Team USA roster finalized for 2025 IBF World Championships in Hong Kong
September 05, 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas – The National Selection Committee has chosen 12 outstanding athletes to represent Team USA on the lanes at the 2025 International Bowling Federation World Championships, which will take place at Top Bowl, Kai Tak Sports Park in Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, from Nov. 24-Dec. 5.
The American women donning the red, white and blue in Hong Kong will be Julia Bond of Lincoln, Nebraska; Bryanna Coté of Tucson, Arizona; Breanna Clemmer of Lebanon, Illinois; Jillian Martin of Stow, Ohio; Shannon Pluhowsky of Dayton, Ohio, and Lauren Russo of O’Fallon, Missouri.
Andrew Anderson of Chesterfield Township, Michigan; Ryan Barnes of Denton, Texas; Packy Hanrahan of Wichita, Kansas; A.J. Johnson of Kenosha, Wisconsin; Kristopher Prather of Romeoville, Illinois, and Chris Via of Blacklick, Ohio, will comprise the Team USA men’s contingent.
Those talented athletes will be under the direction of Team USA Head Coach Bryan O’Keefe and Kelly Kulick, a United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer who serves as Junior Team USA Head Coach and assistant coach for Team USA.
Presently, 23 countries are slated to send men’s teams to the 2025 IBF World Championships while 22 nations are expected to compete on the women’s side.
Official practice sessions and the tournament’s opening ceremony will take place on Nov. 24, kicking off 12 straight days of bowling action in Hong Kong.
The first event of the 2025 IBF World Championships will be singles. Men’s and women’s qualifying will occur on Nov. 25 and Nov. 26, respectively, with Round 2-, semifinal- and final-round action in both divisions taking place on Nov. 27.
A similar schedule will be followed for the doubles event but in reverse order. For doubles, the women will qualify first, bowling on Nov. 28 with the men following on Nov. 29. The final three rounds of doubles competition in both divisions will be contested on Nov. 30.
The final two events of the 2025 IBF World Championships will be trios and team.
The first two rounds of Men’s Trios will occur on Dec. 1 with Women’s Trios following on Dec. 2.
The focus will shift from three bowlers to five on Dec. 3, which is when the first two rounds of Men’s Team and Women’s Team competition will occur.
The excitement is sure to reach a fever pitch during the last two days of competition when the action moves from Top Bowl to Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wanchai.
The trios semifinals and finals in both divisions will take place at Queen Elizabeth Stadium on Dec. 4 with the Men’s Team and Women’s Team semis and finals following on Dec. 5, which will be the last day of competition at this year’s tournament.
After the last balls have been rolled and the final medals have been awarded, the Victory Banquet will officially bring the 2025 IBF World Championships to a close on the evening of Dec. 5.
For more information on Team USA, CLICK HERE.
The American women donning the red, white and blue in Hong Kong will be Julia Bond of Lincoln, Nebraska; Bryanna Coté of Tucson, Arizona; Breanna Clemmer of Lebanon, Illinois; Jillian Martin of Stow, Ohio; Shannon Pluhowsky of Dayton, Ohio, and Lauren Russo of O’Fallon, Missouri.
Andrew Anderson of Chesterfield Township, Michigan; Ryan Barnes of Denton, Texas; Packy Hanrahan of Wichita, Kansas; A.J. Johnson of Kenosha, Wisconsin; Kristopher Prather of Romeoville, Illinois, and Chris Via of Blacklick, Ohio, will comprise the Team USA men’s contingent.
Those talented athletes will be under the direction of Team USA Head Coach Bryan O’Keefe and Kelly Kulick, a United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer who serves as Junior Team USA Head Coach and assistant coach for Team USA.
Presently, 23 countries are slated to send men’s teams to the 2025 IBF World Championships while 22 nations are expected to compete on the women’s side.
Official practice sessions and the tournament’s opening ceremony will take place on Nov. 24, kicking off 12 straight days of bowling action in Hong Kong.
The first event of the 2025 IBF World Championships will be singles. Men’s and women’s qualifying will occur on Nov. 25 and Nov. 26, respectively, with Round 2-, semifinal- and final-round action in both divisions taking place on Nov. 27.
A similar schedule will be followed for the doubles event but in reverse order. For doubles, the women will qualify first, bowling on Nov. 28 with the men following on Nov. 29. The final three rounds of doubles competition in both divisions will be contested on Nov. 30.
The final two events of the 2025 IBF World Championships will be trios and team.
The first two rounds of Men’s Trios will occur on Dec. 1 with Women’s Trios following on Dec. 2.
The focus will shift from three bowlers to five on Dec. 3, which is when the first two rounds of Men’s Team and Women’s Team competition will occur.
The excitement is sure to reach a fever pitch during the last two days of competition when the action moves from Top Bowl to Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wanchai.
The trios semifinals and finals in both divisions will take place at Queen Elizabeth Stadium on Dec. 4 with the Men’s Team and Women’s Team semis and finals following on Dec. 5, which will be the last day of competition at this year’s tournament.
After the last balls have been rolled and the final medals have been awarded, the Victory Banquet will officially bring the 2025 IBF World Championships to a close on the evening of Dec. 5.
For more information on Team USA, CLICK HERE.