Bowling's Clash of Champions will bring together 16 champions of USBC events and the U.S. Open ranging in age from teenagers to seniors competing for $100,000 in prize money on national television.

The event will take place May 7-8 at the USBC Convention in Kansas City, Mo., and taped for broadcast on CBS Sports May 10 from 5-6 p.m. Eastern and May 11 from 4-5 p.m. Eastern.

As the unique made-for-television event Bowling's Clash of Champions, presented by the United States Bowling Congress and Strike Ten Entertainment, gets closer, USBC is profiling each of the 16 participants in the event.

Meet Elysia Current and Tim Pfeifer

* How they qualified: Each player won their respective divisions at the 2007 USBC Intercollegiate Singles Championships in Huntsville, Ala., in May.

* About Bowling's Clash of Champions: The Clash will bring together 16 champions of USBC events and the U.S. Open ranging in age from teenagers to seniors competing for $100,000 in prize money on national television. The event will take place May 7-8 at the USBC Convention in Kansas City, Mo., and taped for broadcast on CBS Sports May 10 from 5-6 p.m. Eastern and May 11 from 4-5 p.m. Eastern.

* About Elysia Current: Just weeks after leading Wichita State University to the national title at the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships and being named a first-team All-American, Current, 23, of Ephrata, Pa., claimed the national singles title. A two-time member of Junior Team USA (2005 and 2006), she was the 2003-04 Collegiate Player and Rookie of the Year at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

* Current's thoughts: "I am very excited to be given this opportunity. I think it will be fun and I expect to see a lot of great bowling from the other competitors. Hopefully this event will help bowling become more recognized with people outside of the bowling industry."

* About Tim Pfeifer: The 20-year-old from Cranberry Township, Pa., finished second at the 2006 USBC Junior Gold Championships, earning a spot on Junior Team USA for the first time in 2007. The Robert Morris University junior also helped lead the Colonials to a runner-up finish at last year's USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships.

* Pfeifer's thoughts: "Being able to compete against some of the best bowlers in the world today is exciting. Winning would be an awesome experience, but I understand how talented the field is for the event. Hopefully, if I go out and perform well, some breaks will fall my way, and I'll win it."

* About the USBC Intercollegiate Singles Championships: The USBC Intercollegiate Singles Championships is the pinnacle event for individuals at the collegiate level. Bowlers compete in one of four sectional events with the top four men and top four women in each section advancing to the USBC Intercollegiate Singles Championships. The winners of this event are considered college bowling's national singles champions.

* On the web: Learn more about the Clash on bowl.com/clash and watch exclusive interviews with Current and Pfeifer on bowlTV.

* Next week: USBC will profile USBC Women's Championships Classic All-Events winner Wendy Macpherson and USBC Open Championships Regular All-Events winner Mike Rose Jr.