The awards came in bunches for the Lopes in what GCU Bowling Head Coach Ben Canfield referred to as "the most successful season to date", as 14 GCU bowlers were recognized for various postseason accolades.

To begin the awards, GCU's Nicholas Barrieault, Hannah Bartel, Lukas Carlson, Wesley Cunningham, Ian Draeger, Garrett Hansen, Kyler Harden, Erika Kemp, Joshua Knox, Andrew Merrell, Roman Roberts, and Nathan Tidball were all recognized as National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association Scholar Athletes due to their 3.5+ cumulative grade point averages during the season.

"I always want to celebrate the success of our student athletes in the classroom," said Canfield. "We want them to be proud of the way in which they can balance everything that comes with competing as a college bowler."

The Club Team Bowling Coaches Association awarded Barrieault, Merrell, Jovan Mercado, Joshua Molloy, and Anthony Scharton as All-American finalists and Mercado once again as the Rookie of the Year, an award that no GCU bowler has ever earned. All-American and Rookie of the Year honors were voted on by members of the Club Team Bowling Coaches Association.

"This award is a huge reflection of everything that not only the coaches here at GCU, but my family and coaches back home, has done for me," said Mercado. "Going into next year, it fuels the fire for me to work even harder. If I can continue to be better individually, our team can continue to be better, and I want my team to be successful."

Kemp and Molloy were recognized as West Coast Collegiate All-Stars for their stellar performances at West Coast events this year. This is Molloy's second consecutive appearance on the West Coast All-Star team. Similar to the CTBCA awards, the West Coast Collegiate All-Stars were voted on by the coaches of the West Coast teams.

"Throughout the year we focus on the team's success, and we recognize that we have to be a cohesive group to be successful," said Canfield. "But at the same time, we're proud of our individuals who receive recognition for all of their hard work."

Last but not least, after leading the Lopes to their second-ever ITC Nationals berth and the No. 18 ranking for the regular season, Coach Canfield was recognized by the NCBCA as the Gordon Vadakin Men's Coach of the Year, and by Club Team Bowling Coaches Association as the Randy Widger Men's Club Coach of the Year.

"It's really humbling to receive an award named after the most legendary coach in our sport [Gordon Vadakin], and it's something I would have never expected," said Canfield. "These awards reaffirm that all of the work that our program has been putting in."