Overview

Class: Senior

Major: Finance

Minor: Management

Hometown: Coldwater, Michigan

Awards:

  • 2022 NCBCA Player of the Year
  • 2022 NCBCA First Team All American
  • 2022 IBMA Bowler of the Year
  • 2022 Intercollegiate Singles Championship National Qualifier
  • 2022 Junior Team USA
  • 2022 IBF World Youth Championships 鈥� silver medal, team event
  • 2022 Hoosier Classic All-Tournament MVP
  • 2021 SWIBC III All-Tournament MVP
  • 2021 SWIBC IV All-Tournament Team, 3rd place
  • 2021 NCBCA Second Team All American
  • 2021 Intercollegiate Singles Championships, 2nd place
  • 2021 Junior Team USA
  • 2021 SWIBC III All-Tournament Team, 5th place
  • 2021 SWIBC IV All-Tournament Team, 3rd place
  • 2021 U20 Junior Gold Championships, 2nd place
  • 2020 Junior Team USA
  • 2019 U20 Junior Gold Championships Champion

Junior: During the 2021-2022 season, Keplinger bowled in eleven events and earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team in three of them, highlighted by a win at the Hoosier Classic. He averaged 216 over 67 games. At the end of the season, he was awarded the NCBCA Player of the Year award and the IBMA Bowler of the Year award as well as earning a place on the NCBCA First Team All American team. He also helped the Shockers to a runner-up finish in the 2022 Intercollegiate Team Championships and also qualified for the Intercollegiate Singles Championships.

Sophomore: Keplinger averaged 213 over 32 games during the 2020-2021 shortened season. He bowled in seven events. Keplinger bowled in the fourth spot to help take home the 2021 Intercollegiate Team Championships national title. He also qualified for the Intercollegiate Singles Championship where he led qualifying and finished as the runner-up. Keplinger made two All-Tournament teams, finishing fifth at SWIBC III and third at SWIBC IV. He was named an NCBCA Second Team All-American at the end of the season.

Freshman: Keplinger competed in eight events in the 2019-2020 season. He averaged 204 over 39 games his freshman year.

Personal: Keplinger is the son of Brian Keplinger and Sandra Shiery. He has one sister, Noella and two brothers, Isaac and Jameson. Keplinger graduated from Coldwater High School prior to attending 萝莉社. He was the 2019 U20 Junior Gold Champion, earning himself a spot on Junior Team USA 2020. He remained on Junior Team USA in 2021 and 2022. In the summer of 2022, he represented the United States at the IBF World Youth Championships in Sweden alongside teammate Spencer Robarge as they brought home the silver medal in the team event. He also represented the United States at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Ala. Keplinger owns 13 300-games and seven 800 series, the highest being 841.