WICHITA, Kan. -- Senior bowler Lauren Marks (Parsippany, N.J.) has been named Honorable Mention All-America by the National Tenpins Coaches Association (NTCA), the organization announced tonight at the NCAA Bowling National Championship banquet.

Marks, the two-time CACC Bowler of the Year, All-CACC First team performer, three-time CACC All-Academic and CSC Third Team Academic All-America performer led the CACC  individual scoring average (20.375 pins/frame overall, 20.189 in Baker, 20.632 in Traditional), almost a full pin more than the next competitor, frame fill percentage (86.5%), strike percentage (50.6%), spare percentage (92.2%) and pretty much every statistical category the league publishes.

In 2023-24, she earned the NTCA Strike Percentage Leader Award for Division II for 2023-24, racking up a 48.30% rate, and was a member of the organization's All-Academic Team. She was also the CACC Student-Athlete of the Month for March 2024.

She is the first Cougars bowler to earn the honor.