Personal information | |
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Born | [1] | January 27, 1979
Bowling Information | |
Affiliation | PWBA |
Dominant hand | Right (tweener delivery) |
Wins | 15 PWBA Tour (3 majors) |
Sponsors | Roto Grip, VISE grips, Coolwick, BowlerX.com |
Personal blog | www |
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Jacksonville State |
Conference | CUSA |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2015–2023 | McKendree |
2024–present | Jacksonville State |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
3x NCAA championship (2017, 2022, 2024) | |
Medal record
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Shannon O'Keefe (née Rondeau,[3] born January 27, 1979) is an American professional bowler and bowling coach now living in Jacksonville, Alabama. She has competed in the United States and internationally, and is currently the head coach at Jacksonville State University. She is an 18-time member of Team USA (2005–2022)[4] and an eight-time World Champion (Individual titles in Singles in 2007 and All-Events in 2013, also the 2013 Doubles, 2011 and 2017 Trios, and 2011 and 2015 Teams at the World Championships; plus the gold medal in Singles at 2022 World Games in Birmingham, AL).[5] She also won the 54th QubicaAMF World Cup in 2018 in Las Vegas.[6] Shannon also won the 2019 Doubles gold medal at the Pan American Games in Peru.
O'Keefe has 15 titles on the PWBA Tour, including three major championships,[1] and is a three-time PWBA Player of the Year (2018, 2019 and 2022).[7][8][9]
After a long association with Hammer Bowling, O'Keefe is now a member of the Roto Grip pro staff. She is also sponsored by VISE grips, Coolwick sportswear and BowlerX.com.[1]