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Brad Angelo
Erie Community College
- Finished 11th in 2005-06 Points List Rankings
- Made three championship rounds and had eight Top 10 finishes in 2005-06
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Chris Barnes
Wichita State
- Six career PBA Tour titles, including the 2005 U.S. Open
- 1992 Collegiate Bowler of the Year
- First-team All-American in 1989-90 and 1991-92
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Joe Ciccone
Erie Community College / Arizona State
- First male to be named Collegiate Bowler of the Year twice (Erie CC in 1994 and Arizona State in 1997)
- Four-time All-American
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Tommy Delutz Jr.
William Paterson
- Owns two career PBA Tour titles, with his last coming in the 2001 PBA Long Island Open
- First-team All-American in 1985-86 and 1986-87
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Patrick Healey Jr.
Wichita State
- Owns three career PBA Tour titles, including the 2003 Tournament of Champions
- Finished third at the 2004 Miller High Life Masters
- First-team All-American in 1987-88
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Kelly Kulick
Morehead State
- Became the first woman to earn Denny’s PBA Tour exempt status by finishing sixth at the 2006-07 Tour Trials
- Won 2003 Women’s U.S. Open
- PWBA Rookie of the Year in 2001
- Three-time collegiate Player of the Year (1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
- Helped Morehead State to the 1998 national championship
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Chris Loschetter
Nebraska
- Runner-up at the 2005 PBA Denny’s World Championship
- Runner-up at the 2006 Ace Hardware Championship
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Mike Machuga
Nebraska
- Defeated Bill O’Neill 256-245 in the finals to win his first PBA Tour title at the 2005 Greater Omaha Classic
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Bill O’Neill
Saginaw Valley State
- Finished sixth at the 2005 U.S. Open as an amateur
- Three-time BWAA College Bowler of the Year (2000-01, 2002-03, 2003-04)
- National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association MVP in 2002-03 and 2003-04
- Four-time first-team All-American
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Sean Rash
Wichita State
- Won the 2006 West Virginia Championship, becoming the first non-exempt PBA member to win a Denny’s PBA Tour event (advanced to the tournament from the Tour Qualifying Round prior to the event)
- Victory earned him a PBA Tour exemption for the 2006-07 season
- Helped the Shockers win the 2003 national championship
- First-team All-American in 2002-03 and 2003-04
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Tony Reyes
San Jose State
- Has cashed in 79 of 126 career PBA Tour events entering the 2005-06 season
- First-team All-American in 1992-93 and 1994-95
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Robert Smith
San Diego State
- Owns six career PBA Tour titles, including the 2000 U.S. Open and the 2002 Japan Cup
- First-team All-American in 1992-93
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Rick Steelsmith
Vincennes / Wichita State
- Owns two career PBA Tour titles, with his last win coming at the 1997 PBA National Championship
- First-team All-American at Vincennes in 1993-84 and 1984-85 and at Wichita State in 1985-86 and 1986-87 (first named a first-team All-American four straight years)
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