NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt Bowling will add 2025 second-team All-American Dannielle Henderson to its roster for the 2025-26 season, head coach John Williamson announced Friday.
Henderson, of St. Louis, Missouri, is a rising junior transferring from Jacksonville State. She was named a second-team All-American after compiling a 209.5 game average with an average frame of 21.14 and strike percentage of 57.1 during the 2024-25 season. Prior to the Final Four, she was ranked top 5 in the nation in strike percentage (55.7) and was ranked 15th in the NTCA’s Player Composite Performance Index.
As a sophomore, she helped the Gamecocks capture the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championship and was named the event’s MVP.
Henderson anchored Jax State to their second consecutive NCAA championship match. She went on to put up 15 strikes in the final match, in which the Gamecocks fell in seven games to eventual champion Youngstown State.
During the regular season, Henderson notched top 5 individual finishes at Destination Orlando, where she bowled a perfect 300 game, and the Storm Flyer Classic.
