17_USA_Women_Josie-Earnest-Barnes-148x168   Josie Barnes
Resides: Nashville, Tenn.
Born: June 28, 1988
Throws: Right-handed
College: Vanderbilt
Family status: Married (Kyle), daughter (Lisa Ruth)


Years on Team USA (9): 2012-13, 2015-21
Years on Junior Team USA (5): 2005, 2007-10

Team USA/Junior Team USA
- One bronze medal (doubles) at 2017 World Bowling Women's Championshps
- One gold medal (trios) and one silver medal (team) at 2016 PABCON Women's Championships
- Five gold medals (singles, doubles, team, all-events, national all-events) and one silver medal (mixed doubles) at 2016 Tournament of the Americas
- One gold medal (team) and one bronze medal (Masters) at 2012 PABCON Championships
- Four gold medals (singles, trios, team and all-events) and one silver (doubles) at the 2008 PABCON Youth Championships

Professional Titles
Major Titles (1): 2021 - U.S. Women's Open, Rohnert Park, Calif.
Standard Titles (3): 2016 - PWBA Rochester Open, Rochester, N.Y.; 2018 - PWBA East Hartford Open, East Hartford, Conn.; 2019 - Nationwide PWBA Greater Cleveland Open

Other
- Associate head women's bowling coach at Vanderbilt University
- Helped Vanderbilt to 2018 and 2023 NCAA Bowling Championship as coach
- Inducted into Vanderbilt’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013
- Fifth-place finish at 2012 USBC Queens
- 2008, 2009 and 2010 NTCA first-team All-American (Vanderbilt)
- 2008 and 2009 NTCA Division I Player of the Year (Vanderbilt)
- 2008 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Co-Female Amateur Athlete of the Year (with Candace Parker)
- Member of 2007 NCAA Bowling Championship winner (Vanderbilt)
- 2007 NCAA Bowling Championship Most Outstanding Player (Vanderbilt)
- 2007 NTCA second-team All-American (Vanderbilt)
- 2006 Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tomorrow