02/28/08
BWAA Awards
Asbaty, Page named 2007 BWAA Amateurs of the Year
Team USA members Diandra Asbaty and Rhino Page have been selected as the 2007 Amateur Bowlers of the Year by the Bowling Writers Association of America.
Asbaty, a Dyer, Ind., native residing in Chicago, was a unanimous selection while Page, a San Diego native living in Topeka, Kan., came one vote short of unanimous in the balloting of the BWAA Amateur Bowler of the Year committee. Another Team USA member, Bill Hoffman of Columbus, Ohio, earned the other male first-place vote.
Asbaty started her 2007 in January with a fourth-place finish in the USBC Team USA Trials in Reno, Nev. She earned her first major 2007 victory in May with the World Ranking Masters women's title in Lake Wales, Fla. That came just five days after finishing second in the USBC Queens in Charlotte, N.C.
In July, Asbaty collected the women's doubles gold medal at the Pan American Games in Brazil. Then in late August and early September, she earned a gold medal in Masters and silver in the team event in the World Tenpin Bowling Association Women's World Championships in Monterrey, Mexico. She capped the year in December by winning the final event in the Professional Bowlers Association Women's Series at Wyoming, Mich.
Page's year also began well with a runner-up finish at the USBC Team USA Trials. He earned gold medals in singles and doubles at the Pan American Games and gold medals in team and Masters and bronze in all-events at the WTBA Men's American Zone Championships in late June and early July.
For his efforts, Page was named United States Olympic Committee Athlete of the Year for Bowling and Bowlers Journal International Amateur of the Year.
Hoffman and Derek Eoff, Greenfield, Wis., tied for second place in the men's Amateur of the Year voting. Shannon O'Keefe, Brookfield, Wis., was runner-up behind Asbaty for the women.
Asbaty, a Dyer, Ind., native residing in Chicago, was a unanimous selection while Page, a San Diego native living in Topeka, Kan., came one vote short of unanimous in the balloting of the BWAA Amateur Bowler of the Year committee. Another Team USA member, Bill Hoffman of Columbus, Ohio, earned the other male first-place vote.Asbaty started her 2007 in January with a fourth-place finish in the USBC Team USA Trials in Reno, Nev. She earned her first major 2007 victory in May with the World Ranking Masters women's title in Lake Wales, Fla. That came just five days after finishing second in the USBC Queens in Charlotte, N.C.
In July, Asbaty collected the women's doubles gold medal at the Pan American Games in Brazil. Then in late August and early September, she earned a gold medal in Masters and silver in the team event in the World Tenpin Bowling Association Women's World Championships in Monterrey, Mexico. She capped the year in December by winning the final event in the Professional Bowlers Association Women's Series at Wyoming, Mich.
Page's year also began well with a runner-up finish at the USBC Team USA Trials. He earned gold medals in singles and doubles at the Pan American Games and gold medals in team and Masters and bronze in all-events at the WTBA Men's American Zone Championships in late June and early July.For his efforts, Page was named United States Olympic Committee Athlete of the Year for Bowling and Bowlers Journal International Amateur of the Year.
Hoffman and Derek Eoff, Greenfield, Wis., tied for second place in the men's Amateur of the Year voting. Shannon O'Keefe, Brookfield, Wis., was runner-up behind Asbaty for the women.
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