Who / What Got You Started in Bowling?
My best friend got me into the sport. I thought throwing it straight for 180-190 consistently was going to beat everyone. Until my friend were shooting 230-250s then I switched my game plan. Threw it 2 finger like Tom Daughtery for a year then decided to put my thumb in the ball and have been doing that ever since.
What Do You Love About the Sport?
This sport has given me everything that I have today. So many opportunities with careers and meeting the most amazing people in the sport has been such a blessing. I love going into to work every day, knowing that I can help people improve on their game, even if it’s a small tip. On the other side, the feeling of winning a big event like the state masters event is something that keeps me wanting to compete at a high level
Favorite Bowling Memory
My favorite memory has to be making matchplay at a big scratch doubles tournament in our state with my best friend. The person that started my passion and continues to support me, was just something special. It’s a hard event and the cut was well in the negative against some of the best bowlers in the state. It was a great moment when we looked at the final sheet and saw our names within the cut number.
Who is Your Favorite Bowler?
I modeled my game after Marshall Kent. I saw him on the Scorpion telecast when he was still bowling in college and all I thought was, “I want to throw the ball like that”. So he’s been a big inspiration from the beginning. As I started to bowl locally, my favorite bowler to watch is Chad Nelson. He had a lot of success during the high roller days and is the definition of a grinder. The guy can shoot 230 on the hardest condition when everyone else is in the 190s and making it look hard. He’s been a great mentor for me within the last couple of years and helped me become the bowler that I am today.
Awards & Achievements
-5x Summer King of the Hill Titles
-2x Central Minnesota Brunswick Sweeper Tour Titles
-2x 5-Gamer Scratch Series titles
-4x Baldman Sweeper Series Titles
-2023 Minnesota Masters Champion
-5x Central Bowlers Alliance Titles
-3x CBA All-Star first teams
-Recipient of the CBA Jim Lindquist High Average Award for the 2020-2021 season (208.28 for 69 games)
-Recipient of the CBA John Dorek Award for Top Money Winner for the 2021-2022 season ($5,225)
TEAM TITLES:
-2018 Mankato Association City Tournament Team Event Champions
-2019 St. Paul Team Baker Challenge Champions
-2021 Twin Cities Open Team Event scratch and handicap titles
-2021 DYB Team Challenge Champions
COLLEGE CAREER:
-5x all-tournament teams in career
-1x individual title at the 2017 Stout State Open
-2x GLBC All-Conference Team (2016-2017 & 2017-2018)
-2017 Intercollegiate Singles Championship Qualifier (6th out of 266 in Addison)
-Switch All-American Club Finalist 2017-2018
Bowling Accomplishments
300 games: 18
800 series: 12 (848 highest)
