Nebraska bowler achieves perfection at 2024 USBC Women’s Championships
June 18, 2024
RENO, Nev. – Shana Halsey of Norfolk, Nebraska, helped set the record for 300s at the United States Bowling Congress Women’s Championships on Sunday as she rolled the eighth perfect game of the 2024 event at the National Bowling Stadium.
The previous record of seven 300s in a single edition of the USBC Women’s Championships took place last year at the South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas.
Halsey looked composed and confident throughout her gutsy 300 performance. She fired her 300 right away Sunday in Game 1 of doubles.
“Well, it set the bar kind of high for the rest of the five games that had to come after that,” Halsey said.
After Halsey bowled her perfect game, she was filled with happiness and disbelief.
“I did not think I would ever bowl a 300 game at nationals, because it’s such an intense environment and the shots are a little bit more challenging,” Halsey said.
Her family and friends were also very elated about Halsey’s perfect performance.
“It’s still pretty magical having my teammates cheer me on, and my husband was super-duper excited when I texted him,” Halsey said.
She handled the pressure well, and after 196 in Game 2, Halsey almost bowled another 300 in her third game of doubles. She ended up shooting a solid score of 279 for a 775 series.
“Something that I have always worked really hard at is just trying to keep my mind calm in the situation,” said Halsey, who added 625 in singles and 547 in team for an all-events score of 1,947 in her 11th appearance at the Women’s Championships. “It’s just a shot, so I try to stay focused throughout the roll.”
Halsey has been bowling for most of her life.
“I’ve been bowling since I was a young child, maybe around the age of 4,” Halsey said. “You are just kind of brought up by family and friends when it comes to bowling, and I grew up in a bowling alley.”
The seven other competitors to roll 300 at the 2024 Women’s Championships are:
The previous record of seven 300s in a single edition of the USBC Women’s Championships took place last year at the South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas.
Halsey looked composed and confident throughout her gutsy 300 performance. She fired her 300 right away Sunday in Game 1 of doubles.
“Well, it set the bar kind of high for the rest of the five games that had to come after that,” Halsey said.
After Halsey bowled her perfect game, she was filled with happiness and disbelief.
“I did not think I would ever bowl a 300 game at nationals, because it’s such an intense environment and the shots are a little bit more challenging,” Halsey said.
Her family and friends were also very elated about Halsey’s perfect performance.
“It’s still pretty magical having my teammates cheer me on, and my husband was super-duper excited when I texted him,” Halsey said.
She handled the pressure well, and after 196 in Game 2, Halsey almost bowled another 300 in her third game of doubles. She ended up shooting a solid score of 279 for a 775 series.
“Something that I have always worked really hard at is just trying to keep my mind calm in the situation,” said Halsey, who added 625 in singles and 547 in team for an all-events score of 1,947 in her 11th appearance at the Women’s Championships. “It’s just a shot, so I try to stay focused throughout the roll.”
Halsey has been bowling for most of her life.
“I’ve been bowling since I was a young child, maybe around the age of 4,” Halsey said. “You are just kind of brought up by family and friends when it comes to bowling, and I grew up in a bowling alley.”
The seven other competitors to roll 300 at the 2024 Women’s Championships are:
- Amber MacLeod, Conway, S.C. (singles on April 30)
- Alyssa Ferraro, Deltona, Fla. (singles on April 30)
- Kaylene Bishop, Medical Lake, Wash. (team on May 7)
- Christy Antunez, Grayslake, Ill. (team on May 10)
- Presley Gissendanner, Winter Haven, Fla. (team on May 27)
- Kelly Zapf, Lakewood, Colo. (doubles on June 7)
- Cayla Hicks, Salem, Va. (singles on June 10)