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The most decorated bowler in Kutztown University's relatively short 13-year history as a varsity program, Kayla Jones is fittingly its first-ever Hall of Fame inductee.
A native of Johnstown, Pa., Jones was a three-time All-American, the 2009 Division II Player and Rookie of the Year and the 2012 Division II National Player of the Year. She was also the first bowler to be named KU Female Athlete of the Year, in 2012.
Jones made an immediate impact as a freshman in 2008-09, taking home Northeast Conference (NEC) Rookie of the Year and All-NEC First Team honors. She led KU with a 193.7 average and registered a school single-game record 275.
Jones landed on the All-NEC First Team twice more in her career, as a junior in 2010-11 and as a senior in 2011-12. Her junior season was highlighted by a team-high 199.1 traditional average and helping the Golden Bears to their first NCAA Championship appearance in Taylor, Michigan. Kutztown's sixth-place ranking in the final NTCA Poll is its highest-ever.
Academically, Jones was a two-time selection to the NTCA All-Academic Team and a 2012 PSAC Scholar-Athlete.
Jones' post-playing career has seen her successfully venture into the coaching arena. She's in her second season as the head coach at Long Island University after spending the previous seven in a similar capacity at LIU Brooklyn, which combined with LIU Post to form one institution in 2019. Jones led LIU Brooklyn to a program-record 75 wins in 2017-18 and its first NEC Championship final in 2015-16.
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