Past Junior Team USA member rolls 300 at 2024 Women’s Championships
June 11, 2024
RENO, Nev. – Cayla Hicks was poised throughout her 300 game Monday at the 2024 United States Bowling Congress Women’s Championships.
Hicks, of Salem, Virginia, was filled with happiness after she rolled her final strike to secure the seventh perfect game of the 2024 event at the National Bowling Stadium.
The former Junior Team USA member also helped to tie the record for the most 300s in a single edition of the USBC Women’s Championships with her perfect performance to finish singles. Seven 300s also were rolled last year in Las Vegas at the South Point Bowling Plaza.
Hicks has bowled 300 games over the years, but she still sometimes gets tense during those moments.
“I mean, I was nervous – don’t get me wrong,” Hicks said. “I just kept telling myself to focus on my target, and I’m just trying to make one good shot at a time. And, just tell myself that I have done it before.”
She was surrounded by her teammates, family and friends during her perfect game in Diamond Singles competition.
Hicks’ mother, Sheila, was able to see her daughter bowl the milestone game up close, because she was her teammate and doubles partner.
“It means a lot, and having them be able to support me at the championships is wonderful,” Hicks said. “It feels great to make them proud. It’s really nice having all the support behind me. Having both my parents here and being able to do that in front of them was special.”
Her overall score in Diamond Singles was 773, which helped her take over third place (now in fourth place). Katie Clayton-Robinson of Tampa, Florida, and Karen Reid of Tracy, California, share the lead in Diamond Singles with 784.
Hicks’ start was solid, with a score of 226 in Game 1. She followed that up in Game 2 with an even better score of 247. She saved her best for last with 300.
She also added 718 in doubles and 649 in team for a 2,140 all-events total. She’s currently in eighth place in Diamond All-Events, and Kayla Pashina of Otsego, Minnesota leads with 2,198.
Getting to bowl with her mom was a bonus for Hicks, and it just added harmony to the already stellar day from her.
“Yeah, it’s really cool because I bowled with her a bunch, and it was nice to have that great support from her all day,” Hicks said.
Hicks has been bowling since she was 5 years old, and bowling has been a big part of her life and was embedded early from her family. She also bowled collegiately at Maryland Eastern Shore for four years and was a two-time National Tenpin Coaches Association All-American.
Visit us on Facebook at the official USBC Women’s Championships page.
Hicks, of Salem, Virginia, was filled with happiness after she rolled her final strike to secure the seventh perfect game of the 2024 event at the National Bowling Stadium.
The former Junior Team USA member also helped to tie the record for the most 300s in a single edition of the USBC Women’s Championships with her perfect performance to finish singles. Seven 300s also were rolled last year in Las Vegas at the South Point Bowling Plaza.
Hicks has bowled 300 games over the years, but she still sometimes gets tense during those moments.
“I mean, I was nervous – don’t get me wrong,” Hicks said. “I just kept telling myself to focus on my target, and I’m just trying to make one good shot at a time. And, just tell myself that I have done it before.”
She was surrounded by her teammates, family and friends during her perfect game in Diamond Singles competition.
Hicks’ mother, Sheila, was able to see her daughter bowl the milestone game up close, because she was her teammate and doubles partner.
“It means a lot, and having them be able to support me at the championships is wonderful,” Hicks said. “It feels great to make them proud. It’s really nice having all the support behind me. Having both my parents here and being able to do that in front of them was special.”
Her overall score in Diamond Singles was 773, which helped her take over third place (now in fourth place). Katie Clayton-Robinson of Tampa, Florida, and Karen Reid of Tracy, California, share the lead in Diamond Singles with 784.
Hicks’ start was solid, with a score of 226 in Game 1. She followed that up in Game 2 with an even better score of 247. She saved her best for last with 300.
She also added 718 in doubles and 649 in team for a 2,140 all-events total. She’s currently in eighth place in Diamond All-Events, and Kayla Pashina of Otsego, Minnesota leads with 2,198.
Getting to bowl with her mom was a bonus for Hicks, and it just added harmony to the already stellar day from her.
“Yeah, it’s really cool because I bowled with her a bunch, and it was nice to have that great support from her all day,” Hicks said.
Hicks has been bowling since she was 5 years old, and bowling has been a big part of her life and was embedded early from her family. She also bowled collegiately at Maryland Eastern Shore for four years and was a two-time National Tenpin Coaches Association All-American.
Visit us on Facebook at the official USBC Women’s Championships page.