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2024-25 Women's Bowling Roster

63 Mary Orf

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool O’Fallon Township HS
  • Hometown St. Louis, Mo.

Biography

Career
203.7 average over 156 traditional games (31,779 total pins)...seven career 300 games.

2024-25 Graduate Student 
Completed her collegiate career with a spectacular final season...named a Third Team All-American by the NTCA and an Honorable Mention All-American by the NCBCA...tabbed to the All-Conference USA Second Team...207.1 average over 32 traditional games (6,626 total pins)...named CUSA Co-Bowler of the Month in February after winning Most Valuable Player at the Big Red Invite and All-Tournament Team at the Columbia 300 Saints Invite...earned a spot on the CUSA All-Tournament Team...logged 1,382 total frames at a 20.43 average...ranked third on the team with a 51.0% strike percentage...finished 19th nationally in the Player Composite Performance Index...ranked in the top-15 nationally in seven different statistical categories...9.221 first ball average in traditional games ranked second nationally...came one pin shy of perfection at the Flyer Classic in Lockport, firing a 299 in Wichita State's win over North Carolina A&T on February 8...named NTCA All-Academic Scholar Athlete and to the CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll...named to AD Honor Roll in the fall of 2024 and spring of 2025.

2023-24 Senior 
205.4 average over 52 games (10,683 total pins)...named a First Team All-American by the NCBCA...bowled anchor for a team that won the Intercollegiate Team Championships...logged six top-10 finishes...took home first at the Las Vegas Invitational, fourth at the Collegiate Shootout and fifth at the Mid-States Championships.

2022-23 Junior 
197.9 average over 54 games (10,685 total pins)...helped the Shockers to a third-place finish at the Intercollegiate Team Championships...earned four All-Tournament Team honors and recorded five top-10 finishes, highlighted by second place at both the SWIBC VI and Hoosier Classic...competed in the US Amateur and Team USA Trials...earned a spot on Team USA 2023 after finishing second in the US Amateur.

2021-22 Sophomore 
210.3 average over 18 games (3,785 total pins)...helped the Shockers to a second-place finish at the Intercollegiate Team Championships...named All-Tournament Team MVP at the SWIBC events III and VI.

McKendree (2020-21)
Began college career at McKendree before transferring to Wichita State.

High School
A four-year letterwinner and captain for coach Gary Spencer at O’Fallon Township High School...a four-time Southwestern Conference First Team honoree...tabbed the 2020 Southern Illinois Girl High School Bowler of the Year, winning the 2020 IHSA Singles State Championship...helped O'Fallon Township to 2019 IHSA State Championship.

Personal
Daughter of Rich and Sheila Orf...Father, Rich, bowled professionally for one season on the PBA National Tour and 20 years on the regional PBA tour…has a brother, Andrew, who bowled collegiately at McKendree...grandfather, Ray, bowled professionally on the PBA National Tour and bowled regional stops for 25 years…born June 1…majoring in Information Technology & Management Information Systems at Wichita State.