Jill Shimer

SUMMARY

Jill is a great person to bowl with and teammate.   She is a competitor and champion.  When she was able (e.g. before having children) she bowled in multiple leagues and has gained a lot of friends in the bowling community.  Jill has always been an outstanding bowler and has the games, series and titles to prove it.  She was the 3^rd Kokomo woman to roll a perfect game.

CAREER HIGHS

Game – 300

Series – 765

Average – 211 – Kokomo Record

SERVICE

• KWBA Director 2003-04 – 2005-06
• City of Firsts USBC Director – 2006-07, 2008-09 and 2009-10

BOWLING PERFORMANCE

City Tournament Titles

• 2001-02 Mixed City Team Actual with Rob and Annette Smith and Scott Shimer with 2481
• 2003-04 Mixed City Team Actual with Rob and Annette Smith and Scott Shimer with 2449
• 2003-04 Women’s 4-man Team Actual (Fab Four) with 2440 (Jill had 594) and Handicap with 2617
• 2006-07 Women’s 4-man Team Actual (Fab Four) with 2215 (Jill had 569)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
• 2004-05 Mixed City Doubles Actual with Mark Snodgrass with 1320
• 2005-06 Mixed City Doubles Actual with Mark Snodgrass with 1286
• 2004-05 Doubles Actual with Mary Bailey with 1253
• 2005-06 Doubles Actual with Mary Bailey with 1206
• 2006-07 Doubles Actual with Beth Perkins with 1164 (Jill had 609)
• 2008-09 Doubles Actual with Kathy Exmeyer with 1204
• 2008-09 Team Actual (Strike Shop) with 2283
• 2009-10 Singles Actual with 627
• 2009-10 All Events with 1779

Averages

• Highest career average of 211 for the 2004-05 season – Kokomo Record!
• Top Full-Season Averages (60+ games) from 2000-01 through 2013-14 are 191, 182 (Challenge League), 189, 198, 211, 206, 194, 205, 190, 207, 187 (33), 198 and 206
• Association High Average in 2004-05 with 211, 2012-13 with 198 and 2013-14 with 206

High Series

• Career high series of 765
• Jill’s 759 series in 2012-13 was the highest women’s series that season
• Other top series of 754, 736, 733, 707

High Games

• Rolled 300 game on March 25, 2013
• Other top games of 290, 279, 279, 277, 276

State Tournament Finishes

• 2003 1^st place 4-man Team Actual (Fab Four) with 2440 (Jill had 725) with Annette Smith, Lisa Cook and Beth Stanley and Handicap with 2617
• 2007 1^st place 4-man Team Actual (Fab Four) with 2494 (Jill had 673)

Women’s National Tournament

• Participated in 4 Women’s National Tournaments
• Actual All Events Totals were 1576 (2007), 1744 (2009), 1627 (2010) and 1834 (2013) for a total average of 188
• 8^th place in Doubles Handicap in 2013 with 1410 (Jill shot 173 – 240 – 245 for 658)
• 45^th place in Singles Handicap in 2013 with 721 (Jill shot 193 – 258 – 171 for 622)
• 11^th place in All Events Handicap in 2013 with 2131 (1834 actual)

Other Tournaments

• 2010 Women’s State Tournament in Muncie – 2031 All Events Handicap (67^th place)
• 2013 Women’s State Tournament in Kokomo – 1997 All Events Handicap (67^th place)
• 187 Average in USBC Open Championships for 18 games
• Has participated a number of times in the State Queens tournament