Junior Team USA roster set for 2026 IBF World Youth Championships in Malaysia
April 27, 2026
ARLINGTON, Texas – The National Selection Committee has chosen eight talented young athletes to represent Junior Team USA at the 2026 International Bowling Federation World Youth Championships, which will take place at Megalanes Sarawak Bowling Centre in Sarawak, Malaysia, from June 27-July 7.
The American girls putting on the red, white and blue in Sarawak will be Katelyn Abigania of San Diego, Gianna Brandolino of Channahon, Illinois; Erin Klemencic of Powder Springs, Georgia; and Elizabeth Teuber of Holly, Michigan.
Jacob Bockstie of Baltimore, Josh Hammons of Topeka, Kansas; Landin Jordan of Sycamore, Illinois; and Dawson Peterson of Stewartville, Minnesota, will comprise the Team USA boys’ contingent.
Those outstanding athletes will be under the direction of Junior Team USA Head Coach Kelly Kulick, who will be assisted by Team USA Head Coach Bryan O’Keefe.
Before heading to Malaysia, the Junior Team USA contingent will assemble at the International Training and Research Center in Arlington, Texas, for a two-day minicamp designed to prepare the group its upcoming challenges in Sarawak.
Those challenges are likely to be substantial as upwards of 300 athletes from more than 35 federations are expected to compete at the 2026 IBF World Youth Championships.
Official practice sessions and the tournament’s opening ceremony will take place on June 27, kicking off 10 straight days of bowling action in Malaysia.
The first event of the 2026 IBF World Youth Championships will be singles, which will see qualifying and match play contested over the course of two days on June 28-29.
A similar schedule will be followed for the doubles event with the first two rounds of action being completed in both divisions on June 30 and July 1.
Team qualifying and match play will be contested at Megalanes on July 2-3 with the first two rounds of mixed team action immediately following on July 4.
Singles semifinal- and final-round action will dominate the schedule on July 5 along with the doubles semifinals in both divisions.
The final day of competition will be the most extensive, however, as July 6’s schedule will feature the doubles finals and the semifinals and finals for both the team and mixed team events.
After the last balls have been rolled and the final medals have been awarded, the Victory Banquet will officially bring the 2026 IBF World Youth Championships to a close on the evening of July 6.
CLICK HERE for more information on Junior Team USA.
The American girls putting on the red, white and blue in Sarawak will be Katelyn Abigania of San Diego, Gianna Brandolino of Channahon, Illinois; Erin Klemencic of Powder Springs, Georgia; and Elizabeth Teuber of Holly, Michigan.
Jacob Bockstie of Baltimore, Josh Hammons of Topeka, Kansas; Landin Jordan of Sycamore, Illinois; and Dawson Peterson of Stewartville, Minnesota, will comprise the Team USA boys’ contingent.
Those outstanding athletes will be under the direction of Junior Team USA Head Coach Kelly Kulick, who will be assisted by Team USA Head Coach Bryan O’Keefe.
Before heading to Malaysia, the Junior Team USA contingent will assemble at the International Training and Research Center in Arlington, Texas, for a two-day minicamp designed to prepare the group its upcoming challenges in Sarawak.
Those challenges are likely to be substantial as upwards of 300 athletes from more than 35 federations are expected to compete at the 2026 IBF World Youth Championships.
Official practice sessions and the tournament’s opening ceremony will take place on June 27, kicking off 10 straight days of bowling action in Malaysia.
The first event of the 2026 IBF World Youth Championships will be singles, which will see qualifying and match play contested over the course of two days on June 28-29.
A similar schedule will be followed for the doubles event with the first two rounds of action being completed in both divisions on June 30 and July 1.
Team qualifying and match play will be contested at Megalanes on July 2-3 with the first two rounds of mixed team action immediately following on July 4.
Singles semifinal- and final-round action will dominate the schedule on July 5 along with the doubles semifinals in both divisions.
The final day of competition will be the most extensive, however, as July 6’s schedule will feature the doubles finals and the semifinals and finals for both the team and mixed team events.
After the last balls have been rolled and the final medals have been awarded, the Victory Banquet will officially bring the 2026 IBF World Youth Championships to a close on the evening of July 6.
CLICK HERE for more information on Junior Team USA.