Portfolio

About Diandra

Birthdate: 08/02/80
Hometown: Chicago, IL
College: University of Nebraska
Major: Advertising Minor: English, Communication Studies, Sociology
Height: 5ʼ5″
Eye Color: Green
Passions: Coaching, Her Children, Photography, Family, Traveling,

Career Highlights

Over 60 International Medals
Team USA 1999-2011
World Bowler of the Year 2007
World Cup Champion 2006
Malaysian Open Champion 2006
National Amateur Champion1999,2006
Inducted into World Bowling Hall of Fame 2005
World Ranking Masters Champion 2004
Bowlers Journal International Amateur Bowler of the Year 2000,2001,2003, 2006
USOC Athlete of the Year, Bowling 2000,2003
World Champion 2003

Many Hats

International Art of Bowling Founder
Team USA 1998-2014
Bowlers Journal International Senior Columnist
Coach
Storm Staff
Turbo 2-N-1 Grips Staff
United States Bowling Congress Board of Directors 2000-2004
CEO of clothing line Kaizen by diandra, LLC 2006-2010

Education

Graduated with an Advertising degree in the spring of 2003
University of Nebraska National Champions 1999,2001
Collegiate Player of the Year 2000 Collegiate First Team All American 2000-2002
University of Nebraska Student Athlete of the Year 2002

In The News

International Bowling Industry Magazine, Cover Story 2010
Money For Breakfast, Fox Business Live, 2008
WGN Morning News Segment Promoting US Women’s Open
Chicago Tonight Segment Promoting US Women’s Open 2007
Chicago Tribune 2007
Chicago Sun-Times 2007
ABC Channel 7 News 2007
Bowling Center Management Businessperson of the Year 2006
Good Morning America 2005
Inside Edition 2005
USA Today 2005
Sports Illustrated 2005
Guest Athlete on Sports Illustrated Radio Show
Sports Illustrated for Kids 2005
ESPN The Magazine 2006 Cover of US Bowler Magazine 2006
Cover of US Youth Bowler Magazine 2006 “Ask Diandra” Column in US Youth Bowler Magazine
Biography Today 2006

International

Punta Cana Open-Dominican Republic, 1st place; $12,000, November 2003
World Championships- Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, Gold: Masters; Silver: Doubles and All-Events; Bronze: Trios, 2003. (Broke the women’s 3 game world record with a 778 and women’s and men’s 6 game record with a 1496)
World Ranking Finalist-Lake Wales, Florida, July 2003
World Invitational Foundation Games Finalist-Lakeview, Florida, July 2003
World TenPin Team Cup-Denmark, Bronze: 5 player team, 2003
Tournament of the Americas-Miami, Florida, Gold: Adult Singles, Adult All-Events, Team, Team All-Events, Bronze: Doubles, 2002
British Open, Nottingham, England, 4th place, 2002
World Ranking Finalist- Aalborg, Denmark, 3rd place, 2002
Aalborg International- Aalborg, Denmark, 9th place (men and women), 2002
FIQ American Zone Championships-Buenos Aires, Argentina, Gold: Team, Individual All-Events, Grand Masters; Silver: Singles; Bronze: Trios, 2001
World Youth Friendship Match-Orlando Florida, Gold: Individual All-Events, Trios; Silver: Doubles; Bronze: Singles, 2001
Tournament of the Americas-Miami, Florida, Gold: Adult Singles, Adult Doubles, Adult Team, Adult Team All-events, Adult Individual All-events; Silver: Mixed Doubles, 2000
World Cup Finalist- Lisbon, Portugal, 9th Place, 2000
Youth World Championships- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Gold: Grand Masters; Silver: Singles, Doubles; Bronze: Individual All-Events, 2000
World Tenpin Team Cup- Puerto Rico, Gold: 5 player team, 2000. (Broke the World Record for a two game baker match.)
FIQ American Zone Championships- Cancun, Mexico, Gold: Singles, Doubles, Team, Individual All-Events; Silver: Grand Masters, 2000
World Championships- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Bronze: Trios and Team, 1999. (Broke the World Record for a Single Team Game.)
Tournament of the Americas-Miami, Florida, Gold: Individual Adult All Events, Adult Team, Adult Team All-Events; Silver: Adult Singles, Adult Mixed Doubles, 1999.

National and Collegiate

PABCON American Zone Championships- San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gold: Team, Silver: Singles, Oct 2009
World Bowling Writers Bowler of the Year, 2007
Panama Invitational, Panama City, Panama, 1st Place, $15,000, October, 2007
Panama Invitational, Panama City, Panama, Queen of the Hill Champion, $5,000, Oct. 2007
World Championships, Monterrey, Mexico, Gold: Masters, Silver: Team, September 2007
Pan American Games, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Gold: Doubles, All Events, 1st place, July 2007
World Ranking Masters, Lake Wales, Florida, 1st place, $10,000, May 2007
World Ranking Masters, Lake Wales, Florida, leader of two squads, $1,000 each, May 2007
World TenPin Masters Invite, Barnsley, England, $1500, April 2007
World Cup, Caracas, Venezuela, 1st place, November 2006
World Bowling Writers World Bowler of the Year, 2006
Inducted into the World Bowling Writer’s Hall of Fame, 2005
Malaysian Open-Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1st Place, April 2006
Malaysian Open- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1st place trios, April 2006
FIQ American Zone Championships- San Jose, Costa Rica, Gold: Doubles, Team, Grand Masters; Silver: All Events; Bronze: Singles, 2005
Bowlers Journal International 1st Team All American, 2005
World Championships-Aalborg, Denmark, Silver: Team, 2005
World Ranking Masters, Lake Wales, FL, 1st Place Qualifying; $2000, April 2005
World Ranking Masters, Lake Wales, FL, set World Record with 1994 for 8 games on long/short oil, April 2005
World Ranking Masters, Lake Wales, FL, 3rd Place, $3000, April 2005
World TenPin Team Cup-Holland, Silver: 5 player team, November 2004
Gutperle Grand Prix, Veirnheim, Germany, 1st Place/300 game; $1,500, Sept. 2004
World Ranking Masters, Moscow, Russia, 1st Place, Gold Medal; $9,000, June 2004
Malaysian Open- Kuala Lumpur, All Events 1st Place; Doubles 2nd place; Trios, 2nd Place, 2004
Bowlers Journal International Amateur Bowler of the Year, 2000, 2001, 2003
American Zone Ranking Leader, 2003
33rd at the PBA Tournament of Champions, January, 2011
Bowlers Journal 1st Team All-American, 2010
PBA Women’s Series Don and Paula Carter Mixed Doubles, 1st Place, $25,000, 2010
US Women’s Open, Romeoville, 5th Place, $6,000, August, 2008
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Year, 2007
Bowling Writers Amateur Bowler of the Year, 2003, 2006, 2007
PBA Women’s Series Great Lakes Classic, 1st Place, $10,000, 2007
Bowlers Journal 1st Team All-American, Captain
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Year, 2006
USBC Women’s Championships, 8th place, All Events, 2007
USBC Women’s Championships, 6th place, Team, 2007
USBC Open Championships, Reno, NV, 5th place Team Event, $4,000, June 2007
USBC Queens, 2nd Place, Charlotte, NC, $18,000 2007
Pan American Trials, 1st place, 2007
National Amateur Champion- Reno, NV, 2006
Cream of the Crop-Tampa, FL,1st Place Mixed Doubles, $3000, 2nd Place Men’s Singles, $3000, 2006
USBC Masters Top quarter, Wisconsin, 2005
Placed 8th at the PBA Chicago Open Qualifier, 2005
Odor Eaters US Open Top quarter, New Jersey, 2005
ABC Masters Top 24, Wisconsin, 2004
United States Olympic Committee “Athlete of the Year”- Bowling, 2003
Bowlers Journal International Women’s Second Team All American, 2003
United States Olympic Committee Nominee “Sportswoman of the Year,” 2003
WIBC National Second Team All-American, 2003
Storm National Mixed Championships-Reno, NV, Scratch Singles, 1st place; Scratch Open Trios, 1st Place, 2003
Mid-America Bowler of the Year, 1999,2000,2001,2003, 2005
Luci Bonneau Regional Mixed Doubles- Houston, TX, 1st place, Dino Castillo, $1,600, 2002
Mini-Eliminator- Las Vegas, NV, 3rd Place, $5000, 2002
PWBA Dallas Open- Dallas, TX, 19th Place, $1,250, 2002
University of Nebraska Student Athlete of the Year, 2002
Junior World Team Challenge- Las Vegas, NV, 1st place, 2001
United States Olympic Committee “Athlete of the Year”- Bowling, 2000
Top Ten Finalist in the Women’s Sports Foundation “Sportswoman of the Year,”2000
National Amateur Champion-Reno, Nevada, 1999
Full Athletic Scholarship, 2000-2003
Intercollegiate National Champions, University of Nebraska- Lincoln, 1998-1999, 2000-2001
National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association First Team All-American, 2001
Bowling Writer’s Bowler of the Year Runner-Up, 2001
National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association -Player of the Year, 2000
National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association -First Team All- American, 2000
Bowling Digest Magazine Collegiate Bowler of the Year, 2000
Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tomorrow, 1998

Professional

USBC Queens Champion 2012
Champion at 2007 PBA Women’s Series Great Lakes Classic
Champion at 2010 PBA Don and Paula Carter Mixed Doubles tournament (with Brian Voss)