Marshall kent bowler biography

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Marshall Kent was a successful college bowler before joining the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). He quickly found success with his first title in Saudi Arabia in 2014. Marshall was also named Harry Golden Rookie of the Year. His second tour title came as a member of the Merica Rooster Illusion team that won PBA Team Challenge. He was the top seed for the 2016 US Open and finished second.

Kent won the 2016 men’s Team USA Trials to earn his fifth consecutive Team USA berth. He also was the 2012 men’s Team USA Trials champion. He has won six gold medals, 7 silver medals and 2 bronze medals in international competition.

His college stats include:

• 2011-12 Collegiate Rookie of the Year
• Two-time Collegiate Player of the Year (2011-12 and 2012-13)

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7 Career PBA Tour Titles

6 Standard Titles

2014 — Kingdom International Open, Saudi Arabia
2016 — PBA Team Challenge, Las Vegas, NV
2017 — PBA Xtra Frame Lubbock Sports Open, Lubbock, TX; Grand Casino Hotel & Resort PBA Oklahoma Open, Shawnee, OK
2022 — PBA Roth/Holman Doubles Championship, Wauwatosa, WI (Partner: EJ Tackett)
2024 — PBA Illinois Classic, Mount Prospect, IL

1 Major Title

2024 — PBA Tournament of Champions, Fairlawn, OH

Awards

Harry Golden Rookie of the Year (2014)

BIOGRAPHY

Born and raised in Yakima, Washington. My home bowling center is Nob Hill Lanes, which is owned by both my mom and dad, along with former Team USA member Harry Mickelson. I have been bowling ever since I learned how to walk. In Yakima, there is no high school bowling for the boys, so I developed my game through the youth bowing tours in the northwest, to the JBT and Junior Gold program, which then lead to a collegiate scholarship at Robert Morris University in Chicago, Illinois, a degree in Business Administration, and eventually a career on the PBA Tour.

Being an outdoorsman my whole life, I enjoy golfing, working out, hiking, fishing, and hunting when I am not on the lanes. The Seattle Seahawks is my team to root for, and I am a seafood fanatic. I will never say no to Sushi. As for music, I will listen to everything, but country is my favorite.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• 4-time PBA National Champion
• 5 PBA Regional Titles
• 2014 PBA Rookie of the Year
• 8-Time Team USA Member
• 2017 Gold Medal World Championships Team event
• 2016 PBACON Masters Gold Medal
• 2-Time Collegiate Player of the Year (2012, 2013)
• 3-Time Collegiate First Team All-American
• 2010 Junior Gold National Champion
• 3-Time Junior Team USA Member

For full PBA statistics of Marshall Kent, click here.

American ten-pin bowler (born 1992)

This article is about the ten-pin bowler. For the actor, see Marshall Kent (actor).

Marshall Kent (born September 21, 1992) is an American ten-pin bowler from Yakima, Washington now residing in Clarkston, Michigan. He currently competes on the PBA Tour and World Bowling Tour. He has been a member of Junior Team USA, and is a six-time member of Team USA. He has won seven PBA Tour titles (including one major) and five PBA Regional titles.

After 8 years as a member of the Storm Bowling pro staff, Kent accepted a sponsorship agreement with BIG Bowling in 2021. After the PBA removed BIG Bowling as a registered product, Kent signed a sponsorship agreement with Hammer Bowling in 2023. He is also sponsored by Turbo Grips, Dexter shoes and Apparel EFX.

Amateur career

Kent was a three-time member of Junior Team USA, and has been a Team USA member multiple times since 2012. He was a two-time Collegiate Player of the Year (2011–12 and 2012–13) bowling for Robert Morris University in Chicago, Illinois, where he also earned a degree in Business Administration.

Kent won a gold medal in trios at the 2011 PABCON Youth Championships, and was the 2012 Russian Open Champion. He won two gold medals (singles and team) in the 2012 World Youth Championships, and a team gold medal in the 2012 PABCON Championships.

Kent bowled as an amateur in the 2013 PBA Scorpion Championship and finished runner-up to Tom Smallwood. He won the 2014 Brunswick Euro Challenge as an amateur, and thus his win did not qualify for a PBA title.

Professional bowling career

Shortly after his Brunswick Euro Challenge win in March 2014, Kent joined the Professional Bowlers Association. He was named the 2014 Harry Golden PBA Rookie of the Year, having won the Kingdom International Open for his first PBA Tour title. He picked