NEW HAVEN, Conn,. -- The accolades keep piling up for Caldwell University senior bowler
Lauren Marks (Parsippany, N.J.), who today was named the CACC Student-Athlete of the Month across the entire conference. Marks, the CACC Bowler of the Year and First Team-All CACC, led the Cougars to the CACC Championship for the second straight year last month, earning Tournament Most Valuable Bowler honors.
A Fine Arts major with a 3.95 GPA, Marks was her best in the CACC Championships, March 22-24. She ripped off three straight strikes to close the first game of the best-of-seven Baker format for a one-point Cougars win, then finished off the third game with two strikes to cap a Cougars rally as Caldwell Bowling successfully defended its crown.
The CACC Student-Athlete of the Month Award is handed out each month from September through May spanning the course of the academic calendar. The award recognizes athletic and academic accomplishment and giving back to the local community.
Yesterday, she earned the National Tenpin Coaches Association's (NTCA) Strike Percentage Leader Award for Division II for 2023-24, racking up a 48.30% rate.
She earned CACC FAR Honor Roll this fall, with a perfect 4.0 GPA, and is a two-time CACC All-Academic performer and NCTA All-Academic Team member. Marks
Marks has been one of the league's most consistent bowlers throughout the season, leading the Cougars in average in both team (19.73 per frame) and Baker (19.68) formats, serving as the Cougars' anchor all season.
She led Caldwell to the top seed in the CACC Tournament, posting the highest average in the field (209.4) in the CACC Invitational #2 in March, as CU won seven of 10 matches for a 15-5 overall CACC mark this season.
Marks also had impressive showings at numerous other events this year, recording 22.71 per frame (Baker) at the Wildcat DII, DII Invite in February, 21.23 (Baker) this past weekend at the Northeast Roundup and consistent 19 or better frame averages in five events in Team and five in Baker format during the season.
Marks is also an accomplished painter and flutist, and last year with her teammates raised funds for the Wellness for All Foundation, benefiting formal education of the Ounaminthe region of Haiti.
