JONESBORO -- It was fitting that Arkansas State University bowling Coach Justin Kostick picked up his 1,000th career win Feb. 17 at the Red Wolves' Mid-Winter Invitational.
In becoming the sixth coach in NCAA history to reach the plateau, Kostick, 41, reached another milestone in a 12-year career that is littered with accomplishments -- 12 NCAA Tournament appearances, two national semifinal trips, a runner-up finish in 2021 and 31 All-America honors for his players.
If not for fate in August 2009, all those accomplishments might've happened somewhere else. Or not at all.
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