Stretch to represent USA at Youth World

Jenna Stretch is set to represent Junior Team USA at the 2024 Youth World Cup in Lima, Peru, from Jan. 21-26 at VIDENA Bowling Center of La Villa Deportiva Nacional.

Over the summer, Stretch guaranteed her spot on Junior Team USA for 2024 by winning the 2023 Junior Gold Championships in Indianapolis. At that time, there was no telling when she would have the opportunity to compete.

Thankfully, the wait wasn’t long, as she was notified in the fall that the United States Bowling Congress Team USA Athlete Advisory Council had approved her selection for the Youth World Cup.

“I never want to get ahead of myself, but to even think of the possibility of standing on the podium, hearing the National Anthem, and getting a medal is literally breathtaking to me,” Stretch said. “I’ve always watched the amazing professionals and Team USA bowlers out there winning titles and medals, and to even consider the fact that it could be me is almost unfathomable.”

Unlike most international tournaments featuring singles, doubles, trios, and teams, the Youth World Cup is strictly a singles competition, and each nation can only send one boy and one girl to compete.

The action begins at the 2024 Youth World Cup on Jan. 21 with the tournament’s official practice sessions and opening ceremony.