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  Maria Rodriguez

Maria Rodriguez

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Ibague Tolima, Colombia

High School:
La Presentacion

Personal: Born Jan. 25, 1989, in Ibague Tolima, Colombia...Daughter of Celmira Ospina and Ramiro Rodriguez...Has one sister, Eliana...Majoring in Marketing...Person that has had the most influence is her mother...Future plans include to continue bowling...Hobbies outside of bowling include golfing...Favorite movie is "The Butterfly Effect"...Personal athletic goal for the season is to win the NCAA National Championship.

Country: Won the 2005 Colombian Junior National Championship...Finished second place in the 2007 Central American Junior Championships...Member of the Colombian National Team that competed in the 2007 World Women's Bowling Championships in Mexico...Has a personal-best high game and series of 280 and 721, respectively.

2007-2008: Named Second Team All-American after only bowling the second semester...Honored with the Coach's Award...Was MEAC Bowler of the Week twice (Jan. 31 and March 6)...Appeared in 40 games and took out 8,188 pins...Had a 204.7 average, the highest on the team...Had a high game of 259 at the Holiday Bowl Classic at Alabama A & M on March 1.

2008-2009: Named First Team All-American...MEAC Player of the Year and First-Team All-MEAC Performer...Named to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Commissioner's All-Academic Team...Was MEAC Bowler of the Week four times (Nov. 3, Jan. 25, Feb. 4, Feb. 15)...Appeared in 74 games and took out 14,780 pins...Had a 199.73 average, the highest on the team...Had a high game of 279 at the Lady Bulldog Classic at Bowie State on Jan. 24.

Offseason: Bowled in the 2009 WTBA World Women's Championships held in Las Vegas, Nev. Rolled a perfect game in the fourth game of doubles play. The 300 game is only the fourth bowled in the history of the event. She averaged a 210.5 for the block her 300 appeared in and saw her duo (she was partnered with Alejandra Mora) finish 44th out of 108 pairs.

She averaged a 186.50 in the singles event, a 190.33 in trios (her team was 23rd out of 68 trios) and had a 202.00 team average. Her team was 13th out of 35 teams. Rodriguez also got the opportunity to bowl with countrywoman Clara Guerrero, formerly of Wichita State University, who went on to win the All-Events title and the Master's gold medal.

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