Trentler, Bohn lead respective fields as 2025 U22 Masters and U22 Queens head to match play
May 25, 2025
Nate Trentler of Phoenix, Maryland, earned a spot on Junior Team USA 2026 and the No. 1 seed for match play thanks to two outstanding qualifying-round efforts at the 2025 U22 Masters, which is being contested at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, Michigan.
U22 MASTERS FINAL QUALIFYING RESULTS
U22 MASTERS MATCH-PLAY BRACKET
ALLEN PARK, Mich. – Nate Trentler of Phoenix, Maryland, and Sydney Bohn of Jackson, New Jersey, finished atop their respective leaderboards as qualifying concluded at the 2025 United States Bowling Congress U22 Masters and U22 Queens on Saturday.
Trentler and Bohn will lead their respective fields into the double-elimination, match-play portions of each event, which get underway Sunday morning at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park. Only 32 players in each field advanced to match play, which will feature two-game, total-pinfall matches.
Trentler, who was fourth after Round 1 of qualifying on Friday, handled the fresh better than just about anyone during Saturday’s block, taming the challenging 44-foot U22 Masters oil pattern to the tune of a seven-game score of 1,455, which included five games of 210 or better (216, 230, 212, 225 and 246).
That effort allowed the 20-year-old right-handed two-hander, who bowled collegiately for Milligan University during the 2024-2025 USBC Collegiate season, to finish qualifying with a two-day, 14-game total of 2,992 (a 213.71 average), which was good enough for first place in the 159-player U22 Masters field.
Trentler was joined in the qualifying top five by Day 1 leader Robert Vater of Iola, Wisconsin (2,909); Luke Winter of Appleton, Wisconsin (2,899); and Junior Team USA members Hayden Hale of Pinckney, Michigan (2,881) and Braden Mallasch of Waupaca, Wisconsin (2,870).
The 32nd and final bowler to advance to U22 Masters match play was Conner Weston of Nile, Michigan, who secured the final advancing position with a two-day, 14-game total of 2,654 (a 189.57 average).
In addition to the No. 1 seed for match play, Trentler’s performance on Friday and Saturday also earned him a spot on Junior Team USA 2026 as spots were awarded to the top three age-eligible finishers after 14 games of qualifying at both the U22 Masters and U22 Queens.
Josh Hammons of Topeka, Kansas, and Andru Blaney of Hughesville, Maryland, secured the other two guaranteed spots on the U22 Masters side, while Bohn, Day 1 qualifying leader Erin Klemencic of Powder Springs, Georgia, and Keira Magsam of Gretna, Nebraska, locked up the three Junior Team USA spots up for grabs during qualifying at the 2025 U22 Queens.
Those six won’t be alone, however, as spots on Junior Team USA also will be given to both tournament champions. If either champion has already acquired a spot or is not age eligible, the fourth and final Junior Team USA positions up for grabs at each event will go to the next-highest age-eligible finishers based on qualifying totals.
For Trentler, locking up a spot on Junior Team USA 2026 wasn’t just a matter of national pride; it was about family bragging rights as well because his brother Nick had already earned his way onto the team earlier in the year.
“After my brother made the team this summer, it gave me even more motivation to come out here and try to tie him for how many Junior Team USA jackets we have,” Trentler said. “I kind of reset my game in January and have been working really hard. Getting onto the team has been a goal of mine for the past couple of years, and it’s a big reason why I came out here to bowl this week.”
Nevertheless, it wasn’t the only reason; Trentler would love to make a deep run through the bracket and compete for this year’s U22 Masters title as well.
“I love match play because it’s just head-to-head with you against the other guy,” Trentler said. “This tournament has the best bowlers of our age in the entire country and even some from around the world. I know that I’m going to have to elevate my game to another level to be able to compete with these guys and succeed.”
Trentler has certainly enjoyed a great deal of success thus far at this year’s tournament. To keep it going, he intends to simply stick with what’s gotten him here.
“I’m just going to keep focusing on the shot in front of me and trying to have a short memory because, whatever happens, the only shot I can control is the next one.”
Sydney Bohn of Jackson, New Jersey, poses for a picture after finishing as qualifying leader at the 2025 U22 Queens at Thunderbowl Lanes. Bohn earned that position by averaging nearly 214 during 14 games of qualifying on Friday and Saturday.
U22 QUEENS FINAL QUALIFYING RESULTS
U22 QUEENS MATCH-PLAY BRACKET
Bohn, who just completed her freshman season bowling for Vanderbilt University, started Day 2 in fourth place, but a 266 game during Game 5 of Round 2 moved her into the lead, and she finished with a 14-game qualifying total of 2,987.
Bohn averaged 213.36 and was 45 pins better than Klemencic (2,942). Bohn was remarkably consistent over her two blocks of qualifying with round totals of 1,489 and 1,498.
For Bohn, her first year of collegiate bowling has translated into a noticeable improvement in her game.
“College bowling has really helped my consistency,” Bohn said. “It actually forced me to practice. People refer to me as the ‘non-bowling child’ in my family or ‘the one that doesn’t practice or doesn’t do this or doesn’t do that.’ Now, in college, I’m practicing consistently, and I’m bowling a lot more. So, all of that helped me prepare for an event like this. I’m able to throw good shots and be more consistent. I’m not giving away frames. Instead of throwing three good shots and then one bad one, I’m able to throw eight or nine good shots in a row, which helps me read the lane better.”
The “family” that Bohn referred to includes her father, Parker Bohn III, a USBC and Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer, and her older brothers Brandon (defending U22 Masters champion) and Justin (2022 U20 Junior Gold Championships winner), who each made match play at this year’s U22 Masters.
Sydney knows that a different mindset is required with the event now heading into match play, and that’s fine with her.
“I’ve learned, through my collegiate bowling, that I bowl better under pressure,” Bohn said. “Something just fires in me. Everybody hates to lose, but I really hate losing. Being under pressure or needing to match your opponent or be better than them gives me that little boost of extra focus.”
Klemencic is a current Junior Team USA member who is fresh off wins in both the Intercollegiate Singles Championships and Intercollegiate Team Championships (with Jacksonville State University). Additionally, she took home the U18 title in the 2022 Junior Gold Championships in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Anna Maxwell of Westland, Michigan, vaulted from 16th place to qualify third for match play (2,896). Maxwell didn’t have a game below 191 in Round 2 and was bolstered by a 245 game.
Annalise OBryant of Ball Ground, Georgia, who was second after Round 1, qualified fourth for match play, just one pin behind Maxwell (2,895). OBryant, a current Team USA and Junior Team USA member, is also teammates with Klemencic at Jacksonville State.
Alyssa Ballard of Fort Worth, Texas, is a teammate of Bohn’s at Vanderbilt and, like Bohn, also belongs to a hall of fame bowling family as her parents, Del and Carolyn, are both USBC Hall of Famers. Ballard, who was 15th after Round 1, ended qualifying in fifth place (2,888).
The 32nd and final spot in the U22 Queens match-play field was claimed by Morgan Brunner of Gobles, Michigan (2,657).
U22 Masters match play will begin Sunday morning at 8 a.m. Eastern with U22 Queens bracket competition following at noon Eastern.
All matches in both tournaments will be two games with total pinfall determining the winner. A player will be eliminated from the competition upon losing his or her second match.
Five rounds of matches will be contested in each tournament on Sunday with just the top eight players in each event surviving and advancing to the final day of competition on Monday.
Three additional rounds of matches will take place Monday morning beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern, after which just three players in each field will remain in contention for the 2025 U22 Masters and U22 Queens titles.
Those bowlers will advance to the finals, which will be contested at Strobl Arena inside Thunderbowl Lanes and streamed live on BowlTV on Memorial Day starting at 2 p.m. Eastern.
The athletes still alive in each tournament field at that point will be vying for first-place trophies, prize money and the distinction of becoming just the second champions in each tournament’s history.
All rounds of competition at the 2025 U22 Masters and U22 Queens will be streamed live exclusively on BowlTV.
For more information on the 2025 U22 Masters and U22 Queens, CLICK HERE.
U22 MASTERS FINAL QUALIFYING RESULTS
U22 MASTERS MATCH-PLAY BRACKET
ALLEN PARK, Mich. – Nate Trentler of Phoenix, Maryland, and Sydney Bohn of Jackson, New Jersey, finished atop their respective leaderboards as qualifying concluded at the 2025 United States Bowling Congress U22 Masters and U22 Queens on Saturday.
Trentler and Bohn will lead their respective fields into the double-elimination, match-play portions of each event, which get underway Sunday morning at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park. Only 32 players in each field advanced to match play, which will feature two-game, total-pinfall matches.
Trentler, who was fourth after Round 1 of qualifying on Friday, handled the fresh better than just about anyone during Saturday’s block, taming the challenging 44-foot U22 Masters oil pattern to the tune of a seven-game score of 1,455, which included five games of 210 or better (216, 230, 212, 225 and 246).
That effort allowed the 20-year-old right-handed two-hander, who bowled collegiately for Milligan University during the 2024-2025 USBC Collegiate season, to finish qualifying with a two-day, 14-game total of 2,992 (a 213.71 average), which was good enough for first place in the 159-player U22 Masters field.
Trentler was joined in the qualifying top five by Day 1 leader Robert Vater of Iola, Wisconsin (2,909); Luke Winter of Appleton, Wisconsin (2,899); and Junior Team USA members Hayden Hale of Pinckney, Michigan (2,881) and Braden Mallasch of Waupaca, Wisconsin (2,870).
The 32nd and final bowler to advance to U22 Masters match play was Conner Weston of Nile, Michigan, who secured the final advancing position with a two-day, 14-game total of 2,654 (a 189.57 average).
In addition to the No. 1 seed for match play, Trentler’s performance on Friday and Saturday also earned him a spot on Junior Team USA 2026 as spots were awarded to the top three age-eligible finishers after 14 games of qualifying at both the U22 Masters and U22 Queens.
Josh Hammons of Topeka, Kansas, and Andru Blaney of Hughesville, Maryland, secured the other two guaranteed spots on the U22 Masters side, while Bohn, Day 1 qualifying leader Erin Klemencic of Powder Springs, Georgia, and Keira Magsam of Gretna, Nebraska, locked up the three Junior Team USA spots up for grabs during qualifying at the 2025 U22 Queens.
Those six won’t be alone, however, as spots on Junior Team USA also will be given to both tournament champions. If either champion has already acquired a spot or is not age eligible, the fourth and final Junior Team USA positions up for grabs at each event will go to the next-highest age-eligible finishers based on qualifying totals.
For Trentler, locking up a spot on Junior Team USA 2026 wasn’t just a matter of national pride; it was about family bragging rights as well because his brother Nick had already earned his way onto the team earlier in the year.
“After my brother made the team this summer, it gave me even more motivation to come out here and try to tie him for how many Junior Team USA jackets we have,” Trentler said. “I kind of reset my game in January and have been working really hard. Getting onto the team has been a goal of mine for the past couple of years, and it’s a big reason why I came out here to bowl this week.”
Nevertheless, it wasn’t the only reason; Trentler would love to make a deep run through the bracket and compete for this year’s U22 Masters title as well.
“I love match play because it’s just head-to-head with you against the other guy,” Trentler said. “This tournament has the best bowlers of our age in the entire country and even some from around the world. I know that I’m going to have to elevate my game to another level to be able to compete with these guys and succeed.”
Trentler has certainly enjoyed a great deal of success thus far at this year’s tournament. To keep it going, he intends to simply stick with what’s gotten him here.
“I’m just going to keep focusing on the shot in front of me and trying to have a short memory because, whatever happens, the only shot I can control is the next one.”
Sydney Bohn of Jackson, New Jersey, poses for a picture after finishing as qualifying leader at the 2025 U22 Queens at Thunderbowl Lanes. Bohn earned that position by averaging nearly 214 during 14 games of qualifying on Friday and Saturday.
U22 QUEENS FINAL QUALIFYING RESULTS
U22 QUEENS MATCH-PLAY BRACKET
Bohn, who just completed her freshman season bowling for Vanderbilt University, started Day 2 in fourth place, but a 266 game during Game 5 of Round 2 moved her into the lead, and she finished with a 14-game qualifying total of 2,987.
Bohn averaged 213.36 and was 45 pins better than Klemencic (2,942). Bohn was remarkably consistent over her two blocks of qualifying with round totals of 1,489 and 1,498.
For Bohn, her first year of collegiate bowling has translated into a noticeable improvement in her game.
“College bowling has really helped my consistency,” Bohn said. “It actually forced me to practice. People refer to me as the ‘non-bowling child’ in my family or ‘the one that doesn’t practice or doesn’t do this or doesn’t do that.’ Now, in college, I’m practicing consistently, and I’m bowling a lot more. So, all of that helped me prepare for an event like this. I’m able to throw good shots and be more consistent. I’m not giving away frames. Instead of throwing three good shots and then one bad one, I’m able to throw eight or nine good shots in a row, which helps me read the lane better.”
The “family” that Bohn referred to includes her father, Parker Bohn III, a USBC and Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer, and her older brothers Brandon (defending U22 Masters champion) and Justin (2022 U20 Junior Gold Championships winner), who each made match play at this year’s U22 Masters.
Sydney knows that a different mindset is required with the event now heading into match play, and that’s fine with her.
“I’ve learned, through my collegiate bowling, that I bowl better under pressure,” Bohn said. “Something just fires in me. Everybody hates to lose, but I really hate losing. Being under pressure or needing to match your opponent or be better than them gives me that little boost of extra focus.”
Klemencic is a current Junior Team USA member who is fresh off wins in both the Intercollegiate Singles Championships and Intercollegiate Team Championships (with Jacksonville State University). Additionally, she took home the U18 title in the 2022 Junior Gold Championships in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Anna Maxwell of Westland, Michigan, vaulted from 16th place to qualify third for match play (2,896). Maxwell didn’t have a game below 191 in Round 2 and was bolstered by a 245 game.
Annalise OBryant of Ball Ground, Georgia, who was second after Round 1, qualified fourth for match play, just one pin behind Maxwell (2,895). OBryant, a current Team USA and Junior Team USA member, is also teammates with Klemencic at Jacksonville State.
Alyssa Ballard of Fort Worth, Texas, is a teammate of Bohn’s at Vanderbilt and, like Bohn, also belongs to a hall of fame bowling family as her parents, Del and Carolyn, are both USBC Hall of Famers. Ballard, who was 15th after Round 1, ended qualifying in fifth place (2,888).
The 32nd and final spot in the U22 Queens match-play field was claimed by Morgan Brunner of Gobles, Michigan (2,657).
U22 Masters match play will begin Sunday morning at 8 a.m. Eastern with U22 Queens bracket competition following at noon Eastern.
All matches in both tournaments will be two games with total pinfall determining the winner. A player will be eliminated from the competition upon losing his or her second match.
Five rounds of matches will be contested in each tournament on Sunday with just the top eight players in each event surviving and advancing to the final day of competition on Monday.
Three additional rounds of matches will take place Monday morning beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern, after which just three players in each field will remain in contention for the 2025 U22 Masters and U22 Queens titles.
Those bowlers will advance to the finals, which will be contested at Strobl Arena inside Thunderbowl Lanes and streamed live on BowlTV on Memorial Day starting at 2 p.m. Eastern.
The athletes still alive in each tournament field at that point will be vying for first-place trophies, prize money and the distinction of becoming just the second champions in each tournament’s history.
All rounds of competition at the 2025 U22 Masters and U22 Queens will be streamed live exclusively on BowlTV.
For more information on the 2025 U22 Masters and U22 Queens, CLICK HERE.