Eight athletes selected to represent Junior Team USA at 2024 IBF World Youth Championships
May 02, 2024
ARLINGTON, Texas – Eight talented young bowlers will have the opportunity to make their dreams of representing the United States on the lanes come true after having been chosen by the National Selection Committee to represent Junior Team USA at the 2024 International Bowling Federation World Youth Championships in Incheon, Korea.
Zach Andresen of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Jacob Bockstie of Nottingham, Maryland; Brandon Bohn of Jackson, New Jersey, and Braden Mallasch of Waupaca, Wisconsin, will comprise the men’s team while the women’s squad will be represented by Katelyn Abigania of San Diego, Gianna Brandolino of Channahon, Illinois; Jillian Martin of Stow, Ohio, and Annalise OBryant of Ball Ground, Georgia.
The group will be led by Team USA Coach Kelly Kulick, a United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer who also serves as the head coach of Junior Team USA. She will be assisted by fellow hall of famer Kendra Cameron-Curry, USBC Program Director-High Performance.
The 2024 World Youth Championships will run from July 7-18 and be contested at Incheon’s 32-lane Fiesta Bowling Center.
The official practice sessions are scheduled for Monday, July 9, with tournament play set to begin one day later.
Singles qualifying and match play will take place from July 10-12, doubles preliminary rounds will run from July 12-15, team qualifying and match play will occur on July 15-16 and all phases of mixed team competition will happen on July 17.
The tournament will end on July 18 with semifinal- and final-round action in singles, doubles and team, medal ceremonies and the victory banquet.
The World Youth Championships will be Junior Team USA’s second competition of 2024 as Jenna Stretch of Auburn Township, Ohio, and Carter Street of Dublin, Ohio, donned the red, white and blue at the IBF Youth World Cup in Lima, Peru, in January with Stretch bringing home a silver medal and Street placing 11th.
For more information on Junior Team USA, visit BOWL.com/JuniorTeamUSA.
Zach Andresen of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Jacob Bockstie of Nottingham, Maryland; Brandon Bohn of Jackson, New Jersey, and Braden Mallasch of Waupaca, Wisconsin, will comprise the men’s team while the women’s squad will be represented by Katelyn Abigania of San Diego, Gianna Brandolino of Channahon, Illinois; Jillian Martin of Stow, Ohio, and Annalise OBryant of Ball Ground, Georgia.
The group will be led by Team USA Coach Kelly Kulick, a United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer who also serves as the head coach of Junior Team USA. She will be assisted by fellow hall of famer Kendra Cameron-Curry, USBC Program Director-High Performance.
The 2024 World Youth Championships will run from July 7-18 and be contested at Incheon’s 32-lane Fiesta Bowling Center.
The official practice sessions are scheduled for Monday, July 9, with tournament play set to begin one day later.
Singles qualifying and match play will take place from July 10-12, doubles preliminary rounds will run from July 12-15, team qualifying and match play will occur on July 15-16 and all phases of mixed team competition will happen on July 17.
The tournament will end on July 18 with semifinal- and final-round action in singles, doubles and team, medal ceremonies and the victory banquet.
The World Youth Championships will be Junior Team USA’s second competition of 2024 as Jenna Stretch of Auburn Township, Ohio, and Carter Street of Dublin, Ohio, donned the red, white and blue at the IBF Youth World Cup in Lima, Peru, in January with Stretch bringing home a silver medal and Street placing 11th.
For more information on Junior Team USA, visit BOWL.com/JuniorTeamUSA.