Verity Crawley

In 2012, Crawley won a singles gold medal and a bronze all-events medal at the European Youth Championships. She was also named 2012 Junior Bowler of the Year by the British Tenpin Bowling Association (BTBA).[2] As a member of Junior Team England, she won two gold medals (singles and team) and two bronze medals (trios and Masters) at the 2011 Junior Triple Crown event.[3]

During her time at Webber International University, Crawley and her teammates won the NAIA National Championship in 2013 and 2014, and the Intercollegiate Team Championship in 2016.[4] Crawley also finished third in the 2015 Intercollegiate Singles Championship. She was named an NAIA second-team All American in the 2013-14 college season, and first-team All American in the 2015-16 season by both the NAIA and NCBCA.[3]

In 2017, Crawley began competing on the PWBA Tour. She finished second to Kelly Kulick in the Fountain Valley Open[5] and second in the Greater Detroit Open, falling to her former college teammate Daria Pajak.[6]

The following year, Crawley had three perfect games on the PWBA Tour. She made another bid for her first title at the 2018 PWBA Sonoma County Open, only to lose a high-scoring championship match by two pins to Shannon O'Keefe, 268–266.[7] At the 2019 Twin Cities Open, Crawley defeated Maria Jose Rodriguez and Bryanna Cote, but fell seven pins short to O'Keefe in the title match.[8]

In the 2021 PWBA season, Crawley won her first title at the PWBA Greater Nashville Open by topping Daria Pajak in the title match on June 12.[9] She finished the 2021 season tied for most championship round appearances (6) and third in Player of the Year points.[10]

In 2022, Crawley was named 2022 Female Bowler of the Year by the British Tenpin Bowling Association.[11]

On June 2, 2023, Crawley won her second PWBA title at the Grand Rapids Classic in Wyoming, Michigan. After qualifying as the No. 2 seed, Crawley defeated American Lauren Pate in the semifinals, then posted a convincing 258–189 victory over top seed Birgit Noreiks of Germany.[12] As a 2023 title winner, Crawley gained automatic entry into the season-ending PWBA Tour Championship, where she earned the #5 seed for the televised finals after 24 games of qualifying. She lost a heartbreaking opening match in the finals, tying Erin McCarthy 268–268 after the standard ten frames only to lose a one-ball roll-off, 10–6.[13]

When not bowling in tournaments, Crawley is the assistant men's and women's bowling coach for Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia.[3]