Norfolk State University Athletics

2012-13 (Redshirt Senior Year): An Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar … Member of the MEAC All-Academic Team … Bowled in 31 games and averaged 180.6 pins per game … Totaled 5,600 pins with a season high of 243 … Rolled eight 200 games on the year … Also saw action in 42 Baker games … Bowled in two games at the MEAC Southern Divisional on Dec. 1 and averaged 214.0 … In five games at the James Brown Invitational on Feb. 16 averaged 197.0 … Rolled her season-best 243 during a six-game stretch in the Kutztown Invitational on Jan. 26.

2011-12 (Senior Year): Utilized medical redshirt after sitting out the season due to injury … Named to the MEAC All-Academic Team … An Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar.

2010-11 (Junior Year): Member of the MEAC All-Academic Team … Posted a 177.0 average in 48 games on the year … Knocked down 8,496 total pins … Bowled eight 200 games throughout the season … Had a season-high 186.8 average in five games at the MEAC Southern Divisional on Dec. 4 … Rolled a 183.2 average at the first MEAC Southern Divisional of the season on Nov. 13 … Tallied her season high with a 235 game and averaged 182.5 at the ECAC Championships Feb. 26.

2009-10 (Sophomore Year): Named to the All-MEAC Second Team for the second year in a row … Team MVP … Also tabbed to the MEAC All-Academic Team … Led the Spartans in average for the second year in a row with a 177.7 average … Totaled 9,773 pins on the season in 55 games … Rolled a season-high 245 at the Eastern Shore Hawk Classic Nov. 21 … Had a season-high average of 204.0 at the Lady Bulldogs Classic Jan. 23 … Rolled a 231 that weekend … Also had a 231 the previous weekend at the Terriers New Year Knockdown Jan. 16 … Averaged 190.0 or better in three tournaments … Had 15 games of 200 or better on the season.

2008-09 (Freshman Year): Became NSU’s first-ever All-MEAC bowler when she was named to the All-MEAC Second Team … Led the team with her 8,902 pins and 185.5 average … Enjoyed two weekends with a 200+ average … Averaged a 219.4 as NSU wrapped up the MEAC Southern Division title in early January … Her 1,097 pins were the most for an NSU bowler during the year … Bowled a 242 that weekend against FAMU … Averaged a 207.7 the next weekend at the Bowie State Classic … Knocked down a school-record 280 pins in a win over Lincoln (Pa.) at Bowie State … The 280 game was also the best for a MEAC bowler in 2008-09.

High School: A standout bowler in the Indian River and Lynnhaven USBC Youth Leagues … Earned the triple crown – high series, high game and high average – for her team four times … Averaged a 189 as a senior and 175 as a junior … Had the highest average in the league as a senior … Led her team to a first-place finish with former teammate Chelsea Krall … Finished fifth in the region for youth girls as a sophomore … Posted a high series of 682 and a high game of 269 during youth competition … Also played on the JV field hockey and basketball teams as a freshman and the varsity field hockey team as a sophomore at Salem … Member of the ROTC Drill Team her freshman year and the ROTC Athletics First Team her sophomore year … Voted Best All Around her senior year … Won the Principal’s Choice award for the annual art show … Also was named the Advanced Marketing Student of the Year senior year.

Personal: Full name is Sheila-Marie B. Smith … Usually goes by Sheila … Born on Jan. 5, 1990 … Daughter of Scott and Maribel Smith … Has one older brother, Shane-Michael … Treasurer of the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society … Also a member of the Golden Key International Honor Society and Who’s Who … Majoring in sociology … Wants to go into Officer Candidate School in the US Navy post-grad … Enjoys fishing, art and playing Bingo.

Smith's Career Statistics

YEAR	Pinfall	GP	Avg.	High
2008-09	8,902	48	185.5	280
2009-10	9,773	55	177.7	245
2010-11	8,496	48	177.0	235
2012-13	5,600	31	180.6	243
Totals	32,771	182	180.1	280