favorite ball: Storm Depth Charge

Favorite professional: Kelly Kulick

Team accomplishments: Section II States Champion, broke 3 records.

Individual accomplishments: Team captain in highschool and bowled 300 and 800 series.

Began bowling at age: 2
Joshua Leohner

Joshua Leohner

Team Member
jal08e@fsu.edu

Birthday: September 15, 1989

Hometown: Palm Coast, FL

Major: Economics/Mathematics

Classification: Freshman

Hobbies: Track and field, swimming, and watching sports.

Future goals: Become an economic analyst, Cantur Fitzgerald, NYC.

High average: 223

High game: 300

High series: 816

Favorite ball: Attitude Shift-Storm

Favorite professional: Norm Duke

Began bowling at age: 13

 

 

Juan Mendez

Juan Mendez

Team Member
jdm06f@fsu.edu

Nickname: "JD" & "00 Juan"

Birthday: January 15, 1987

Hometown: Panama City, Panama

Major: Dietetics and Exercise Science

Classification: Senior

Hobbies: Weight lifting, bowling, movies, eating/cooking, and watching sports.

Future goals: Win a National Championship, open my own fitness center, and have a weight management center.

High average: 226

High game: 266

High series: 680

Favorite professional: Tommy Jones

Team accomplishments: Panama El Dorado Youth Tournament 2003 and Youth Doubles 2nd.

Individual accomplishments: 2003 Youth Tournament, high scratch series and scratch game.

Began bowling at age: 15

 

Chris Milhiem

Chris Milheim

Team Member
wcm05c@fsu.edu

Birthday: January 3, 1987

Hometown: Pensacola, FL

Major: Computer Science

Classification: Junior

Hobbies: Baseball, golf, bowling, computers, movies, video games.

Favorite ball: No Mercy Beat'N

Began bowling at age: 18

 

 

 

 

Stephanie Scanlon

Stephanie Scanlon

Team Member
sns07g@fsu.edu

Nickname: "Donkey"

Birthday: July 11, 1989

Hometown: Palm Harbor, FL

Major: Chemical Science

Classification: Sophomore

Hobbies: none

Future goals: Pharmacy School
High average: 186

High game: 278

High series: 657

Favorite ball: Track Crunch Time

Favorite professional: Josh Guinand

Team accomplishments: Qualifying for Nationals in 2008

Individual accomplishments: All tournament team 2007 at the Central Florida Classic

Began bowling at age: 6
Katie Swider

Katie Swider

Team Member
kls07@fsu.edu

Nickname: "K-Swide"

Birthday: February 5, 1989

Hometown: Jacksonville, FL

Major: Theatre

Classification: Sophomore

Hobbies: Singing, dancing, acting.

Future goals: To be on Broadway.

High average: 178

High game: 256

High series: 598

Favorite ball: Brunswick Vapor Zone

Began bowling at age: 11

 

 

 

Misty West

Misty West

Team Member
mlw08d@fsu.edu

Nickname: "Chuck", "Bulldog" & "Buzzsaw"

Birthday: September 30, 1989

Hometown: Live Oak, FL

Major: Environmental Engineering

Classification: Freshman

Hobbies: Bowling, Taekwondo

Future goals: To be Intercollegiate National Champions and 4th degree in blackbelt.

High game: 265

Favorite professional: Kelly Kulick

Individual accomplishments: 25th in FHSAA Bowling Finals 2007

Began bowling at age: 8

 

 

 

 

Kelly Wills

Kelly Wills

Team Member
kmw06c@fsu.edu

Nickname: "Hot Wheels"

Birthday: February 15, 1985

Hometown: Jacksonville, FL

Major: Integrated Marketing Communications

Classification: Graduate

Hobbies: Sports

Future goals: To work in the advertising business for a big company.
High average: 175

High game: 246

High series: 615

Favorite ball: Hammer Toxic

Favorite professional: Walter Ray and Norm Duke

Team accomplishments: Bowling for FSU

Individual accomplishments: Bowling first 600 series.

Began bowling at age: 8
Melissa Wunch

Melissa Wunch

Team Member
maw07e@fsu.edu

Nickname: "Hot Lanta"

Birthday: July 5

Hometown: Cleveland, GA

Major: Chemistry and Education

Classification: Sophomore

Hobbies: Drawing and Coloring

Future goals: Become a chemistry professor at a University.
High average: 211

High game: 279

High series: 759

Favorite ball: Patriots Spare Ball

Favorite professional: Kim Terrell

Team accomplishments: 2008 USBC Intercollegiate Team Champions

Individual accomplishments: Top 10 at 2007 Junior Gold

Began bowling at age: 11