Shannon O'Keefe

Shannon O'Keefe
Personal information
Born (1979-01-27) January 27, 1979 (age 45)[1]
Bowling Information
AffiliationPWBA
Dominant handRight (tweener delivery)
Wins15 PWBA Tour (3 majors)
SponsorsRoto Grip, VISE grips, Coolwick, BowlerX.com
Personal blogwww.facebook.com/ShannonOkeefeFans
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamJacksonville State
ConferenceCUSA
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2015–2023McKendree
2024–presentJacksonville State
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3x NCAA championship (2017, 2022, 2024)
Shannon O'Keefe
Medal record
Women's Ten-pin Bowling
Representing  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Bowling Championships* 6 3 2
World Games 1 1 –
Pan American Games 1 1 3
Total 8 5 5
World Tenpin Bowling Championships[2]
Silver medal – second place 2019 Las Vegas Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Las Vegas All Events
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Las Vegas Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Las Vegas Trios
Gold medal – first place 2015 Abu Dhabi Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Henderson Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Henderson All Events
Silver medal – second place 2013 Henderson Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Hong Kong Trios
Gold medal – first place 2011 Hong Kong Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Monterrey Singles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Monterrey Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Aalborg Team
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Doubles
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima All-Events

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]

  1. ^ a b c "Shannon O'Keefe player profile at PWBA.com". PWBA.com. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "World Championships Results". ETBF's Medal History. European Tenpin Bowling Federation.
  3. ^ Mandelaro, Jim (October 12, 2007). "Greece bowler strikes it big; She didn't get started until age 16". bowlingdigital.com. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  4. ^ Smith, Aaron (January 7, 2018). "Champions determined at 2018 Team USA Trials, U.S. Amateur". bowl.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "Shannon O'Keefe Wins Two Medals for Team USA at World Games 2022". mckbearcats.com. July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "O'KEEFE, COOLEY CAPTURE TITLES IN 54TH QUBICAAMF BOWLING WORLD CUP". Bowling Digital. November 11, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "O'Keefe, Richard Highlight 2018 PWBA Tour Season". PWBA.com. September 27, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  8. ^ Smith, Aaron (September 10, 2019). "O'KEEFE CAPTURES SECOND CONSECUTIVE PWBA PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD". bowl.com. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  9. ^ Smith, Aaron (August 9, 2022). "STEPHANIE ZAVALA WINS FIRST MAJOR TITLE AT 2022 PWBA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP". PWBA.com. Retrieved August 11, 2022.