Norfolk State University Athletics

2012-13 (Senior Year): Named the NSU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for the third straight season … Earned a spot on the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) Academic All-State Team for the third straight year … Named honorable mention Academic All-NTCA … An Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar for the second straight season … Member of the MEAC All-Academic Team … Finished fourth on the team with a 183.5 average, the best of her four-year career … Knocked down 6,238 pins in 34 games … Rolled eight 200 games … Twice had a career-high 244 in a tournament … Competed in 40 Baker games as well … Rolled a 244 in her only game of the MEAC Southern Divisional on Dec. 1 … Had a 244 later in the year at the March 2 Southern Divisional, averaging 197.0 in four games there … In two games at the Kutztown Invitational on Jan. 26 averaged a 201.0 … Finished with a 188.4 average in five games at the Prairie View A&M Invitational on Feb. 2.

2011-12 (Junior Year): Named the NSU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for the second straight season … Also tabbed the team’s Most Improved Player … Earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team at the Hampton Roads Invitational … Named to the MEAC All-Academic Team as well as an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar … An All-National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) Academic honoree … Earned a spot on the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) Academic All-State Team … Averaged 180.7 in 48 games … Knocked down 8,672 pins on the season … Rolled 10 200 games … Also competed in 74 Baker games … Had the best tournament of her season at the Prairie View A&M Invitational Feb. 4, posting a 197.8 average in five games … Had a 194.3 average in six games the week before at the Kutztown Invitational Jan. 28 … Bowled a 236 in the first tournament of the season Oct. 22 at the Hampton Roads Invitational, averaging 188.8 in six games.

2010-11 (Sophomore Year): Named the NSU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for having a perfect 4.0 GPA … Member of the MEAC All-Academic Team … Also a member of the NTCA All-Academic Team and the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) Academic All-State Team … Averaged 182.5 pins per game, totaling 6,935 pins in 38 games played … Finished third on the team in scoring average … Averaged 7.5 pins per game better than her freshman campaign … Finished with an average of 190.0 or better in three tournaments on the year … Saved her best for last, averaging a season-best 197.0 in five games at the ECAC Championships Feb. 26 … Bowled her collegiate high of 236 at the MEAC Southern Divisional Jan. 8 and averaged 194.7 in three games there … Had eight 200 games on the season.

2009-10 (Freshman Year): Named to the NTCA All-Academic Team … Earned team’s Outstanding Freshman award … Finished second on the team with a season average of 175.0 … Competed in 52 games and knocked down 9,100 pins on the season … Wrapped up her freshman campaign with a season-high average of 187.0 in four games at the MEAC Championships March 20 … Averaged 180 or better in six tournaments, including 4-of-5 during the middle of the season … Rolled a season-high 215 at the ECAC Championships March 6 … Had seven 200 games on the year.

High School: A USBC bowler since 1996, competed for the Richmond Youth Travel League from 2006-09 … Inducted into the Greater Richmond Youth Association Hall of Fame … Had the highest average for a female bowler in the greater Richmond area her senior year (199) and junior year (190) … High set as a senior was 729 and high game was 279 … Bowled four games of 270+ and eight of 250+ during her youth competitions … Winner of the 2nd Chance competition at the 2009 Teen Masters Tournament.

Personal: Full name is Jessica Nichelle Overton … Was born on Nov. 18, 1990 … Daughter of Larry and Sheila Overton … Has one older sister, Cheri … Vice-President of the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society and Treasurer of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) … Also a member of the Gamma Sigma Sigma National Service Sorority … Majoring in elementary education … Wants to eventually become an elementary school teacher and principal … Enjoys singing and watching movies.

Overton's Career Statistics

YEAR	Pinfall	GP	Avg.	High
2009-10	9,100	52	175.0	215
2010-11	6,935	38	182.5	236
2011-12	8,672	48	180.7	236
2012-13	6,238	34	183.5	244
Totals	30,945	172	179.9	244