TEAM USA ROSTER CHOSEN
HALF WILL USE EBONITE
INTERNATIONAL EQUIPMENT

Of the seven men and six women recently selected for the 2011 Team USA roster, over half of them will be using Ebonite International equipment.Ebonite International staff player Liz Johnson, Columbia 300’s Chris Barnes, Track’s Walter Ray Williams Jr., Hammer’s Bill O’Neill and Shannon Pluhowsky, and Ebonite’s Tommy Jones and Kelly Kulick were named to their respective men’s and women’s teams.Columbia 300 staff player Chris Barnes has been on the team multiple times in his bowling career.“Many of my best bowling memories have come while wearing the red, white and blue,” said Barnes. “I cannot wait to join my friends for another year.”“It’s a great honor to be part of Team USA once again,” said O’Neill. “It’s a great feeling to be able to represent your country and I look forward to bowling alongside the greatest bowlers of the world.”Due to scheduling conflicts last year, Williams was disappointed that he was unable to participate in some of the events, but praised his teammates.“I knew that we had a great group of guys to send to any event in the world,” said Williams. “It is again an honor to be a part of that team, and I am looking forward to representing the USA in upcoming events.”Ebonite International staff member Liz Johnson is also honored to be a member of the team again, and is ready to get started.“I have worked extremely hard to get where I am, and there is no prouder moment than being able to represent your country. I look forward to a great year with the team. I hope to make great memories with my teammates and bring home lots of medals for my country.”Kulick is another member who has been on the team multiple times, and coming off of a great year, is also looking for success for the US.“It has been an honor and a privilege to represent my country on the lanes,” explained Kulick. “Winning with Team USA is not only an individual achievement but a world achievement. The US women have been in contention to win the Gold medal in the Team event for over a decade. 2011 will be the year Gold comes back to the states; I can’t wait!”“We really have the best team in bowling,” said Bob Reid, Vice President of Marketing for Ebonite International. “We’re proud to have such great bowlers on our team, and while they are working hard to keep their game at their best, we are working hard to put the best equipment in their hands to bring home the medals.”About Ebonite International Ebonite International is a privately-owned company that services bowling centers, distributors and retail outlets domestically and internationally. The company’s consumer product brands include Ebonite,Hammer,Robby’s,Columbia 300,Track and Powerhouse™; its commercial product brand is Ebonite Bowling Center Direct.