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RHINO PAGE OVERVIEW
The man they call Rhino followed up a stellar amateur career and probably the greatest rookie season in PBA history in 2007-2008 with a solid sophomore season in 2008-2009. With a win in the Lumber Liquidators Shark Championship for his second Tour win and a heartbreaking runner-up finish in the H&R Block Tournament of Champions (he threw a four-count in the 11th to lose to mentor Patrick Allen 267-263), Rhino shook off a slow start to the season to establish himself as one of the front-runners for top lefty honors on Tour. Page also had a breakout performance in the Japan Cup with a televised 300 game (earning a $100,000 bonus)
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Despite this being Rhino’s third season on Tour, since he earned his exemption in 07-08 through the TQR’s and had to make the adjustment to being seeded directly into the fields in 08-09, it is really the first time he’s had a chance to really know what to expect as an exempt player. That fact should help Rhino get off to a quicker start at the World Series of Bowling this season in addition to the fact that he and Allen, who are virtually inseparable (Page even moved recently to Allen’s hometown of Wesley Chapel), feed off of and learn from each other’s success. Page is an ambitious and consistent player, and if he can get a few breaks and have a bit more success on TV, he definitely could be a Player of the Year candidate this season.
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Name: Rhino Page (L)
Hometown: Wesley Chapel, Fla.
Birthdate: 7/10/1983
Height: 5-7
Weight: 175
Joined PBA: 2007
PBA Tour titles: 2
PBA earnings: $286,041
2007-08 rank: 23
Exempt thru: 2009-10
Earned exemption: 2008-09 title winner
Personal: Nickname “Rhino” earned from his T-Ball coach because of his intensity…California native …Has been a member of Team USA since 2004…Was a member of Junior Team USA in 2001 and ’02…Won two gold medals (masters, singles) in the 2007 Pan American Games…Also won five medals in the 2007 American Zone Championships…Owns over 20 international medals…Won the 2005 U.S. Amateur Championship…Won team and doubles gold, all-events silver and trios bronze medals for Team USA in 2008 WTBA Men’s World Championships…Bowled for the University of Kansas where he was a member of the 2004 Intercollegiate Bowling Championship winning team…Named 2004 Intercollegiate Bowling Championship MVP…First-team Collegiate All-American in 2004-05 and Honorable Mention in 2003-04.
2008-09: Won the Lumber Liquidators Shark Championship for his second career title after stellar “rookie” year in 2007-08…Also finished second in H&R Block Tournament of Champions, losing to Patrick Allen in championship match…Bowled televised 300 game in Dydo Japan Cup to earn a $100,000 cash bonus…Cashed in 18 of 20 events, made match play eight times and had four television appearances…Averaged 217.32 (22nd) and earned $197,760 (second).
Career: Owns two PBA Tour titles…Selected as 2007-08 PBA Rookie of the Year after putting together one of the greatest rookie seasons ever…Made a rookie record five championship round appearances, all after advancing from the PBA Tour Qualifying Round, also a PBA record…First title came in his fifth TV appearance in the Go RVing Classic…Holds the PBA’s seven-game scoring record of 1,883 which he set in Baltimore in 2007…Broke the rookie record for earnings in a season with $84,811…One of three bowlers to win a title after advancing through the PBA Tour Qualifying Round…Holds PBA records for most times advancing through the TQR (12) and most times making top 32 match play as a qualifier (9)…One of eight PBA Rookies of the Year to win a title in his first season.
Career Standard Titles (2): 2007-08 – Norwich, Conn.; 2008-09 – Baltimore.
Awards: PBA Rookie of the Year (2007-08).
Courtesy of PBA.com
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