Justin Kostick serves as Head Coach for Arkansas State University's Bowling program in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Kostick enters his 17th season as head coach of the Arkansas State women’s bowling program in 2025-26. Since taking over prior to the 2009-10 season, he has led the Red Wolves to 15 consecutive NCAA Championship appearances (with no postseason held in 2020 due to COVID), highlighted by three national runner-up finishes (2021, 2023, 2024) in the last five years and two NCAA semifinal appearances (2010, 2013).
Under his direction, Arkansas State has captured 27 regular-season tournament titles, highlighted by Southland Bowling League championships in 2016, 2018, and 2023. He has coached 44 NTCA All-Americans, with multiple selections each of the last 15 years, in addition to numerous NTCA All-Region picks and more than 130 all-tournament honorees. Individually, Kostick is a three-time NTCA National Coach of the Year (2012, 2014, 2016) and a two-time Southland Bowling League Coach of the Year. Arkansas State’s rise to national prominence under Kostick began with several milestone seasons.
