Amanda Burgoyne Season 2006-07

Honors and Awards

? Four-Time Team USA Member (2004-07)
? Four-Time Junior Team USA Member (2003-06)
? First-Team All-American (2005, 2006)
? NCAA Tournament MVP (2005)
? 2004 WTBA World Tenpin Cup (silver medal)
? 2004 Tournament of the Americas (gold medal)
? WIBC Alberta E. Crowe Start of Tomorrow Award winner (2004)
? Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll (2004)
? Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll (2006)
? 2003 F.I.Q. Tournament of the Americas (two gold medals)

Collegiate Tournament Titles
?2007 Morgan State Invitational 
?2006 Arkansas State Invitational
?2005 NCAA Tournament
?2005 Greater Ozark NCAA Invitational
?2004 Arkansas State Invitational
?2003 Triad Women’s Classic

2006-07 Review

Amanda Burgoyne ended her final season as one of Nebraska’s most celebrated bowlers as she has earned spots on many of Nebraska’s top-10 bowling records.  Burgoyne earned seven top-five finishes in the 2006-07 season, including a first-place finish at the Morgan State Invitational in Baltimore, Md., on Feb. 18, 2007.  She held a total pinfall of 14,892 over 73 games for a season average of 204.  After an outstanding performace at the United States Bowling Congress Championships on Jan. 12, 2007, Burgoyne was selected by the National Selection Committee to complete the 12-person national team for the fourth-consecutive time.  In addition to her athletic success, Burgoyne also earned a spot on the 2006 Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll for her oustanding academic performance.

2005-06 Review
Burgoyne competed in all nine tournaments during her junior campaign. She held a 208.2 average over 60 games, earning a No. 7 spot on Nebraska’s records of all-time single season averages. Burgoyne earned eight top-10 finishes on the season, including a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Championship in March of 2006. Her top performance was at the Arkansas State Invitational on Feb. 5, 2006, where she held a 215.6 average over five games for a first-place finish. Burgoyne finished her successful junior year by being named a National Tenpin Coaches Association first-team All-American for the second year in a row.

2004-05 Review
In just her second year with the Huskers, Burgoyne guided Nebraska to a victorious season, including the team’s second NCAA title. On the year, she won three tournament titles and posted two second-place finishes. She averaged a 206.673 over 49 games played.

Burgoyne opened the season with an impressive 234 average to earn top honors at the Arkansas State Invitational. She then went on to win her second title of the regular season at the Greater Ozark NCAA Invitational with a 211 average over seven games. Burgoyne was named NCAA Tournament MVP with an outstanding career-high average of 251.75 through four games in the qualifying rounds. In March of 2005, Burgoyne was named a 2005 National Tenpin Coaches Association first-team All-American.

2003-04 Review
Burgoyne enjoyed one of the finest freshman seasons in school history, averaging a 201.839 over 62 games and competing in all nine tournaments. She placed in the top-10 in five tournaments, winning the Women’s Triad Classic with an average of 236.80 over five games,while bringing home runner-up honors at the Brunswick Coca-Cola Cassic and the NCAA Northeast Challenge. She placed 19th at the NCAA Championships, averaging a 206.429 over eight games. In addition to her performance in collegiate competition, she earned a spot on the U.S. National Team with a fifth-place finish (10,098 pins) at the 2004 U.S. Amateur in January. She was also the overall finisher during the three-day qualifying round. Burgoyne, who was also selected for the Junior National Team in 2004, led the U.S. team at the Tournament of the Americas in Miami over the summer, winning the junior women’s all-events gold with 7,426 pins over 36 games. She also received the Sportsmanship Award in a vote of her fellow bowlers.

Before Nebraska
Burgoyne came to Nebraska after a distinguished prep career. Burgoyne was the 2004 WIBC Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tommorrow Award winner, which is presented to the top junior bowler in the U.S. or Canada. In her two years as a junior Team USA member, she won two gold medals and one silver medal at the 2003 Tournament of the Americas. Burgoyne placed seventh at the 2003 U.S. Amateur Championships and dominated at the local and regional levels, winning nearly 50 events on the Minnesota Junior Bowlers Tour and Greater Iowa Scholarship Bowling Tour. She was a six-time MJBT Bowler of the year, a two-time GISBT Bowler of the Year and won Youth Nationals at age 14.

Personal
Amanda Burgoyne, the daughter of Jeffrey and Jane Burgoyne, was born on Sept. 27, 1984. Amanda, a sociology major, graduated from St. Agnes High School in 2003. She has one older sister, Betsy. Burgoyne plans to marry Erik Vermilyea in the Fall of 2008.