Jordan Kos

Jordan Kos (born June 25, 2000) is a female international Canadian lawn bowler.^[1]

Jordan Kos

Personal information
Birth name	Jordan Audra Sargent Kos
Nationality	Canadian
Citizenship	Canadian
Born	June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) (age 23) Regina, Saskatchewan
Education	University of Regina
Occupation	Student / Marketing Assistant / Teacher
Years active	2007 - present
Employer	Ripplinger Financial Corp
Website	https://jordankos.weebly.com
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Bowls
Club	Regina LBC
Achievements and titles
National finals	2022 Gold Medal - Canadian Women's Singles
Medal record Representing  Canada Asia Pacific Bowls Championships 2019 Gold Coast triples

Personal

Kos started lawn bowling at the Regina Lawn Bowling Club in May, 2008 at the age of 7 years. Kos became a member of the Development Squad of Team Canada in 2014, at the age of 14 years - the youngest player every to do so. Kos became a member of the High Performance, Senior Squad, Team Canada in 2016. Kos is currently attending the University of Regina, Faculty of Education and Faculty of Arts History.

Bowls career

Commonwealth Games

Kos was selected to represent Canada at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. She competed in the women's singles and the women's pairs (as skip).^[2] This was Kos' debut appearance at the Commonwealth Games.^[3]

Asia Pacific

Kos won a bronze medal in the triples with Jacqueline Foster and Leanne Chinery at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, held in the Gold Coast, Queensland.^[4][5]

World Championships

In 2020 Kos was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia which will now take place in September, 2021.^[6] Jordan will skip the Pairs team with Joanna Cooper as Lead and will vice the Triples team with Leanne Chinery as skip and Jackie Foster as lead.^{[citation needed]}

International Competitions

• 2023 - SWD (South West Division) Open. Laguna Beach Lawn Bowling Club. Long Beach Lawn Bowling Club. 1st in Women's Fours. 1st in Women's Pairs. 3rd in Women's Singles. Player of the Tournament.
• 2022 - Selected to the Commonwealth Games Team. Singles. Skipping Pairs with Jackie Foster from Nova Scotia.
• 2019 - Multi Nations Tournament - Selected to Represent Canada. Vice for Women's Fours. Vice for Women's Triples.
• 2019 - US Open - Sun City, Arizona. Runner Up in the Championship Flights for Women's Fours, Women's Pairs, Women's Singles. Female Player of the Tournament.
• 2019 - US Open - Bowler of the Tournament https://www.lawnbowlingusopen.com/2019-results
• 2018 - Competed in the US Open in Sun City, Arizona. Finished 1st in Flight 4 in Women's Fours. Finished 2nd in Flight 1 in Women's Pairs.
• 2018 - Competed in the NAC (North American Challenge), Laguna Hills, California. Team Jarvis. Competed in Women's Pairs and Women's Fours.
• 2018 - Represented Canada in Cardiff, Wales at the 10 Nations Test Match. Competed in Women's Triples and Women's Singles.
• 2017 - Represented Canada in the 8 Nations Event in Broadbeach, Australia.
• 2016 - Represented Canada in the NAC (North American Challenge), Vancouver, BC. Team Folkins. Competed in Women's Fours and Women's Pairs.
• 2015 - Silver Medal - 18th Annual Tiger Bowls and China Open. Women's Fours.
• 2014 - Represented Canada in the NAC (North American Challenge), Arizona.

National Competitions

• 2022 - Gold Medal - Women's Singles (Burlington) | Kos will represent Canada at the World Singles Champion of Champions in November 2023, scheduled to be hosted at the Naenae Bowls Club, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
• 2022 - Silver Medal - Women's Fours (Burlington)
• 2019 - Bronze Medal - Women's Singles (Kitchener)
• 2019 - Bronze Medal - Women's U25 (Victoria)
• 2018 - Silver Medal - Women's U25 (Winnipeg)
• 2018 - Bronze Medal - Women's Fours (Regina)
• 2017 - Silver Medal - Women's Singles (Winnipeg)
• 2017 - Gold Medal - Women's U18 (Halifax)
• 2017 - Gold Medal - Forster-Lang Pairs (Halifax)
• 2016 - Silver Medal - Woman's Singles (Vancouver)
• 2016 - Silver Medal - Women's Fours (Edmonton)
• 2015 - 3rd after Round Robin - Women's Singles (Winnipeg)
• 2015 - Gold Medal - Forster-Lang Pairs (Saskatoon)
• 2015 - Gold Medal - Women's U18 (Saskatoon)
• 2014 - Gold Medal - Women's Fours (Ontario)
• 2014 - Silver Medal - Women's U18 (Etobicoke)
• 2013 - Gold Medal - Forster-Lang Pairs (New Brunswick)
• 2013 - 4th Place - Women's U18 (New Brunswick)
• 2012 - Women's U18 (Kelona)
• 2012 - Women's U18 (Kelona) won Player of the Tournament
• 2011 - Women's U18 - 1st National Tournament (Montreal)

Provincial Playdowns

• 2022 - Gold Medal - Women's Outdoor Singles
• 2022 - Gold Medal - Women's Fours
• 2019 - Gold Medal - Women's U25
• 2019 - Silver Medal - Women's Singles
• 2018 - Gold Medal - Women's Fours
• 2017 - Gold Medal - Women's Singles
• 2017 - Gold Medal - Women's U18
• 2017 - Gold Medal - Women's Fours
• 2016 - Bronze Medal - Women's Singles
• 2016 - Gold Medal - Women's U18
• 2016 - Silver Medal - Women's Pairs
• 2016 - Gold Medal - Women's Fours
• 2015 - Gold Medal - Women's U18
• 2015 - Silver Medal - Mixed Pairs
• 2015 - Gold Medal - Women's Pairs
• 2015 - Silver Medal - Women's Fours
• 2014 - Gold Medal - Women's U18
• 2014 - Gold Medal - Women's Fours
• 2014 - Bronze Medal - Women's Pairs
• 2013 - Gold Medal - Women's U18
• 2012 - Gold Medal - Women's U18
• 2011 - Gold Medal - Women's U18
• 2010 - Silver Medal - Women's U18

Local

• 2022 - New Zealand 5s - 1st place - Regina Lawn Bowling Club
• 2021 - Singles Club Champion - Regina Lawn Bowling Club
• 2021 - Women's Singles Club Champion - Regina Lawn Bowling Club
• 2021 - Women's Pairs Provincial Champion - Skip Jean Roney, Lead Jordan Kos
• 2021 - Mixed Pairs Provincial Champion - Skip Carter Watson, Lead Jordan Kos
• 2014 - Gold Medal - Women's Champion - Regina Lawn Bowling Club
• 2014 - Gold Medal - Club Champion - Regina Lawn Bowling Club

Other

• 2023 - SW Division Open - California
• 2018 - Youth Female Athlete of the Year Finalist - Province of Saskatchewan
• 2017 - Nominated for the Sask Sport Youth Athlete of the Year by Bowls Sask
• 2016 - Nominated for the Sask Sport Youth Athlete of the Month for September.
• 2016 - CTV Athlete of the Week (August 29, 2016) with Carter Watson

Bowls

• Taylor Ace - Size 3 - Raspberry Ripple
• Taylor Ace - Size 3 - Pink & White Speckle
• Taylor Ace - Size 3 - Yellow & White Speckle
• Taylor Ace - Size 3 - Navy Blue and Light Blue Speckle (Commonwealth Games 2022 Bowls)
• Taylor Ace - Size 3 - Red (Commonwealth Games 2022 Bowls)
• Taylor Redline - Size 3 - Red
• Henselite Dreamline XG - Size 3 - Joker (Orange/Black/Violet/Pink)
• Tiger - Size 3 - Marine

Team Canada

• 2021 - 2022 - Contract Extended - High Performance Squad, Team Canada
• 2018 - 2021 - Selected to the High Performance Squad, Team Canada
• 2016 - 2018 - Selected to the High Performance Squad, Team Canada
• 2015 - 2016 - Selected to the Development Squad, Team Canada

Media Appearances

• 2023 - SaskToday - Sports This Week: Regina's Kos among best lawn bowlers in Canada by Calvin Daniels | https://www.sasktoday.ca/central/local-sports/sports-this-week-reginas-kos-among-best-lawn-bowlers-in-canada-6357819/
• 2022 - Locker Talk Interview - synopsis of Commonwealth Games and Canadian National Events
• 2022 - Jordan Kos v Joanna Cooper - 2022 Semi Final - Singles | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol3Qrv8AWN4&t=15017s
• 2022 - Interview with the University of Regina - 10 questions with Jordan Kos, U of R student and national champion lawn bowler | https://www.uregina.ca/external/communications/feature-stories/current/2022/09-01.html
• 2022 - Interview with Global News (Commonwealth Games 2022 Experience) | https://globalnews.ca/news/9054209/lawn-bowling-regina-jordan-kos-commonwealth-games/
• 2022 - Locker Talk Interview
• 2021 - Locker Talk Interview
• 2021 - CTV Morning Live Interview
• 2021 - Talk of the Town Interview
• 2021 - Interview with Fox News (Emily Fulford and Skycron, an affiliate of Fox News)
• 2019 - Global TV - Live Morning Segment at the RLBC
• 2019 - CTV Morning Live
• 2019 - Talk of the Town
• 2019 - https://globalnews.ca/news/5362482/lawn-bowling-club-regina/
• 2018 - Appeared at the Government of Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
• 2018 - http://www.ilawnbowl.com/the-spirit-award/
• 2018 - https://biasedbowls.ca/2020/09/11/bowls-in-the-age-of-covid-19-checking-in-with-the-youth-squad/
• 2018 - Locker Talk
• 2017 - CBC Vignette
• 2017 - Talk of the Town
• 2017 - Leader Post Article
• 2017 - https://www.wlbowl.ca/youth/
• 2015 - Global TV Field Trippin
• 2015 - CTV Noon Show
• 2015 - https://leaderpost.com/sports/regina-teen-has-right-touch-on-the-green

Boards & Committees

• Regina Lawn Bowling Club Board of Directors
• B Cubed Committee Member
• Cathedral Short Mat Board of Directors
• 2023 Canadian Youth Championship Host Operating Committee

References

1. "Senior Squad". Bowls Canada.
2. "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
3. "2022 Commonwealth Games Team Selected - Bowls Canada".
4. "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
5. "2019 ASIA PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS: FRIDAY FINALS WRAP". World Bowls.
6. "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia.

External links

• Jordan Kos at Bowls Canada