Prep: A three-year letterwinner for the Cougars ... two-time All-State honoree, the first bowler in school history to earn All-State accolades ... won Illinois High School State Championship as a junior ... set a new state record for high three-game series along the way, rolling a 791 ... 791 also is school record for three-game series ... finished state championship with total pinfall of 2,723, second-best in state history ... finished fifth at states as a senior ... bowled anchor each of her final two seasons ... helped squad to conference and sectional titles as a sophomore, as well as a trip to states ... named Top High School Prospect of 2009-2010 by Bowlers Journal and U.S. Youth Bowler magazines ... earned #1 ranking from the Pioneer Press on the All-Lakeshore All-Decade Dream Team ... also earned two letters in tennis.

Personal: Nicole is the daughter of Steve and Monica Sanhamel ... major is nursing ... born May 17, 1992.