Marshall Kent (bowler)

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Marshall Kent
20170820 Marshall Kent.jpg
Kent in 2017
Born (1992-09-21) September 21, 1992 (age 29)[1]
Bowling Information
AffiliationPBA
Dominant handRight
Wins4
300-games17
SponsorsBIG Bowling, Turbo Grips, Dexter shoes, Apparel EFX,CTD Bowling
Personal blogfacebook.com/that1bowler300/

Marshall Kent (born September 21, 1992) is an American ten-pin bowler from Yakima, Washington who currently competes on the PBA Tour and World Bowling Tour. He has been a member of Junior Team USA, and is a six-time and current member of Team USA. He has won four PBA Tour titles and five PBA Regional titles.[2]

After 8 years as a member of the Storm Bowling pro staff, Kent accepted a sponsorship agreement with BIG Bowling in 2021.[3] 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 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,[1] where he also earned a degree in Business Administration.[2]

Kent won a gold medal in trios at the 2011 PABCON Youth Championships, and was the 2012 Russian Open Champion.[1] He won two gold medals (singles and team) in the 2012 World Youth Championships, and a team gold medal in the 2012 PABCON Championships.[1]

Kent won the 2014 Brunswick Euro Challenge as an amateur, and thus his win did not qualify for a PBA title.[1]

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.[1] In addition to four standard PBA Tour wins, Kent has five PBA Regional Tour titles and a runner-up finish at the 2016 U.S. Open.[1][4]

2017 was Kent's first year with multiple PBA Tour wins. He finished the season fourth in PBA earnings, with a career-best $112,480.[5] To date (2019 season end), he has career earnings of $459,393 and 17 career 300 games in PBA competition.[1]

Despite a career-high five championship round appearances, Kent failed to win a title in the 2018 PBA Tour season. He did win the non-title season-ending PBA Clash event on December 23.[6]

PBA Tour wins[]

  1. 2014: Kingdom International Open (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)[1]
  2. 2016: PBA Team Challenge (with 'Merica Rooster Illusion team) (Las Vegas, NV)[1]
  3. 2017: Xtra Frame Lubbock Sports Open (Lubbock, TX)[1]
  4. 2017: Grand Casino Hotel & Resort PBA Oklahoma Open (Shawnee, OK)[1][7]

Career statistics[]

Statistics are through the last complete PBA season.

Season Events Cashes Match Play CRA+ PBA Titles Average Earnings ($)
2012–13 6 3 2 1 0 215.18 12,735
2014 13 9 3 1 1 217.03 32,528
2015 23 16 8 1 0 218.04 56,793
2016 28 18 7 1 1 219.29 77,670
2017 21 17 9 3 2 221.53 112,480
2018 29 18 11 5 0 217.54 101,890
2019 27 17 11 4 0 214.62 59,948

+CRA = Championship Round Appearances

Personal[]

From 2013 to early 2018, Marshall dated PWBA bowler Danielle McEwan. The two initially met when both were members of Junior Team USA, but did not officially become a couple until representing Team USA at an event in Bangkok, Thailand.[8] After almost five years of dating, McEwan and Kent went their separate ways for unspecified personal reasons.

Originally from Yakima, Washington, Kent relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2019.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Marshall Kent (bowler profile)". PBA. July 5, 2017. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Storm Bowling - Marshall Kent". stormbowling.com. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Richgels, Jeff (January 7, 2021). "After 8 years with Storm, Marshall Kent leaves to become the face of BIG Bowling". 11thframe.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Schneider, Jerry (November 9, 2016). "Canada's Francois Lavoie Rolls Historic 300 on Way to 2016 U.S. Open Win". pba.com. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  5. ^ "Earnings: 2017 Season". pba.com. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  6. ^ Schneider, Jerry (December 23, 2018). "Marshall Kent Wins 2018 PBA Clash in Landmark FOX Sports Telecast". pba.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  7. ^ "Yakima bowler Marshall Kent wins his second PBA title in three weeks". Yakima Herald-Republic. July 2, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  8. ^ "10 Couples Who Found Love on the Lanes". iabowling.com. August 7, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  9. ^ "Marshall Kent - Team USA profile". bowl.com. Retrieved November 13, 2020.

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