Juliana Botero

Overview

Class: Graduate Student

Major: Master of Business Administration

Hometown: Pereira, Colombia

Awards:

• 2022 NCBCA Rookie of the Year
• 2022 NCBCA First Team All American
• 2022 IBMA Bowler of the Year Runner Up
• 2022 NCBCA Scholar Athlete Award Winner
• 2022 SWIBC VI All-Tournament Team, 3^rd place
• 2022 Team Colombia
• 2021 SWIBC III All-Tournament Team, 3^rd place
• 2021 SWIBC IV All-Tournament Team, 2^nd place
• 2021 Glenn Carlson Las Vegas Invitational All-Tournament Team, 3^rd place
• 2021 Collegiate Shootout All-Tournament Team MVP
• 2021 Team Colombia
• 2021 Iberoamerican Championships – doubles, mixed doubles, team and all-events gold medals
• 2020 Team Colombia
• 2018 Junior Team Colombia
• 2018 World Youth Championships – bronze medal, singles and silver medal, all-events
• 2018 South American Youth Championships – singles, trios and team gold medals
• 2018 Central American Youth Championships – singles, doubles, team, masters and all-events gold medals

Graduate: Botero’s first season with the Shockers saw her compete in nine events. She averaged 206 for 56 games and finished in the top ten in seven events. She was named to the All-Tournament team in five events: SWIBC III (3^rd), SWIBC IV (2^nd), SWIBC VI (3^rd), Glenn Carlson Las Vegas Invitational (3^rd) and Collegiate Shootout (1^st). At the end of the year, she was named the NCBCA Rookie of the Year, a First Team All American and the IBMA Bowler of the Year Runner Up. She was also awarded the NCBCA Scholar Athlete award. Botero helped the Shockers to a national runner-up finish at the 2022 Intercollegiate Team Championships.

Personal: Botero came to Wichita State after completing her undergraduate degree in Colombia. She brings a wealth of international competition experience to the Shockers, being part of Junior Team Colombia and the adult Team Colombia. She has two sisters, Maria and Daniela and is the daughter of Martha Echeverri and Ricardo Botero.