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Born | Oak Lawn, Illinois | August 2, 1980|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Diandra Hyman Asbaty (born August 2, 1980 in Oak Lawn, Illinois) is an American bowler who represented Team USA for fifteen years and was United States Amateur Champion in 1999 and 2006.[1] She is also an official youth bowling spokesperson for the United States Bowling Congress (USBC). She competed in the PBA Women's Series from 2007 to 2010, winning two titles in that span. She also won the 2012 USBC Queens major tournament and continues to compete in PWBA tournaments.[2][3] Asbaty has been elected to the USBC Hall of Fame.[4]
Asbaty is a pro staff member for Storm Bowling.[5]
Asbaty started bowling at age 5 with her older sister, Kassy. Kassy Hyman would go on to bowl for Wichita State University. Diandra graduated from the University of Nebraska with a bachelor's degree in journalism. She lives in Chicago, Illinois, with her husband, John, son Madden and daughter Jersey.
Diandra owns two PBA Women’s Series titles, one in singles (2007) and one in mixed doubles (2010). The latter event accounted for the 25th and final PBA Tour title for Asbaty's partner, PBA Hall of Famer Brian Voss.[6]
Diandra owns two PWBA Tour titles. She won the 2012 USBC Queens major championship and the 2022 Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles (with partner E. J. Tackett).[7]
She has also earned over 60 international medals.[8][9]
In November, 2022, Asbaty was elected to the USBC Hall of Fame, Performance category. She was officially inducted on April 26, 2023.[4]
1998 Indiana Junior Queens champion (Muncie, Indiana)
1998 Indiana State Female Youth Bowler of the Year
Diandra was the laneside reporter for ESPN's broadcasts of the PBA Team Challenge in July, 2008.