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 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.
Bowling career
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]
^Vint, Bill. "Belmonte Rallies to Defeat Rash for AMF Australian Masters Title." Article at www.pba.com on October 27, 2012.
[1]Archived 2012-10-30 at the
Wayback Machine