USBC Youth Spokesperson - Diandra Asbaty

Birth date: Aug. 2, 1980
Birth place: Oak Lawn, Ill.
Residence: Chicago
Height: 5'5"

Diandra Asbaty, who was born in Oak Lawn, Ill., and grew up in Dyer, Ind., is one of five people elected by fellow athletes to be a board member of the United States Bowling Congress Board of Directors. Named spokesperson of the USBC Youth program in January 2006, Asbaty has been involved with the sport of bowling for nearly 20 years.

Besides being an accomplished bowler at the national and international levels, Asbaty also has established herself as a leader on the national level, serving previously on the USA Bowling International Relations and USA Bowling Coaching committees. A USBC Silver level coach, she became a coach for the American Zone Coaching Program in 2003.

Asbaty, who graduated from the University of Nebraska in 2003 with a Bachelor of Journalism degree in marketing, is a Brunswick Amateur staff representative and ambassador as well as a Turbo 2-N-1 Grips amateur staff international representative. She also pens a monthly column for Bowlers Journal International magazine.

Her husband John is a former bowler at the University of Nebraska.

Team USA appearances
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007*
*Asbaty earned an exemption for the 2007 team by winning the 2006 U.S. Amateur title

Junior Team USA appearances
2001, 2002

International

• 2006 QubicaAMF World Cup champion
• 2004 World Ranking Masters champion
• Silver medal (team) at 2005 Women’s World Championships
• Three gold medals (Masters, team and doubles), one silver (all-events) and one bronze (singles) at 2005 American Zone Championships
• Silver medal at 2004 World Tenpin Team Cup
• Gold (Masters), bronze (trios) and two silver medals (doubles and all-events) at 2003 World Championships
• Bronze medal at 2003 World Tenpin Team Cup
• 2003 Punta Cana Open champion
• Four gold medals (all-events, singles, team and team all-events) and one bronze (doubles) at 2002 Tournament of the Americas
• 4th at 2002 British Open
• 4th at 2002 World Ranking Masters
• Three gold medals (Masters, all-events and team), one silver (singles) and one bronze (trios) at 2001 American Zone Championships
• 2001 Junior World Team Challenge champion
• Gold medal at 2000 World Tenpin Team Cup
• Gold (Masters), bronze (all-events) and two silver medals (singles and doubles) at 2000 World Youth Championships
• Three gold medals (all-events, team and team all-events) and two silver (singles and mixed doubles) at 1999 Tournament of the Americas

Awards

• World Bowling Writers Hall of Fame (inducted December 2005)
• 2004-05 Bowlers Journal All-America first team
• 2004 WIBC All-American first team
• 2003-04 Bowlers Journal All-America second team
• 2000, 2001 and 2003 Bowlers Journal Amateur Bowler of the Year
• 2003 Bowling Writers Association of America Amateur Bowler of the Year
• 2000 and 2003 USOC Bowler of the Year
• 2003 WIBC All-American second team
• 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 Mid-America Bowling Writers Bowler of the Year
• 2002 University of Nebraska Student-Athlete of the Year
• 1999-2000 and 2000-01 National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association All-American first team
• 2001 Bowling Writers Association of America Bowler of the Year runner-up
• 2000 National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association Most Valuable Player
• 2000 Bowling Digest Collegiate Bowler of the Year
• 1998 WIBC Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tomorrow