Jon Dieterman 

SUMMARY

Jon started bowling when he was 2 and developed into a great young bowler with a powerful release.  A product of our Youth Leagues from 1981-1988, he could put together strings of strikes like no one else in Kokomo.  He bowled on the PBA Regional Tour for several years and the National tour for one year.  He cashed in 75% of his events to break even in 1992.  He had six 300 games including two in PBA Regional tournaments.  He also captured one PBA Regional title.  He bowled in Kokomo for about 10 years before moving away due to a job change.

CAREER HIGHS

Game – 300 (6 times) – two were in PBA Regional tournaments

Series – 796

Average – 218 (1994-1995 season)

SERVICE

• YABA coach for two years

MAJOR BOWLING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• City Tournament titles – four actual and four handicap
  • 1991-92 Team Actual (3305) with DL&T Pro Sort
  • 1992-93 All Events Actual (2066) and Handicap (2066)
  • 1992-1993 Team Handicap (3286) for Three Mechanics + Help
  • 1993-1994 Team Actual (2937) and Handicap (3198) for Three Mechanics + Help
  • 2002-2003 Team Actual (2918) for Split Lickers
  • 2002-2003 Team Handicap (3081) with Old Time R&R

• Averages:
  • Highest average was 218 in the 1994-1995 season
  • From the 1987-88 season through the 1992-93 season, his averages were 190, 207, 214, 217, 215, 204
  • From the 1993-94 season through the 1997-98 season his averages were 207, 218 (36 games), 203, 197 (39 games), 209 (51 games)
  • Had highest average at Don Lowry Lanes West from 1990-91 through 1993-94 with averages of 217, 205, 204 and 207
  • Averaged 194, 192, 188 in the Challenge League (tough lane conditions equivalent to today’s Sport conditions) from 2000-01 through 2002-2003 seasons (the only leagues he bowled in his last three years in Kokomo)
  • Using Sport conversion table this is equivalent to averages of 217, 221 and 223.
  • 2^nd high average in the 2001-2002 challenge league with a 192

• High Series
  • Career high series of 796 which included 25 consecutive strikes.
  • Shot 43+ 700 series including 796, 794, 785, 782, 761, 760, 759, 756, 753
  • Rolled a 690 in the Challenge League after not bowling for 2+ years.
  • His 704 series in the 2000-2001 Challenge League was the only 700 in that league ever!
  • His 753 in the 1991-92 State Tournament in Kokomo was the highest series for the entire tournament

• High Games
  • Six 300 games – one using his grandfather’s 35 year-old bowling ball
  • 2/27/88 in his Youth League
  • 2/16/1989
  • 9/30/1991
  • 2/4/1992
  • PBA Regional 300 in Corpus Christi in 1992
  • PBA Regional in Kentucky in early 1990’s to squeeze into the match play round
  • One 299 game in Lafayette, another in a PBA Regional in Chicago, a 297 and a couple of 290 games

• Top Tournament Finishes and Scores
  • Captured the PBA Regional championship in Toledo, Ohio in 1992
  • 1319 in Doubles Actual with 525 Doubles game (with Jon Kelley – Dieterman had 257/654) in 1995 ABC in Reno
  • 2018 All Events Actual in 1995 ABC in Reno including a 730 series in Singles
  • Pocketed $1028.60 in prize money in the 1995 Reno event
  • 4^th place All Events Actual at the 1991-92 State Tournament in Kokomo only 22 pins behind the winner
  • 23^rd place at the PBA National Resident Pro Challenge in Corpus Christi including a 300 game

• Miscellaneous
  • Member of the Revs-n-Resin team that set the Team Series record with 3420 on 12/29/1994
  • Won the Challenge League “Stay Clean” pot of $150 and was the only bowler to have a clean series that year
  • 181 Triplicate
  • Big-Four Split pickup after having the first 8 strikes
  • Picked up 7-10 split in final year of YABA in their Masters tournament