Jerrad Barczyszyn is a four-year varsity bowler and this year’s 5A boys’ individual state champion, as well as a Shadow Ridge valedictorian whose weighted GPA is at the school district cap of 4.95. He volunteers at the pro shop at Red Rock Lanes, his home alley, where he enjoys helping out novice bowlers.

His parents are teachers. “They’ve always pushed me and they’ve taught me how to push myself,” he said.

He admitted that he can be tough on himself, but “I like success.”

He showed this in the final frame of this year’s championship game, when he picked up a spare by taking down the 10th pin. It was a tight game and that was the throw he needed to clinch the title.

He will attend Grand Canyon University in Phoenix in fall to study psychology and forensic science with the goal of being a crime scene analyst or toxicologist.

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