Fourteen athletes selected to represent Team USA at IBF World Cup and Para World Championships
October 30, 2024
ARLINGTON, Texas – Fourteen outstanding athletes have been chosen by the National Selection Committee to represent the United States on the lanes at the 2025 International Bowling Federation World Cup and Para Bowling World Championships, which will be contested from Jan. 5-14, 2025, and Jan. 17-24, 2025, respectively, at Top Bowl, Kai Tak Sports Park, in Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Eight of those bowlers will don the stars and stripes for Team USA while the remaining six athletes will compete for Para Team USA.
Team USA’s World Cup rosters will be represented by Bryanna Coté of Tucson, Arizona; Jillian Martin of Stow, Ohio; Shannon Pluhowsky of Dayton, Ohio; and Lauren Russo of Ballwin, Missouri, on the women’s side and Packy Hanrahan of Wichita, Kansas; Kristopher Prather of Romeoville, Illinois; Matthew Russo of Ballwin, Missouri, and Christopher Via of Blacklick, Ohio, for the men.
The six athletes competing for Para Team USA at the Para Bowling World Championships will be Debra Freed of Framingham, Massachusetts; George Holscher of Chesapeake, Virginia; Eddy Hutchens of Franktown, Colorado; Gina Jenkins of Bedford, Texas; David Nelson, Jr. of Gretna, Nebraska, and Emma “Toodie” Perry of Bakersfield, California.
The 2025 IBF World Cup will get the action started in Hong Kong as athletes from 28 federations vie for medals in both individual and team competition.
The event’s practice sessions will take place on Jan. 5-6 before tournament play begins with four straight days of singles action in both the men’s and women’s divisions from Jan. 7-10.
After the individual medals have been awarded, focus will shift to team competition, which will run each day from Jan. 11-14.
The Team USA men will be looking to successfully defend their title and bring home the Men’s Team gold medal in Hong Kong just as they did during the 2022 IBF World Cup in Queensland, Australia.
The American women, meanwhile, will be hoping to work their way back onto the podium after finishing fourth in 2022.
Two members of the Team USA contingent also will have the opportunity to medal in singles for the second straight World Cup as Coté will head to Hong Kong as the reigning Women’s Singles gold medalist while Prather was the last bowler to collect the Men’s Singles bronze.
After all medals have been awarded at the World Cup, athletes from 12 federations will hit the lanes for competition at the 2025 IBF Para Bowling World Championships.
Competition will take place across seven different classifications at the Para Bowling World Championships with Para Team USA athletes participating in the TPB8 and TPB9 events.
Bowlers from all classifications will have their official practice sessions on Jan. 17 with competition in the TPB1, TPB2, TPB3 and TPB4 events following from Jan. 18-22.
The six American athletes will hit the lanes on Jan. 23 and Jan. 24 when the TPB8 and TPB9 events are held.
Freed, Hutchens and Perry will hope to find the same level of success in Hong Kong as they enjoyed during the 2021 Para Bowling World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, during which they helped Para Team USA secure 14 medals.
CLICK HERE for more information on Team USA.
For more information on Para Team USA, CLICK HERE.
Eight of those bowlers will don the stars and stripes for Team USA while the remaining six athletes will compete for Para Team USA.
Team USA’s World Cup rosters will be represented by Bryanna Coté of Tucson, Arizona; Jillian Martin of Stow, Ohio; Shannon Pluhowsky of Dayton, Ohio; and Lauren Russo of Ballwin, Missouri, on the women’s side and Packy Hanrahan of Wichita, Kansas; Kristopher Prather of Romeoville, Illinois; Matthew Russo of Ballwin, Missouri, and Christopher Via of Blacklick, Ohio, for the men.
The six athletes competing for Para Team USA at the Para Bowling World Championships will be Debra Freed of Framingham, Massachusetts; George Holscher of Chesapeake, Virginia; Eddy Hutchens of Franktown, Colorado; Gina Jenkins of Bedford, Texas; David Nelson, Jr. of Gretna, Nebraska, and Emma “Toodie” Perry of Bakersfield, California.
The 2025 IBF World Cup will get the action started in Hong Kong as athletes from 28 federations vie for medals in both individual and team competition.
The event’s practice sessions will take place on Jan. 5-6 before tournament play begins with four straight days of singles action in both the men’s and women’s divisions from Jan. 7-10.
After the individual medals have been awarded, focus will shift to team competition, which will run each day from Jan. 11-14.
The Team USA men will be looking to successfully defend their title and bring home the Men’s Team gold medal in Hong Kong just as they did during the 2022 IBF World Cup in Queensland, Australia.
The American women, meanwhile, will be hoping to work their way back onto the podium after finishing fourth in 2022.
Two members of the Team USA contingent also will have the opportunity to medal in singles for the second straight World Cup as Coté will head to Hong Kong as the reigning Women’s Singles gold medalist while Prather was the last bowler to collect the Men’s Singles bronze.
After all medals have been awarded at the World Cup, athletes from 12 federations will hit the lanes for competition at the 2025 IBF Para Bowling World Championships.
Competition will take place across seven different classifications at the Para Bowling World Championships with Para Team USA athletes participating in the TPB8 and TPB9 events.
Bowlers from all classifications will have their official practice sessions on Jan. 17 with competition in the TPB1, TPB2, TPB3 and TPB4 events following from Jan. 18-22.
The six American athletes will hit the lanes on Jan. 23 and Jan. 24 when the TPB8 and TPB9 events are held.
Freed, Hutchens and Perry will hope to find the same level of success in Hong Kong as they enjoyed during the 2021 Para Bowling World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, during which they helped Para Team USA secure 14 medals.
CLICK HERE for more information on Team USA.
For more information on Para Team USA, CLICK HERE.