SHANNON O'KEEFE

Age: 45

On Tour Since: 2015

Hometown: Jacksonville, Alabama

Style: Right

Career PWBA Titles: 15

Shannon’s imprint on the sport of bowling is one that will not be forgotten anytime soon. Once known as a highly touted college softball player, she traded her spikes in for bowling shoes and never looked back. From her 18 consecutive years on Team USA and countless gold medals around the globe, to her three PWBA Player of the Year awards and multiple PWBA Titles and PWBA Major Titles, she continues to write that part of her legacy on the lanes. However, her legacy doesn’t stop there, the seven-time NTCA Coach of the year has also won multiple national titles as a collegiate head coach and continues to influence and inspire those dreaming of following in her footsteps.

Career Highlights

PWBA Titles

2022 - PWBA Twin Cities Open, Eagan, Minn.

2021 - PWBA Bowlers Journal Classic, Arlington, Texas

2019 - PWBA Twin Cities Open, Eagan, Minn.

2019 - PWBA Tucson Open, Tucson, Ariz.

2019 - PWBA East Hartford Open, East Hartford, Conn.

2019 - BowlerX.com PWBA Orlando Open, Orlando, Fla.

2018 - PWBA Sonoma County Open, Rohnert Park, Calif.

2017 - PWBA St. Petersburg-Clearwater Open, Seminole, Fla.

2016 - Nationwide PWBA Sonoma County Open, Rohnert Park, Calif.; Pepsi PWBA Lincoln Open, Lincoln, Neb.

2016 - PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles (with Bill O'Neill), Houston

2015 - PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles (with Bill O'Neill), Houston

2015 PWBA Central Regional, Fort Wayne, Ind.

PWBA Majors

2019 - PWBA Tour Championship, Richmond, Va.

2018 - USBC Queens, Reno, Nev.

2017 - Smithfield PWBA Tour Championship, Richmond, Va.

Awards

2018, 2019 and 2022 PWBA Player of the Year

Head women’s bowling coach at Jacksonville State University

2017 and 2023 Intercollegiate Team Championships winner as head coach at McKendree

2017 and 2022 NCAA Women's Bowling Championship winner as head coach at McKendree

Seven-time NTCA Division II/III Coach of the Year at McKendree (2016-2022)

2018 Team USA Trials Champion

2017 Team USA Trials runner-up

2016 USBC Women's Championships Diamond Doubles and All-Events Champion

2014 USBC Women's Championships Diamond Team Champion

2011 USBC Women's Championships Scratch Team Champion

2011 Texas State Queens Champion

2010 PBA Southwest Region Del-Mar Lanes Challenge Champion

2008 USBC Team USA Trials Champion

Finalist for the 2007 Harry Glickman Professional Athlete of the Year Award, presented to Oregon’s top athlete

2001 and 2006 Rochester Queens Champion

2003 Lilac City Women’s Team and Doubles Champion

2001 New York State Queens Champion

Other Achievments

Two gold medals (doubles, all-events) and one silver medal (singles) at 2022 PANAM Bowling Champion of Champions

One gold medal (singles) and one silver medal (doubles) at 2022 World Games

One silver medal (singles) and two bronze medals (team, all-events) at 2019 World Bowling Women's Championships

One gold medal (doubles) at 2019 Pan American Games

2018 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup champion

Two gold medals (doubles, trios) and one silver medal (team) at 2018 PABCON Women's Championships

One gold medal (trios) and one bronze medal (doubles) at 2017 World Bowling World Championships

One gold medal (trios), one silver medal (team) and one bronze medal (Masters) at 2016 PABCON Women's Championships

One gold medal (team) at 2015 World Bowling Women's Championships

Two gold medals (trios, team) and one bronze medal (doubles) at 2014 PABCON Championships

Two gold medals (doubles, all-events) and one silver medal (team) at 2013 WTBA World Championships

Two gold medals (trios, team) at 2011 WTBA World Championships

One gold medal (team), one silver medal (doubles) and one bronze medal (Masters) at 2010 PABCON Championships

Three gold medals (all-events, trios, team) at 2009 PABCON Championships

Silver medal (doubles with Mexico’s Adriana Perez) at 2008 Federation Tenpin Bowling Cup

Four gold medals (all-events, singles, Team Masters, national all-events), one silver (mixed doubles) and one bronze (Masters) at 2008 PABCON Championship of the Champions

Gold (singles) and two silvers (team, trios) medals at 2007 WTBA World Championships

Five gold medals (singles, doubles, team, all-events, national all-events) and one silver (mixed doubles) at 2006 Tournament of the Americas

Silver medal (team) at 2005 WTBA World Championships