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Lonnie resides in Wichita with his wife Amy and two (2) children. He is
currently employed at Seneca Bowl as a “Professional” teaching pro.
Lonnie attended Wichita State University from 1989-93 where he was a
two (2) time Collegiate All American in 1991 and 1992. In 1993, he was a member of the Collegiate National Team Champions. In 1989, he was elected as the U.S.B.C. Chuck Hall Star of tomorrow winner.
Lonnie’s father, Paul was the founder of bowling at Wichita State
University, as their first coach. The program today has many elite
bowlers and Lonnie is just one of them to come from this talented
program.
Lonnie was a member of the USBC Team Challenge champions in 1995 & 1996. He was selected as the First Team Bowlers Journal All-American in 2003. He has 19 career PBA 300 game and over 30 other sanctioned 300 games to his credit. In the 2004-05 season, it was Lonnie’s last season as an exempt player. His two (2) tour titles came in the 2002-2003 season (Las Vegas and Louisville), he owns 10 PBA Regional titles, with one of them being the 2005 Budweiser Wichita Open tournament at Thunderbird Bowl.
In the 2009-10 season, he bowled with brother Brian and was the first brothers bowling on the PBA tour at the same time, since Mark and Mike Scroggins in the 2006-07 season. In the 2010-11 season Lonnie had his best finish of fifth (5th) in the Brunswick Pro Bowling Cheetah Championship and ninth (9th) in the Dick Weber PBA playoffs. He ranked 22nd in average with a 261.47 and was 34th in earnings with $23,255.00.
