Three Americans win all-events medals, three still in Masters medal hunt at 2025 IBF World Seniors Championships
October 22, 2025
(From left to right) Senior Team USA's John Janawicz, Tom Hess and Lynda Barnes all were presented with all-events medals at the 2025 IBF World Seniors Championships in Reno, Nevada, on Tuesday. Janawicz earned gold while Hess and Barnes both took home silver.
FULL RESULTS
RENO, Nev. – Senior Team USA bowlers captured three all-events medals at the 2025 International Bowling Federation World Seniors Championships in Reno, Nevada, on Tuesday with John Janawicz of Winter Haven, Florida, earning gold while Tom Hess of Granger, Iowa, and Lynda Barnes of Denton, Texas, both captured silver.
The awards came in the Senior Men’s All-Events and Senior Women’s All-Events competitions, which presented medals based on athletes’ total pinfall for 18 games, six in singles, six in doubles and six in team.
Janawicz tamed the 42-foot IBF World Seniors Championships oil pattern best among the 140 athletes in the Senior Men’s division at the National Bowling Stadium this week, putting up 1,370 in singles, 1,400 in doubles and 1,319 in team to establish the winning 18-game total of 4,089 (a 227.17 average).
Hess wasn’t far behind, posting 1,384 in singles, 1,327 in doubles and 1,334 in team to finish just 44 pins behind his Senior Team USA teammate with 4,045.
The bronze medal in Senior Men’s All-Events was claimed by Italy’s Maurizio Celli, who captured the final spot on the podium thanks to an 18-game mark of 3,943.
In Senior Women’s All-Events action, Barnes authored a silver-medal performance with 1,194 in singles, 1,286 in doubles and 1,149 in team for a 3,629 total (a 201.61 average), which was second only Venezuela’s Alicia Marcano, who topped the 108-player field and took home gold with 3,794.
The division’s bronze medal went to Australia’s Dena Buxton, who finished with 3,597.
Senior Team USA’s Rina Sabo of Bennett, Colorado, and Jodi Woessner of Oregon, Ohio, also landed in the Senior Women’s All-Events top 10 with Sabo finishing fourth at 3,584 (1,164 singles; 1,215 doubles; 1,205 team) and Woessner placing sixth at 3,562 (1,164 singles; 1,149 doubles; 1,249 team).
American Dana Ausec of Colorado Springs, Colorado, ended the competition in 48th position with 3,207 (1,075 singles; 1,042 doubles; 1,090 team).
On the men’s side, Parker Bohn III of Jackson, New Jersey, and Chris Barnes of Denton, Texas, narrowly missed joining Janawicz and Hess on the Senior Men’s All-Events medal stand.
Bohn placed fourth with 3,849 (1,327 singles; 1,333 doubles; 1,189 team), and Barnes took fifth with 3,835 (1,270 singles; 1,208 doubles; 1,357 team).
Even though their primary focus at this year’s tournament was on winning team gold – which both U.S. squads did at the National Bowling Stadium on Monday night – Janawicz, Hess and Lynda Barnes were still happy to have garnered some individual accolades as well.
“We wanted to win the team gold medal, and, fortunately, we did that this year,” Janawicz said. “Still, whenever you have the opportunity to bowl well in all of the other events and try to get as many medals as possible for the USA, that’s always a goal too. It’s just nice to be able to perform well over the course of a week and have a strong showing like we’ve had at this world championship.”
Hess’ sense of pride was due in large part to how steady a bowler has to be in all phases of the competition in order to succeed in all-events.
“Getting an all-events medal means you were pretty solid all week,” Hess said. “To be solid and perform all week, of course, leads to the team doing better things, which is why we’re here.
“My ultimate goal coming into this event was to stand on that stage and hear the national anthem with the team. To do that, you have to bowl good. Ending up second in all-events to my teammate is an incredible feeling. Like everyone else, I was here trying to get the gold, but if I had to finish second, finishing second to an awesome man and awesome bowler like JJ (Janawicz) is acceptable to me. The two of us doing what we did led to our team having great success.”
Barnes, too, pointed to the team gold medal as being the pinnacle of this year’s experience in Reno; nevertheless, walking away with Senior Women’s All-Events silver was a welcomed bonus.
“The team is what we came for, but the individual medal is like a cherry on top,” Barnes said. “I just wish all four of us could’ve been up there because it felt a little bit lonely without my teammates. That’s what it’s all about.”
Barnes hopes to have the opportunity to share those moments with teammates in the future. For that reason, she won’t be resting on her laurels; instead, she’s already focused on improvement.
“I feel disappointed I didn’t help my team a little more and make things easier, but that just comes with more competition and bowling more,” Barnes said. “I’m taking away things I need to go home and work on and be better so that I can do more for the team. There’s some positives there for me as someone who’s retired and come back, and I hope that I’ll be better in the future to bring more to the team.”
Even though the all-events medal ceremony was memorable, it was not the only item on the agenda at the National Bowling Stadium on Tuesday. The first two rounds of each division’s Masters competition were contested as well.
The Masters competition included the top 24 all-events finishers in each division, who were seeded by finishing position and pitted against one another in best-of-three singles matches.
Janawicz, Hess, Bohn and Chris Barnes qualified for the event on the Senior Men’s side while Lynda Barnes, Sabo and Woessner earned the right to take part in the Senior Women’s Masters competition.
Because every participating Senior Team USA bowler qualified in the top eight in their respective divisions, they each earned first-round byes and weren’t called to the lanes until Round 2 of action on Tuesday afternoon.
Unfortunately, the extra rest didn’t translate into more victories as four of the seven Americans came up short during their best-of-three matches and were eliminated.
Woessner was the only Senior Team USA woman to survive and advance. She did so thanks to a 2-0 sweep (207-167; 227-175) of France’s Stephanie Samson.
Meanwhile, Sabo fell 2-0 (190-161; 252-181) to Lynne Gauthier of Canada, and Lynda Barnes lost a three-game thriller to Australia’s Samantha Matthews.
Barnes won the opener 190-185 but dropped the next two games by scores of 193-181 and 191-189.
It was a split decision for Senior Team USA in Senior Men’s Masters play on Tuesday afternoon with Chris Barnes and Janawicz moving on to Wednesday’s quarterfinals while Bohn and Hess saw their tournament runs come to an end during Round 2.
Janawicz earned his spot in the final eight by sweeping Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed Alsaud 2-0 thanks to scores of 257-124 and 227-205.
Barnes also only needed two games to move on as he defeated Marco Van de Griend of the Netherlands by scores of 228-169 and 246-189.
That was as good as it got for the Americans, however, as Bohn was swept by Australia’s Michael Muir (203-184; 246-213), and Hess fell in three games to Pete Richardson of England.
Hess won the first game 256-238 but then lost the next two by scores of 227-226 and 235-203.
That means that only Janawicz, Woessner and Chris Barnes will hit the lanes for Senior Team USA on Wednesday, which is the final day of competition at the 2025 IBF World Seniors Championships.
The action kicks off at 9 a.m. Pacific with quarterfinal-round action and will continue until Masters medalists are crowned in each division. Masters medal ceremonies will follow at 4:30 p.m. Pacific before the Victory Banquet officially brings this year’s tournament to a close. The Victory Banquet will start at 7 p.m. Pacific.
CLICK HERE for more information on Team USA.
FULL RESULTS
RENO, Nev. – Senior Team USA bowlers captured three all-events medals at the 2025 International Bowling Federation World Seniors Championships in Reno, Nevada, on Tuesday with John Janawicz of Winter Haven, Florida, earning gold while Tom Hess of Granger, Iowa, and Lynda Barnes of Denton, Texas, both captured silver.
The awards came in the Senior Men’s All-Events and Senior Women’s All-Events competitions, which presented medals based on athletes’ total pinfall for 18 games, six in singles, six in doubles and six in team.
Janawicz tamed the 42-foot IBF World Seniors Championships oil pattern best among the 140 athletes in the Senior Men’s division at the National Bowling Stadium this week, putting up 1,370 in singles, 1,400 in doubles and 1,319 in team to establish the winning 18-game total of 4,089 (a 227.17 average).
Hess wasn’t far behind, posting 1,384 in singles, 1,327 in doubles and 1,334 in team to finish just 44 pins behind his Senior Team USA teammate with 4,045.
The bronze medal in Senior Men’s All-Events was claimed by Italy’s Maurizio Celli, who captured the final spot on the podium thanks to an 18-game mark of 3,943.
In Senior Women’s All-Events action, Barnes authored a silver-medal performance with 1,194 in singles, 1,286 in doubles and 1,149 in team for a 3,629 total (a 201.61 average), which was second only Venezuela’s Alicia Marcano, who topped the 108-player field and took home gold with 3,794.
The division’s bronze medal went to Australia’s Dena Buxton, who finished with 3,597.
Senior Team USA’s Rina Sabo of Bennett, Colorado, and Jodi Woessner of Oregon, Ohio, also landed in the Senior Women’s All-Events top 10 with Sabo finishing fourth at 3,584 (1,164 singles; 1,215 doubles; 1,205 team) and Woessner placing sixth at 3,562 (1,164 singles; 1,149 doubles; 1,249 team).
American Dana Ausec of Colorado Springs, Colorado, ended the competition in 48th position with 3,207 (1,075 singles; 1,042 doubles; 1,090 team).
On the men’s side, Parker Bohn III of Jackson, New Jersey, and Chris Barnes of Denton, Texas, narrowly missed joining Janawicz and Hess on the Senior Men’s All-Events medal stand.
Bohn placed fourth with 3,849 (1,327 singles; 1,333 doubles; 1,189 team), and Barnes took fifth with 3,835 (1,270 singles; 1,208 doubles; 1,357 team).
Even though their primary focus at this year’s tournament was on winning team gold – which both U.S. squads did at the National Bowling Stadium on Monday night – Janawicz, Hess and Lynda Barnes were still happy to have garnered some individual accolades as well.
“We wanted to win the team gold medal, and, fortunately, we did that this year,” Janawicz said. “Still, whenever you have the opportunity to bowl well in all of the other events and try to get as many medals as possible for the USA, that’s always a goal too. It’s just nice to be able to perform well over the course of a week and have a strong showing like we’ve had at this world championship.”
Hess’ sense of pride was due in large part to how steady a bowler has to be in all phases of the competition in order to succeed in all-events.
“Getting an all-events medal means you were pretty solid all week,” Hess said. “To be solid and perform all week, of course, leads to the team doing better things, which is why we’re here.
“My ultimate goal coming into this event was to stand on that stage and hear the national anthem with the team. To do that, you have to bowl good. Ending up second in all-events to my teammate is an incredible feeling. Like everyone else, I was here trying to get the gold, but if I had to finish second, finishing second to an awesome man and awesome bowler like JJ (Janawicz) is acceptable to me. The two of us doing what we did led to our team having great success.”
Barnes, too, pointed to the team gold medal as being the pinnacle of this year’s experience in Reno; nevertheless, walking away with Senior Women’s All-Events silver was a welcomed bonus.
“The team is what we came for, but the individual medal is like a cherry on top,” Barnes said. “I just wish all four of us could’ve been up there because it felt a little bit lonely without my teammates. That’s what it’s all about.”
Barnes hopes to have the opportunity to share those moments with teammates in the future. For that reason, she won’t be resting on her laurels; instead, she’s already focused on improvement.
“I feel disappointed I didn’t help my team a little more and make things easier, but that just comes with more competition and bowling more,” Barnes said. “I’m taking away things I need to go home and work on and be better so that I can do more for the team. There’s some positives there for me as someone who’s retired and come back, and I hope that I’ll be better in the future to bring more to the team.”
Even though the all-events medal ceremony was memorable, it was not the only item on the agenda at the National Bowling Stadium on Tuesday. The first two rounds of each division’s Masters competition were contested as well.
The Masters competition included the top 24 all-events finishers in each division, who were seeded by finishing position and pitted against one another in best-of-three singles matches.
Janawicz, Hess, Bohn and Chris Barnes qualified for the event on the Senior Men’s side while Lynda Barnes, Sabo and Woessner earned the right to take part in the Senior Women’s Masters competition.
Because every participating Senior Team USA bowler qualified in the top eight in their respective divisions, they each earned first-round byes and weren’t called to the lanes until Round 2 of action on Tuesday afternoon.
Unfortunately, the extra rest didn’t translate into more victories as four of the seven Americans came up short during their best-of-three matches and were eliminated.
Woessner was the only Senior Team USA woman to survive and advance. She did so thanks to a 2-0 sweep (207-167; 227-175) of France’s Stephanie Samson.
Meanwhile, Sabo fell 2-0 (190-161; 252-181) to Lynne Gauthier of Canada, and Lynda Barnes lost a three-game thriller to Australia’s Samantha Matthews.
Barnes won the opener 190-185 but dropped the next two games by scores of 193-181 and 191-189.
It was a split decision for Senior Team USA in Senior Men’s Masters play on Tuesday afternoon with Chris Barnes and Janawicz moving on to Wednesday’s quarterfinals while Bohn and Hess saw their tournament runs come to an end during Round 2.
Janawicz earned his spot in the final eight by sweeping Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed Alsaud 2-0 thanks to scores of 257-124 and 227-205.
Barnes also only needed two games to move on as he defeated Marco Van de Griend of the Netherlands by scores of 228-169 and 246-189.
That was as good as it got for the Americans, however, as Bohn was swept by Australia’s Michael Muir (203-184; 246-213), and Hess fell in three games to Pete Richardson of England.
Hess won the first game 256-238 but then lost the next two by scores of 227-226 and 235-203.
That means that only Janawicz, Woessner and Chris Barnes will hit the lanes for Senior Team USA on Wednesday, which is the final day of competition at the 2025 IBF World Seniors Championships.
The action kicks off at 9 a.m. Pacific with quarterfinal-round action and will continue until Masters medalists are crowned in each division. Masters medal ceremonies will follow at 4:30 p.m. Pacific before the Victory Banquet officially brings this year’s tournament to a close. The Victory Banquet will start at 7 p.m. Pacific.
CLICK HERE for more information on Team USA.