2026-27 Bowling Roster
Kara Beissel
- Year:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Ormond Beach, Fla.
- High School:
- Seabreeze
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
- Hand:
- Right
NIL Opportunities
2026-27 (Junior): Is serving on YSU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
2025-26 (Sophomore): Bowled in a team-high 1,233 frames while leading the Penguins with a 19.92 scoring average across all formats... Averaged 193.20 per team game, topping 200 17 times... Shot 277, the highest game by a Penguin during the season, against Wichita State at the Big Red Invitational... Averaged a team-best 20.28 pins per frame in Baker play... Struck on 50.12 percent of her first-ball attempts, which led the team... Added a 64.39 spare percentage and an 82.24 fill-frame percentage... Had a pair of top-20 finishes, placing 19th at the Stallings Invitational and 20th at the Chelsea Gilliam Penguin Classic... Her best overall tournament came at the Colonial Lanes Classic, when a 21.46 average in Baker play led to a 20.93 overall scoring average... Academically, Beissel was selected to the Academic All-District Women's At-Large Team by College Sports Communicators... Named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll and the NTCA All-Academic Team.
2024-25 (Freshman): Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and earned the CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Medal for having a GPA of 3.75 or better… Also named to the NTCA All-Academic Team… Earned All-Tournament Team honors at the NCAA Final Four when she averaged 22.73 pins over her 33 total frames… Bowled in the second slot in the lineup during the national championship match… Her first action at the Final Four was as a substitute during the semifinals match against Nebraska… Totaled 1,526 pins in eight traditional games for an average of 190.75… Broke 200 in half of those performances and bowled a collegiate-best 221 in her debut at Destination Orlando against Nebraska (10/19)… Averaged 19.92 pins per frame in Baker play, and her overall scoring average was 19.80 in 435 total frames… Posted a fill-frame percentage of 83.7%… Struck on 51.5% of her attempts and converted 66.4% of her spares.
Before YSU: Led the Seabreeze High School to four district titles, a state championship in 2021, a runner-up finish at the state tournament in 2022, and a fourth-place finish in 2023… Bowled the highest game by a female in Sandcrabs history with a 280, and her average of 224 as a senior was also a school record… In 2022, placed 24th individually at the state event and was named the area's Female Bowler of the Year… Was also a member of the 2022-23 USA TODAY High School Sports Awards Girls Bowling Team Watch List… Finished 33rd in individual qualifying at the state tournament in 2023… In addition to her high school success, she qualified for the Final Advancers Round at the Junior Gold Championships twice… Was a two-time champion on the Storm Southeast Junior Bowlers Tour, and her list of tournament victories includes the 2023 Dayton Beach Classic, the 2022 PBA Junior Myrtle Beach Open U18 Girls Regional, and the 2022 Florida Youth Bowlers Open (doubles).
Personal: Parents are Brian and Cindi… Has two sisters (Katie and Kristie)… Major criminal justice... Is a 2026-27 recipient of the Lester F. Donnell Scholarship and the Joseph P. Nuzzo Bowling Scholarship.
