Furman could consider adding women's bowling as a women's sport.
Benefits might include enhanced student recruitment opportunities due to publicity from a national bowling championship will put Greenville on the map for some 50,000 bowlers in 2028.
Benefits might also include another opportunity to maintain Title IX compliance.
Is women’s bowling an NCAA sport?
Yes, women’s bowling has been designated an NCAA emerging sport since 2003. This status has allowed NCAA sponsorship of championships and oversight over schools with varsity programs, fostering growth. But it is still not yet considered a fully-sanctioned NCAA championship sport.
Vanderbilt, UAB, Tulane, NCA&T, Duquesne, Monmouth, Fairleigh Dickinson, Sacred Heart, and Nebraska are among the 34 schools that currently have D-1 Women's Bowling.
The United States Bowling Congress will bring its Open Championship tournament to the Greenville Convention Center in 2028.
Tourism promoter VisitGreenvilleSC played a significant role in persuading the United States Bowling Congress to bring its next Open Championship to the Upstate.
… the organization expects a $70 million economic impact from the event, making it the largest Greenville has ever hosted.
The USBC Open Championship will take place over the course of six months at the Greenville Convention Center.
USBC named Greenville as the location of its 2028 Open Championships at its annual meeting in late-April. At the same meeting, the organization announced it would bring the Women's Championship to Charlotte in 2027.
Apparently, USBC has a variety of championship events annually, of which USBC Open Championship and USBC Women's Championship are 2. Apparently, the USBC Open Championship includes both men and women bowlers.
Benefits might include enhanced student recruitment opportunities due to publicity from a national bowling championship will put Greenville on the map for some 50,000 bowlers in 2028.
Benefits might also include another opportunity to maintain Title IX compliance.
Is women’s bowling an NCAA sport?
Yes, women’s bowling has been designated an NCAA emerging sport since 2003. This status has allowed NCAA sponsorship of championships and oversight over schools with varsity programs, fostering growth. But it is still not yet considered a fully-sanctioned NCAA championship sport.
Vanderbilt, UAB, Tulane, NCA&T, Duquesne, Monmouth, Fairleigh Dickinson, Sacred Heart, and Nebraska are among the 34 schools that currently have D-1 Women's Bowling.
The United States Bowling Congress will bring its Open Championship tournament to the Greenville Convention Center in 2028.
Tourism promoter VisitGreenvilleSC played a significant role in persuading the United States Bowling Congress to bring its next Open Championship to the Upstate.
… the organization expects a $70 million economic impact from the event, making it the largest Greenville has ever hosted.
The USBC Open Championship will take place over the course of six months at the Greenville Convention Center.
USBC named Greenville as the location of its 2028 Open Championships at its annual meeting in late-April. At the same meeting, the organization announced it would bring the Women's Championship to Charlotte in 2027.
Apparently, USBC has a variety of championship events annually, of which USBC Open Championship and USBC Women's Championship are 2. Apparently, the USBC Open Championship includes both men and women bowlers.