Team USA eliminated from medal contention in Senior Women's Singles at 2025 IBF World Seniors Championships
October 19, 2025
Lynda Barnes of Denton, Texas, delivers a shot during Senior Women's Singles qualifying at the 2025 IBF World Seniors Championships. Barnes put up a six-game total of 1,194 at the National Bowling Stadium on Friday night to place fifth and narrowly miss out on a berth in the event's medal rounds.
FULL RESULTS
RENO, Nev. – The grit and determination were there for Senior Team USA on Friday night, but the results were not as Dana Ausec of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Lynda Barnes of Denton, Texas; Rina Sabo of Bennett, Colorado; and Jodi Woessner of Oregon, Ohio, each finished outside the top four and were eliminated from Senior Women’s Singles medal contention at the 2025 International Bowling Federation World Seniors Championships, which is being contested at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nevada.
Barnes authored the best finish among American women, using high games of 257, 213 and 210 en route to a six-game total of 1,194 (a 199 average), which was good enough for fifth place in the 108-player field.
Sabo and Woessner finished tied for 10th at 1,164 with Sabo recording three games above the 200 mark (233, 227 and 205) while Woessner notched two (246 and 207). Ausec finished the day in 42nd place with 1,075, which included a high game of 202.
Meanwhile, the four berths in Sunday’s Senior Women’s Singles semifinals went to Alicia Marcano of Venezuela, Manuela Öing of Germany, Eiko Suzuki of Japan and Germany’s Michaela Gobel-Janka.
Marcano broke 200 during four of her six games (238, 235, 223 and 215) on the 42-foot IBF World Seniors Championships oil pattern on Friday night to lead the field with a six-game mark of 1,286 (a 214.3 average).
Öing was second with 1,237 while Suzuki and Janka came in with 1,218 and 1,213, respectively.
The Senior Women’s Singles semifinals will take place Sunday at 8 a.m. Pacific. By reaching the semifinals, Marcano, Öing, Suzuki and Janka are all guaranteed no worse than a bronze-medal finish.
For Senior Team USA’s Ausec, Barnes, Sabo and Woessner, on the other hand, it will be back to the drawing board when Senior Women’s Doubles qualifying takes place on Saturday starting at 1 p.m. Pacific.
Despite Friday night’s ups and downs, Senior Team USA Coach Stephen Padilla is confident the four talented American women will bounce back on Saturday and only get stronger during the remainder of this year’s tournament.
“We had a good practice session and felt comfortable with what our adjustments would need to be, but the lanes just weren’t what we expected during competition today,” Padilla said. “The lanes were hard, and hard takes time to figure out and navigate, especially when you’re up against good competition.
“Our athletes put forth a lot of effort today and were good at trying things. I just think we got a little confused in some areas. Today, we didn’t see what we saw in practice, but what we did see are places where we know it’s easier to get better. We’ve got good gameplans for everybody, so we’ll use what we learned today throughout the rest of the tournament, and we’ll be better.”
While the entire Senior Team USA squad will be looking to get better during the remaining events at this year’s tournament, Tom Hess of Granger, Iowa, and John Janawicz of Winter Haven, Florida, are already off to solid starts.
On Friday morning, Hess qualified second in the 140-player Senior Men’s Singles field while Janawicz placed third. Those efforts pushed both men through to Sunday’s semifinals and guaranteed each man no worse than a bronze-medal finish.
However, since the two teammates will face one another during the semifinals, it also means that one of the Americans is guaranteed to advance and bowl for gold.
Senior Men’s Singles semifinal action kicks off Sunday morning at 8 a.m. Pacific at the National Bowling Stadium.
Meanwhile, Senior Men’s Doubles qualifying is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Pacific on Saturday evening.
CLICK HERE for more information on Team USA.
FULL RESULTS
RENO, Nev. – The grit and determination were there for Senior Team USA on Friday night, but the results were not as Dana Ausec of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Lynda Barnes of Denton, Texas; Rina Sabo of Bennett, Colorado; and Jodi Woessner of Oregon, Ohio, each finished outside the top four and were eliminated from Senior Women’s Singles medal contention at the 2025 International Bowling Federation World Seniors Championships, which is being contested at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nevada.
Barnes authored the best finish among American women, using high games of 257, 213 and 210 en route to a six-game total of 1,194 (a 199 average), which was good enough for fifth place in the 108-player field.
Sabo and Woessner finished tied for 10th at 1,164 with Sabo recording three games above the 200 mark (233, 227 and 205) while Woessner notched two (246 and 207). Ausec finished the day in 42nd place with 1,075, which included a high game of 202.
Meanwhile, the four berths in Sunday’s Senior Women’s Singles semifinals went to Alicia Marcano of Venezuela, Manuela Öing of Germany, Eiko Suzuki of Japan and Germany’s Michaela Gobel-Janka.
Marcano broke 200 during four of her six games (238, 235, 223 and 215) on the 42-foot IBF World Seniors Championships oil pattern on Friday night to lead the field with a six-game mark of 1,286 (a 214.3 average).
Öing was second with 1,237 while Suzuki and Janka came in with 1,218 and 1,213, respectively.
The Senior Women’s Singles semifinals will take place Sunday at 8 a.m. Pacific. By reaching the semifinals, Marcano, Öing, Suzuki and Janka are all guaranteed no worse than a bronze-medal finish.
For Senior Team USA’s Ausec, Barnes, Sabo and Woessner, on the other hand, it will be back to the drawing board when Senior Women’s Doubles qualifying takes place on Saturday starting at 1 p.m. Pacific.
Despite Friday night’s ups and downs, Senior Team USA Coach Stephen Padilla is confident the four talented American women will bounce back on Saturday and only get stronger during the remainder of this year’s tournament.
“We had a good practice session and felt comfortable with what our adjustments would need to be, but the lanes just weren’t what we expected during competition today,” Padilla said. “The lanes were hard, and hard takes time to figure out and navigate, especially when you’re up against good competition.
“Our athletes put forth a lot of effort today and were good at trying things. I just think we got a little confused in some areas. Today, we didn’t see what we saw in practice, but what we did see are places where we know it’s easier to get better. We’ve got good gameplans for everybody, so we’ll use what we learned today throughout the rest of the tournament, and we’ll be better.”
While the entire Senior Team USA squad will be looking to get better during the remaining events at this year’s tournament, Tom Hess of Granger, Iowa, and John Janawicz of Winter Haven, Florida, are already off to solid starts.
On Friday morning, Hess qualified second in the 140-player Senior Men’s Singles field while Janawicz placed third. Those efforts pushed both men through to Sunday’s semifinals and guaranteed each man no worse than a bronze-medal finish.
However, since the two teammates will face one another during the semifinals, it also means that one of the Americans is guaranteed to advance and bowl for gold.
Senior Men’s Singles semifinal action kicks off Sunday morning at 8 a.m. Pacific at the National Bowling Stadium.
Meanwhile, Senior Men’s Doubles qualifying is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Pacific on Saturday evening.
CLICK HERE for more information on Team USA.