Goshen's director of athletics, Dr. Erica Albertin, announced that Scott Curtis would serve as the first bowling head coach in Goshen's program history — directing both the men's and women's teams. He began the role on August 1, 2023, and arrived after most recently leading the men's and women's bowling programs at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Curtis came to Goshen with prior experience in starting a program from scratch. He founded the Reese (Michigan) High School bowling club in 2008, which grew into a team by 2010. While with the Rockets from 2010 to 2020, Curtis coached four all-state and multiple academic all-state bowlers and teams. He served as an executive member of the Michigan High School Interscholastic Bowling Coaches Association and was the Division IV Coach of the Year in 2018. Curtis also coached at Cass City High School and East Kentwood High School.
More recently, Curtis had collegiate coaching experience at the NAIA level after leading the men's and women's programs at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. During the 2021-22 season, he led the men's team to a fourth-place finish in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Championship and the women's team to a seventh-place finish. The men's team placed first out of 16 at the Cornerstone University Tournament earlier in the season. He coached an All-Conference selection and 12 Academic All-Americans while with the Saints.
Curtis has been bowling for over 40 years and has three 300 games to his credit. His coaching motto is to focus on the fundamentals to finish strong and have fun doing it. Curtis is a native of Middleville, Michigan, and a graduate of Northwood University.
