Jordan Richard (bowler)

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Jordan Richard
Personal information
Born (1995-12-07) December 7, 1995 (age 28)
Bowling Information
AffiliationPWBA
Dominant handRight
Wins5 PWBA Tour
SponsorsRoto Grip, Turbo grips, 3G, Coolwick[1]
Personal blogwww.facebook.com/jrichardbowl/
Medal record
Women's bowling
Representing  United States
PABCON Women's Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Santo Domingo Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Santo Domingo Trios
Silver medal – second place 2018 Santo Domingo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Santo Domingo Masters
World Bowling Women's Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Las Vegas Trios
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Las Vegas Team
IBF Super World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dubai Team
PANAM Women's Bowling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima Trios
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima All-Events
Silver medal – second place 2022 Lima Singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Lima Doubles

Jordan Richard (born December 7, 1995) is a right-handed American professional ten-pin bowler originally from Tecumseh, Michigan who competes on the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour.[1] She has won five PWBA Tour titles to date, including three in the 2023 season that saw her earn the PWBA Player of the Year award.[2] Richard has also bowled internationally as a six-time member of Team USA.[3]

Richard is a member of the Roto Grip pro staff.[4] She is also sponsored by Turbo grips, 3G shoes and Coolwick Sportswear.[1]

Amateur career[edit]

In high school, Richard was a three-time Michigan all-state bowler at Tecumseh High School, as well as a two-time Michigan High School Athletic Association (MSHAA) Division II individual champion.[5]

She began her collegiate career at Central Missouri in the 2014–15 season, and was named both Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year for NTCA Division II/III. She transferred to Division I school Arkansas State for her next three college seasons. She was a first-team all-American all three seasons (2016, 2017 and 2018) and was named NTCA Division I Player of the Year for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.

Richard was a member of Junior Team USA in 2016 and won two medals (silver in team and bronze in singles) at the 2016 World Bowling Youth Championships. She has been a member of Team USA since 2018. Her medal records include:

  • Two gold medals (doubles, trios), one silver medal (team) and one bronze medal (Masters) at the 2018 PABCON Women's Championships
  • One gold medal (trios) and one bronze medal (team) at the 2019 World Bowling Women's Championships
  • One gold medal (team) at the 2021 IBF Super World Championships
  • Three gold medals (trios, team, all-events) and two silver medals (singles, doubles) at the 2022 PANAM Women's Bowling Championships

Richard was also the 2018 U.S. Amateur Champion, and was honored as the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Women's National High Average Award winner in the 2020–21 bowling season.[1]

Professional career[edit]

Richard joined the PWBA Tour in the 2018 season. In just her fourth professional event, she won her first title on June 16 of that year and would later be voted as PWBA Rookie of the Year.[2] She won her second title in 2019 at the PWBA Lincoln Open.

Following the COVID-cancelled 2020 season, Richard went winless in 2021 and 2022. She rebounded in 2023 with three titles. She won the GoBowling! Spokane Open on May 13, then won back-to-back events in June at the Great Lakes Classic and Bowlers Journal Cleveland Open.[6] She placed fourth at the season-ending PWBA Tour Championship, but this finish earned her enough points to lock up 2023 PWBA Player of the Year honors.[2] Richard led her next closest competitor, Diana Zavjalova, by almost 16,000 points (110,162.5 to 94,250). She also led the 2023 Tour in average (219.69) and championship round appearances (6), while tying for the lead in cashes (11).[7]

PWBA Tour wins[edit]

  1. 2018 PWBA Greater Harrisburg Open (Mechanicsburg, PA)
  2. 2019 PWBA Lincoln Open (Lincoln, NE)
  3. 2023 PWBA GoBowling! Spokane Open (Spokane, WA)
  4. 2023 PWBA Great Lakes Classic (Wyoming, MI)
  5. 2023 PWBA Bowlers Journal Cleveland Open (Parma Heights, OH)

Source: [8]

Personal[edit]

Richard grew up in Tecumseh, Michigan and now resides in nearby Tipton, Michigan[6] after briefly living in Maumee, Ohio.

Richard says she "didn’t take bowling seriously until high school," and realized she might make a career bowling professionally when the PWBA Tour relaunched during her college years after an 11-year hiatus.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Jordan Richard PWBA Profile". pwba.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  2. ^ a b c "RODRIGUEZ WINS 2023 PWBA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THIRD CAREER MAJOR TITLE". pwba.com. August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Jordan Richard Bowl.com Profile". bowl.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  4. ^ "Roto Grip Team – Jordan Richard". stormbowling.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  5. ^ a b "Pro bowler Jordan Richard reflects on her year". lenconnect.com. September 1, 2018. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  6. ^ a b "RICHARD WINS 2023 PWBA BOWLERS JOURNAL CLEVELAND OPEN FOR SECOND TITLE IN A ROW, THIRD OF SEASON". pwba.com. June 10, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 PWBA TOUR STATISTICS". pwba.com. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Richard, Jordan". pwba.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
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