BATON ROUGE, La. — Former Southern University standout bowler Jailyn Rogers has been named the head coach of the Lady Jaguars bowling program, Director of Athletics Roman Banks announced Monday.
 
"We are excited to welcome Jailyn Rogers as the leader of our bowling program," Banks said. "As a three-time SWAC champion and four-time All-SWAC student-athlete, Jailyn understands the championship tradition of Southern Athletics. Her passion for this university, leadership, and competitive spirit make her the right person to lead our program into its next chapter."
 
One of the most accomplished bowlers in program history, Rogers played a pivotal role in elevating Southern into one of the premier bowling programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. During her career, she helped lead the Lady Jaguars to three consecutive SWAC regular-season championships and three appearances in the SWAC Tournament Championship match.
 
Rogers made an immediate impact as a freshman during the 2021-22 season, earning SWAC Freshman of the Year and First-Team All-SWAC honors after posting a 194.25 average during the conference's SWAC Roundups, which ranked fourth in the league. She also helped guide Southern to its first SWAC Tournament Championship appearance since 2011.
 
She continued to establish herself as one of the conference's elite bowlers, earning First-Team All-SWAC recognition in each of her four seasons. Rogers finished as the conference runner-up individually during her junior campaign and served as Southern's anchor throughout her collegiate career.
 
Her leadership helped the Lady Jaguars capture three straight conference regular-season titles and finish as SWAC Tournament runners-up in each of her final two seasons, marking the program's most successful stretch in more than a decade.
 
Following the conclusion of her playing career, Rogers remained with the program as an assistant coach during the 2025-26 season before being elevated to head coach.

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