Mark Lewis

Overview

Mark Lewis is the Director of Shocker Bowling in the Rhatigan Student Center at Wichita State University.

Collegiate & Competitive Background

• United States Amateur Champion (1988)

• Olympian – 1988 Summer Olympic Games, Seoul, Korea (Exhibition Sport; 6th place individual finish)

• Four-time USBC Open Championship titleholder

• Wichita State Bowling Team Member (1978–1981)

• Member of Wichita State’s first Men’s National Championship team (1980)

Coaching Career

• Volunteer Assistant Coach, Wichita State Bowling (1985)

• Coached internationally in the United Arab Emirates (two years)

• Assistant Coach, Wichita State Bowling (1999)

• Named Director of Shocker Bowling (2019)

Program Achievements Under Lewis

• All-Americans: 117

• Academic All-Americans: 295

• Regular Season Tournament Wins: 256

• National Team Members: 81

• Rookies of the Year: 5

• Players of the Year: 13

• PWBA Champions: 5 athletes, 12 combined event wins

• National Championships: 13

• National Finals Appearances: 21

• National Semifinalists: 36

• Singles National Champions: 8

Honors & Recognitions

• United States Bowling Congress National Hall of Fame

• Great Plains USBC Hall of Fame

• Kansas State USBC Hall of Fame

• Wichita Sports Hall of Fame

Areas of Service

Shocker Bowling

Wichita State University is home to the most accomplished collegiate bowling program in the nation with a record of 24 men’s and women’s national championships. Since 1975, over 50 Shocker bowlers have competed for the U.S. National Team.