Chris Uffman, a native of Grand Rapids, Mich., is in his season as the head men's and women's bowling coach at Clarke University.

Uffman previously served as the head women's bowling coach from May 2006 through the fall of 2009 at Michigan State University. He also held the position of assistant head coach of the MSU men's intercollegiate bowling program during that same time.

Uffman graduated from Michigan State in 2007, where he was a four-year member of the school's intercollegiate bowling program. Uffman is an accomplished bowler who qualified for the 2009 Michigan Masters Bowling Tournament finals, is an Amateur Bowlers Tour title holder, has two certified 300 games and once bowled 18 strikes in a row at Michigan State.

Uffman spent 11 years as a certified and practicing youth bowling coach in Grand Rapids, Mich., and Lansing, Michigan.

An avid promoter of bowling at all levels and a regular participant in regional Professional Bowling Association events, Uffman currently holds a Silver level coaching certificate through the United States Bowling Congress.