Anita Arnett, Tyler Jensen hold early lead in Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles
08/01/15
Former collegiate star Anita Arnett of Richmond, Texas, and partner Tyler Jensen of Fort Worth (pictured, r-l) held the early lead in the 16th annual PBA/PWBA Xtra Frame Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles tournament Friday at Palace Lanes, averaging a composite 213.56 to pace their 42-team squad with a 3,417 pinfall total.
In second place after the opening squad were Kristin Warzinski of Muskegon, Mich., and Joe Findling, Mesquite, Texas, with a combined eight-game total of 3,272 pins, 145 pins behind the leaders.
Arnett, 32, and Jensen, 31, had never met until they were paired by tournament founder Donna Conners 10 years ago.
Arnett, who was known as Anita Manns when she was named the 2002 USBC Albert Crowe Star of Tomorrow and won collegiate woman bowler of the year at Wichita State University, is now a pediatric nurse and the married mother of year-and-a-half-old son Mason. Jensen is a regional salesman for Storm Bowling Products, married, with a young son.
But 10 years ago they were just two talented young bowlers. "Donna told me I needed to bowl in her tournament, and she told Anita she needed to bowl," Jensen said, "and then she put us together. We've bowled together ever since."
"We have a blast," Arnett said. "Our personalities click. We laugh so much." "It's like, wow, we're done – see you next year," Jensen laughed.
"We've bowled well together," Arnett added. "We finished second or third one year." "Yeah, I can't remember either. It's like being married for 10 years and you forget."
Arnett, said she doesn't bowl as much as she once did due to her job and family, but is bowling Professional Women's Bowling Association events when it's practical. Jensen is a 12-year part-time Professional Bowlers Association Tour player and a regular in regional competition.
Their scores are likely to advance them into Sunday's 30-team cashers round, but that will depend on how the two additional squads of 42 teams each bowl in their eight-game qualifying rounds on Saturday. Among the teams yet to bowl are three-time winners Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C., and partner Shannon Pluhowsky of Dayton, Ohio.
The Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles event was founded in 2000 by Donna Conners as a tribute to her close friend, Luci Bonneau, who died of breast cancer in 1999.
Since its inception, the tournament has become the nation's largest high-profile mixed doubles bowling event, attracting dozens of PBA and PWBA Tour champions while raising in excess of $650,000 in the war against breast cancer.
The tournament, which is being covered live on PBA's Xtra Frame video-streaming channel, concludes Sunday with the four-game cashers round at 8 a.m., followed by round robin match play at noon CT.
The winners will be decided based upon a combined total of 20 games. The winning players, if they are members of their respective pro tours, will earn a PBA Tour or PWBA Tour title in addition to splitting the $15,000 first prize.
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Players with position, hometown and 8-game total; Squad C only; Squads A and B bowl round one on Saturday
1, Anita Arnett, Richmond, Texas/Tyler Jensen, Fort Worth, Texas, 3,417
2, Kristin Warzinski, Muskegon, Mich./Joe Findling, Mesquite, Texas, 3,272
3, Cassandra Leuthold, Rapid City, S.D./Jason Sterner, Covington, Ga., 3,259
4, Jacqui Reese, McAdoo, Pa./Nathan Van Putten, Houston, Texas, 3,227
5, Liz Kuhlkin, Schenectady, N.Y./Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,216
6 (tie), Robin Romeo, Newhall, Calif./Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Chatsworth, Calif., and
Katie Thornton, Chesapeake, Va./Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, 3,200
8, Brandi/Mike Calderon, Tempe, Ariz., 3,197
9, Carol Norman, Houston, Texas/David Haynes, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,186
10, Suzana Signaigo, Fort Worth, Texas/Jason Duran, Littleton, Colo., 3,185
11, Cindy Mattingly, Puyallup, Wash./Perry Crowell, Hoquiam, Wash., 3,181
12, Ashly Galante, Palm Harbor, Fla./Anthony Pepe, Astoria, N.Y., 3,137
13, Amanda Greene, Romney, W.Va./Kyle Sherman, O' Fallon, Mo., 3,122
14, Daria Kovalova, Wichita, Kan./Roger Petrin, Grand Prairie, Texas, 3,114
15, Michelle Secours, Rochester, N.Y./BJ Moore, Raleigh, N.C., 3,103
16, Erin Lenahan, Meadow Vista, Calif./Chris Williams-Fikler, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,066
17, Christi/Ted Pritts, Little Elm, Texas, 3,051
18, Jennifer Asplin, Oakley, Calif./Blake Paris, Brentwood, Calif., 3,039
19, Patricia De Faria, Venezuela/T.J. Thompson, Houston, Texas, 3,036
20, Kaidee Sutphin, Orlando, Fla./David O'Sullivan, Orlando, Fla., 3,034
21, Mariana Ayala, Puerto Rico/Jonathan Wiley, Houston, Texas, 3,030
22, Sarah Lokker, New Baltimore, Mich./Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 3,012
23, Crystal Boutotte/Corey Atkinson, Montgomery, Texas, 2,981
24, Wendy Shelton, Albuquerque, N.M./Dylan Macon, Ennis, Texas, 2,935
25, Beth Owen-Cipielewski, Bradenton, Fla./Bryan Viator, Seabrook, Texas, 2,909
26, Cieara Watts/Tony Jones, Houston, Texas, 2,908
27, DeeDee Jeffery/Shane Gillmore, Little Rock, Ark., 2,892
28, Kelly/David Jay, Katy, Texas, 2,877
29, Jackie Fisher, Allen, Texas/Eddie Gaddison, San Dimas, Calif., 2,838
30, Wendy/Lee Arnold, Hockley, Texas, 2,825
31, Gabriella Mayfield, Valparaiso, Ind./Mike Austin, Houston, Texas, 2,823
32, Alice Hale , Austin, Texas, Ron Willard, Houston, Texas, 2,814
33, Tamara Dunning, Little Rock, Ark./Corey Bottos, Houston, Texas, 2,796
34, Ashley Blakley, Houston, Texas/Nick Johnsen, Rosenberg, Texas, 2,774
35, Casey Goettel, St. Charles, Mo./Ben Howison-Johnstone, England, 2,745
36 (tie), Rene Fleming, Oklahoma City, Okla.,/Carlos Gonzalez, Pearland, Texas, and
Jaime Wells, Humble, Texas/Justin Maxwell, Houston, Texas, 2,737
38, Kristine Falcon, Conroe, Texas/Robert Richardson, Humble, Texas, 2,732
39, Jessica Haynes/Charles Vaughan, Pasadena, Texas, 2,704
40, Lori Swanson/Randall Blackketter, Houston, Texas, 2,658
41, Kim/Michiel Burnham, Pasadena, Texas, 2,618
42, Pam/Rick Noftsier, Katy, Texas, 2,563
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Former collegiate star Anita Arnett of Richmond, Texas, and partner Tyler Jensen of Fort Worth (pictured, r-l) held the early lead in the 16th annual PBA/PWBA Xtra Frame Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles tournament Friday at Palace Lanes, averaging a composite 213.56 to pace their 42-team squad with a 3,417 pinfall total.In second place after the opening squad were Kristin Warzinski of Muskegon, Mich., and Joe Findling, Mesquite, Texas, with a combined eight-game total of 3,272 pins, 145 pins behind the leaders.
Arnett, 32, and Jensen, 31, had never met until they were paired by tournament founder Donna Conners 10 years ago.
Arnett, who was known as Anita Manns when she was named the 2002 USBC Albert Crowe Star of Tomorrow and won collegiate woman bowler of the year at Wichita State University, is now a pediatric nurse and the married mother of year-and-a-half-old son Mason. Jensen is a regional salesman for Storm Bowling Products, married, with a young son.
But 10 years ago they were just two talented young bowlers. "Donna told me I needed to bowl in her tournament, and she told Anita she needed to bowl," Jensen said, "and then she put us together. We've bowled together ever since."
"We have a blast," Arnett said. "Our personalities click. We laugh so much." "It's like, wow, we're done – see you next year," Jensen laughed.
"We've bowled well together," Arnett added. "We finished second or third one year." "Yeah, I can't remember either. It's like being married for 10 years and you forget."
Arnett, said she doesn't bowl as much as she once did due to her job and family, but is bowling Professional Women's Bowling Association events when it's practical. Jensen is a 12-year part-time Professional Bowlers Association Tour player and a regular in regional competition.
Their scores are likely to advance them into Sunday's 30-team cashers round, but that will depend on how the two additional squads of 42 teams each bowl in their eight-game qualifying rounds on Saturday. Among the teams yet to bowl are three-time winners Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C., and partner Shannon Pluhowsky of Dayton, Ohio.
The Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles event was founded in 2000 by Donna Conners as a tribute to her close friend, Luci Bonneau, who died of breast cancer in 1999.Since its inception, the tournament has become the nation's largest high-profile mixed doubles bowling event, attracting dozens of PBA and PWBA Tour champions while raising in excess of $650,000 in the war against breast cancer.
The tournament, which is being covered live on PBA's Xtra Frame video-streaming channel, concludes Sunday with the four-game cashers round at 8 a.m., followed by round robin match play at noon CT.
The winners will be decided based upon a combined total of 20 games. The winning players, if they are members of their respective pro tours, will earn a PBA Tour or PWBA Tour title in addition to splitting the $15,000 first prize.
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Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles - Qualifying Round One
Players with position, hometown and 8-game total; Squad C only; Squads A and B bowl round one on Saturday
1, Anita Arnett, Richmond, Texas/Tyler Jensen, Fort Worth, Texas, 3,417
2, Kristin Warzinski, Muskegon, Mich./Joe Findling, Mesquite, Texas, 3,272
3, Cassandra Leuthold, Rapid City, S.D./Jason Sterner, Covington, Ga., 3,259
4, Jacqui Reese, McAdoo, Pa./Nathan Van Putten, Houston, Texas, 3,227
5, Liz Kuhlkin, Schenectady, N.Y./Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,216
6 (tie), Robin Romeo, Newhall, Calif./Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Chatsworth, Calif., and
Katie Thornton, Chesapeake, Va./Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, 3,200
8, Brandi/Mike Calderon, Tempe, Ariz., 3,197
9, Carol Norman, Houston, Texas/David Haynes, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,186
10, Suzana Signaigo, Fort Worth, Texas/Jason Duran, Littleton, Colo., 3,185
11, Cindy Mattingly, Puyallup, Wash./Perry Crowell, Hoquiam, Wash., 3,181
12, Ashly Galante, Palm Harbor, Fla./Anthony Pepe, Astoria, N.Y., 3,137
13, Amanda Greene, Romney, W.Va./Kyle Sherman, O' Fallon, Mo., 3,122
14, Daria Kovalova, Wichita, Kan./Roger Petrin, Grand Prairie, Texas, 3,114
15, Michelle Secours, Rochester, N.Y./BJ Moore, Raleigh, N.C., 3,103
16, Erin Lenahan, Meadow Vista, Calif./Chris Williams-Fikler, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,066
17, Christi/Ted Pritts, Little Elm, Texas, 3,051
18, Jennifer Asplin, Oakley, Calif./Blake Paris, Brentwood, Calif., 3,039
19, Patricia De Faria, Venezuela/T.J. Thompson, Houston, Texas, 3,036
20, Kaidee Sutphin, Orlando, Fla./David O'Sullivan, Orlando, Fla., 3,034
21, Mariana Ayala, Puerto Rico/Jonathan Wiley, Houston, Texas, 3,030
22, Sarah Lokker, New Baltimore, Mich./Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 3,012
23, Crystal Boutotte/Corey Atkinson, Montgomery, Texas, 2,981
24, Wendy Shelton, Albuquerque, N.M./Dylan Macon, Ennis, Texas, 2,935
25, Beth Owen-Cipielewski, Bradenton, Fla./Bryan Viator, Seabrook, Texas, 2,909
26, Cieara Watts/Tony Jones, Houston, Texas, 2,908
27, DeeDee Jeffery/Shane Gillmore, Little Rock, Ark., 2,892
28, Kelly/David Jay, Katy, Texas, 2,877
29, Jackie Fisher, Allen, Texas/Eddie Gaddison, San Dimas, Calif., 2,838
30, Wendy/Lee Arnold, Hockley, Texas, 2,825
31, Gabriella Mayfield, Valparaiso, Ind./Mike Austin, Houston, Texas, 2,823
32, Alice Hale , Austin, Texas, Ron Willard, Houston, Texas, 2,814
33, Tamara Dunning, Little Rock, Ark./Corey Bottos, Houston, Texas, 2,796
34, Ashley Blakley, Houston, Texas/Nick Johnsen, Rosenberg, Texas, 2,774
35, Casey Goettel, St. Charles, Mo./Ben Howison-Johnstone, England, 2,745
36 (tie), Rene Fleming, Oklahoma City, Okla.,/Carlos Gonzalez, Pearland, Texas, and
Jaime Wells, Humble, Texas/Justin Maxwell, Houston, Texas, 2,737
38, Kristine Falcon, Conroe, Texas/Robert Richardson, Humble, Texas, 2,732
39, Jessica Haynes/Charles Vaughan, Pasadena, Texas, 2,704
40, Lori Swanson/Randall Blackketter, Houston, Texas, 2,658
41, Kim/Michiel Burnham, Pasadena, Texas, 2,618
42, Pam/Rick Noftsier, Katy, Texas, 2,563
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