Danielle McEwan

Early life and amateur career In high school, McEwan chose bowling over tennis as her preferred sport. McEwan was named FDU Female Athlete of the Year in 2012 and 2013, and both women were on the Team USA team that won the gold medal in the WBC team(-of-five) competition. Individually, McEwan won a bronze medal in the Masters competition.

In July 2017, McEwan won a silver medal at The World Games 2017 in Wrocław, Poland. On December 3, 2017, she earned the Women's All-Events gold medal at the World Bowling Championships in Las Vegas.

Professional bowling career

2015 McEwan was one of the first beneficiaries of the 2015 re-launch of the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA).

2016 As the leading female bowler in the South Point events and the 2015 U.S. Open, McEwan was invited to participate in the 2016 DHC Japan Invitational tournament, along with 13 male PBA bowlers.

McEwan was selected for the "Barbasol Motown Muscle" PBA League team, one of two women drafted for the 2016 season.

McEwan captured her second PWBA Tour title at the PWBA Wichita Open on June 26, 2016. Her 823 in match play was the first 800 series by any player since the 2015 re-launch of the PWBA Tour.

2017 On February 26, 2017, McEwan repeated as World Bowling Tour Women's Finals champion, defeating Liz Johnson in the final televised match to cash $20,000. On August 6, 2017, McEwan won her third PWBA Tour title at the Nationwide PWBA Rochester Open.

McEwan was unsuccessful in her bid for a third straight World Bowling Tour Women's Finals championship, falling to top seed Diana Zavjalova of Latvia in the final stepladder match held on November 19, 2017.

2018 McEwan won her fourth PWBA title on May 12, 2018 at the PWBA Fountain Valley Open (Fountain Valley, CA). As of this season, she was one of three players (with Liz Johnson and Shannon O'Keefe) to have won at least one title every season since the re-launch of the PWBA Tour in 2015. She finished runner-up to Shannon O'Keefe for 2018 PWBA Player of the Year honors, also finishing second in championship round appearances (6) and third in Tour average (216.39).

McEwan won the PBA International-WBT Thailand tournament on September 28, 2018, topping England's Stuart Williams in a two-game final to win ฿1,000,000 ($31,908 USD). Because McEwan accepted the eight pins per game handicap offered to female competitors, she was not credited with a PBA or WBT title.

2019 On June 23, 2019, McEwan won her fifth PWBA title and second career major at the U.S. Women's Open, defeating top seed Tannya Roumimper of Indonesia in the final match. For a second straight season, McEwan finished runner-up to Shannon O'Keefe for PWBA Player of the Year honors.

2021 On August 1, 2021, McEwan and partner E. J. Tackett won the PBA-PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles tournament, leading the event wire-to-wire (from opening round of qualifying through the finals). The win earned McEwan her sixth PWBA Tour title, and continued her streak of winning at least one PWBA title per season since the 2015 rebirth (there was no 2020 PWBA Tour season due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Only Shannon O'Keefe has matched McEwan's streak. On August 21, McEwan won her second title of the 2021 season and seventh overall, defeating Liz Johnson in the final match of the PWBA Spokane Open. This marks her first PWBA Tour season with multiple titles.

2022 McEwan qualified as the #1 seed in back-to-back 2022 tournaments (PWBA BVL Classic and U.S. Women's Open), but was unable to win the title in either event. In a hard-luck season, McEwan placed second in several 2022 season categories (points, earnings, average and championship round appearances), but did not win a title. This ended her streak of winning at least one title per season since the PWBA re-launch in 2015.

2023 On July 30, 2023, McEwan won the Storm Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles tournament with partner Anthony Simonsen. McEwan earned her second title in this event and eighth PWBA title overall.

McEwan qualified for the inaugural (2023) PBA LBC Champions Clash on September 28 in Portland, Maine. This was a special non-title event featuring 12 bowlers, a mix of male-female and amateur-professional, who were part of the PBA's League Bowler Certification (LBC) program and won their division championships. It aired October 1 on Fox Sports 1. McEwan made it to the tenth and final round, where she was defeated by PBA star Tom Daugherty, 10 pins to 7. In the elimination event, McEwan struck on 9 of her 13 shots, which included two strikes in a double roll-off to survive the first round. She won $10,000 for her second place finish.

2024 On July 28, 2024, McEwan and partner Anthony Simonsen repeated as champions at the Storm Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles event. This earned McEwan her ninth PWBA Tour title. McEwan's last three PWBA Tour titles have all come in this event.

PWBA Tour titles Major championships are in bold text.

2015 The Smithfield PWBA Tour Championship (Arlington, TX) 2016 PWBA Wichita Open (Wichita, KS) 2016 PWBA Spokane Open (Spokane, WA) 2017 Nationwide PWBA Rochester Open (Rochester, NY) 2018 PWBA Fountain Valley Open (Fountain Valley, CA) 2019 U.S. Women’s Open (North Las Vegas, NV) 2021 PBA-PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles w/E. J. Tackett (Houston, TX) 2023 PBA-PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles w/Anthony Simonsen (Houston, Texas) 2024 PBA-PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles w/Anthony Simonsen (Houston, Texas)

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Additional (non-title) professional wins 2015 PBA Team Challenge 2015 World Bowling Tour Women's Finals 2016 PBA H.H. Emir Cup 2017 World Bowling Tour Women's Finals 2018 PBA International-WBT Thailand

Training In addition to bowling practice and gym work (cardio, foam rolling, stretching, and core), McEwan works on her mental game by working with a sports psychologist and by researching books and articles. After almost five years of dating, McEwan and Kent went their separate ways for unspecified personal reasons.

In October 2025, McEwan married Justin Urbano.