Chesapeake woman bowled over at Norfolk State

CHESAPEAKE, VA - Cathryn Myrick's infectious giggle and can't-miss tongue piercing make it hard to believe she's 30. But what really slays folks: More than twelve years after graduating from Oscar Smith High School, where she played nothing more than the viola, bass and clarinet, Myrick is a college athlete.

Her tuition and books are paid for at Norfolk State, thanks to a powerful left handed hook. Meet Cathryn Myrick - college bowler.

First question: "Norfolk State has a bowling team?" Indeed. The Spartans are among the best in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, headed to the conference championships next month for the first time in their five-year history. Myrick, recruited from the lanes at AMF Indian River, is a big reason why.

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