People were surprised that Vanderbilt was able to recruit me all the way from Russia, they were like, ‘Oh, wow. Their recruiting is really diverse.’ Like, ‘Wow. They saw you all the way from there.'.

Maria Bulanova

Maria Bulanova (born October 13, 1998) is a right-handed ten-pin bowler from Moscow, Russia, and is considered one of the top players on the Federation of Bowling of Russia. The youngest holder of the highest Russian's bowling sports rank - Master of sports of Russia of the international class. Russian national team (youth & adult) member since 2012. Champion of Russia 2013-2015, the first in Russian history individual and team gold winner in international youth championships. Fifteen time prize winner of European youth championships (3 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze). Winner of European Champions Cup 2015. The first Russian athlete to win a Gold medal in an international adult championship. She is a member of team Alliance (Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia) and a member of the Brunswick pro staff. In September 2013, Bulanova became the youngest player ever to win a European Bowling Tour title, at age 14.In March 2016 she broke the record over 6 games in singles of European Youth Championships by a score of 1470.She studied at Vanderbilt University (class 2020) in Nashville, TN. Representing the Vanderbilt Commodores as a part of their Women’s Bowling Team - National Collegiate Athletic Association's National Bowling Championships 2018. 2 times First-team All-American (2017, 2019) and Second-team All-American 2018. The National Rookie of the Year 2017. The Division I Player of the Year 2019. Bulanova included in Russian bowling Hall of fame since 2014 and was awarded the Female Amateur Athlete of the Year 2019 honoree of Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.

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