2014-15 (Senior Year): Member of the MEAC All-Academic Team and the AD’s Honor Roll … Earned National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) All-Academic honorable mention accolades …Competed in 43 games on the year, the second-most on the team … Ranked third on the squad with a 180.7 average … Knocked down a total pinfall of 7,770 … Also competed in 50 Baker games … Rolled nine 200 games on the season … Had the best tournament of her career at the MEAC Southern Divisional on Dec. 6 … Rolled a career-best 238 and finished with a career-high average of 215.0 in four games … Also had games of 224 and 204 on the day … Bowled games of 227 and 218 and averaged 195.6 in five games at the Kutztown Invitational on Jan. 24 … Had a game of 221 and averaged 183.5 in four games at the third Southern Divisional of the year on Feb. 28 … Rounded out her career by averaging 181.5 in four games at the MEAC Championship on March 20.
2013-14 (Junior Year): Ranked third on the team with a 179.7 average … Bowled in 43 games and knocked down 7,726 total pins … Also took part in 55 Baker games … Named to the MEAC All-Academic Team … Had 10 200 games on the season … Rolled a season-best 233 and tallied a season-high 205.5 average in six games at the Kutztown Invitational on Jan. 25 … Finished with a 195.0 average in five games at the MEAC Southern Divisional on Dec. 7 with a high game of 217 … Came away with a 180.0 average in four games, including a high of 216, at the MEAC Southern Divisional on March 1.
2012-13 (Sophomore Year): Named the team’s Most Improved Player … Member of the AD’s Honor Roll … Ranked second on the team with a 185.8 average … Knocked down 6,688 pins in 36 games … Had 12 200 games on the season, including a season-high 236 on two separate occasions … Also competed in 50 Baker games throughout the year … Rolled a 236 at the Kutztown Invitational on Jan. 26, finishing with a 199.3 average in six games … Later bowled a 236 and averaged an even 200.0 in five games at the James Brown Invitational on Feb. 16 … Had the best tournament of the season at the MEAC Southern Divisional on Dec. 1, averaging 204.0 in four games.
2011-12 (Freshman Year): Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Lady Bulldog Classic … Finished fourth on the team with a 183.3 average in 36 games … Knocked down 6,597 pins on the season … Also competed in 48 Baker games … Bowled nine 200 games throughout the year … Had her best tournament of the year when she posted a 201.5 average in four games at the Morgan State Invitational Feb. 18 … Finished out the year with her second-best effort, a 192.0 per game performance in three games at the MEAC Championship March 16 … Rolled a season-high 225 at the Kutztown Invitational Jan. 28.
High School: Won back-to-back North Carolina Youth Pepsi Championships following her junior and senior years … Finished 113
th out of more than 500 bowlers at the 2010 USBC Junior Gold Championships in Indianapolis with a 182 average … Also competed at the 2011 Junior Gold Championships, finishing 246
th out of more than 570 bowlers in the qualifying round with a 177 average … Was named a USBC Interstate Bowling All-Star, covering the states of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia … An honor roll student.
Personal: Full name is Kelsea Alexandria Yarbrough … Born on Nov. 29, 1993 … Daughter of Rochelle Yarbrough … Majoring in electronics engineering … Wants to eventually go to grad school and enroll in the navy … Enjoys reading, listening to music and going to the movies.
Yarbrough's Career StatisticsYEAR | Pinfall | GP | Avg. | High |
2011-12 | 6,597 | 36 | 183.3 | 225 |
2012-13 | 6,688 | 36 | 185.8 | 236 |
2013-14 | 7,726 | 43 | 179.7 | 233 |
2014-15 | 7,770 | 43 | 180.7 | 238 |
Totals | 28,781 | 158 | 182.2 | 238 |
BakerYEAR | GP |
2011-12 | 48 |
2012-13 | 50 |
2013-14 | 55 |
2014-15 | 50 |
Totals | 203 |