Jazreel Tan
Jazreel Tan Shi Hua (born 12 September 1989) is a Team Singapore athlete and captain of the National Bowling Team. She has represented at school level Methodist Girls' Secondary, Singapore Sports School, Wichita State University (United States), and Singapore and all levels including Asian Schools, National Youth and National Team. Jazreel is Singapore's youngest National Champion that led her to be selected to the National Squad at just age 14, where she has been a mainstay for more than 10 years.
Jazreel Tan is the youngest daughter in a family of 4, daughter of Tan Boon Siong and Tang Yong Choo, and picked up bowling at the age of 10 after following in her brother Andrew Tan's footsteps. She was formerly a school and club swimmer for Tao Nan Primary School, Chinese Swimming Club and Singapore Swimming Club and was amongst the top 3 fastest of her age group, winning many medals and trophies. After she switched full-time to bowling, she continued her sporting excellence and is a two-time Singapore Sportsgirl of the Year, Asian Games Gold Medallist, World Women's Championship Masters Silver Medallist, 3-time US Collegiate Bowler of the Year and MVP and also American Amateur Bowler of the Year.
After Tao Nan Primary School, Jazreel attended Methodist Girls' Secondary but after just 2 years, jumped at the opportunity to enroll in the newly opened Singapore Sports School. Her motivation was to take her bowling to another level, and the new school, which was a national project to better Singapore sports, offered Jazreel the flexibility she needed for daily training. In Sports School, Jazreel was in a "through train" program where she attended AUT and received a diploma in Sports Science. Upon graduation, she was offered a place in the prestigious National Technology University of Singapore to study in their new course, Sports Management. However, Jazreel eventually chose to attend Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas, which had the best bowling program in US helmed by former Hall-of-Famers Gordon Vadakin and Mike Lewis and who offered her a scholarship.
Jazreel graduated with Magna Cum Laude in Sports Management and returned to Singapore to bowl full-time under the Singapore National Olympic Council SPEX program. She won Gold at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon and was Singapore's most bemedalled athlete. Jazreel is currently undergoing training in preparation for the 2015 SEA Games which will be held in Singapore after more than 20 years since 1993.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Biography". Jazreel Tan. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ↑ "Shocker Bowling 2010-2011 Players". Wichita State University. Retrieved 22 March 2015.