At Storm Bowling Products we are proud to join the International Bowling Media Association in a two year sponsorship of the IBMA Collegiate Bowlers of the Year Award. These awards were established in 1987 to recognize and honor male and female bowlers for their outstanding accomplishments in collegiate competition and are presented each year during the Intercollegiate Team Championships at the awards banquet.
“Once again, Storm Bowling steps up to support collegiate bowling,” said Keith Hamilton, president of IBMA in a press release this week. “With sponsorship from Storm, the IBMA College Bowlers of the Year will get a nice upgrade, a tribute to our three decade tradition of honoring the best collegiate players.”
A committee of eight to ten members of the media selects the top eight players, male and female. The committee then votes by weighted ballot to determine the four Honorable Mention, three Runners Up and the Bowlers of the Year. Steve Kloempken, Vice President of Marketing, and Diandra Asbaty, Storm Collegiate Manager, will join the committee.
“We are very excited to be able to sponsor this prestigious award,” said Kloempken. “Since it can only be earned by outpacing thousands of incredibly-talented student athletes, the Collegiate Bowler of the Year award is always held in the highest regard. And one can earn it only through a deep commitment to mastering the elements of our sport and competing at the highest level.”
Kloempken won the award in 1995 when he bowled for Wichita State. Other standout winners include Chris Barnes, Lynda (Norry) Barnes (2), Josh Blanchard, AJ Johnson (2), Liz Johnson, Marshall Kent, Kelly Kulick (2), Stefanie (Nation) Johnson, Bill O’Neill (3), Missy (Bellinder) Parkin, Shannon Pluhowsky and Michael Tang. Several of the players are now members of Team Storm.
Storm Bowling also supports, with its corporate membership, the $5,000.00 IBMA Chuck Pezzano Media Scholarship, presented by the Billiards and Bowling Institute of America.
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About Storm Bowling
Storm is The Bowler’s Company — It is the essence of the brand and the foundation on which all communication is based. Truly a grassroots success story, Storm Products started from the garage of Bill and Barb Chrisman, based on the belief that they could do things differently, better.
About the International Bowling Media Association
Located at the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, Texas, the IBMA provides awards and recognition to professional and amateur bowlers, industry volunteers and bowling writers, as well as promotes bowling journalism as a career choice to youth bowlers throughout America. For more information log on to www.bowlingmedia.org.