February 10, 2021 ARLINGTON, Texas - By the summer of 2008, Kim Terrell-Kearney of Greensboro, North Carolina, was putting the finishing touches on a professional bowling career that earned her a place in the Her appearance at the U.S. Women's Open in Romeoville, Illinois, was part of a limited competition schedule, and her performance was memorable and historic for many reasons, including the fact that her title-match meeting with Trisha Reid of Columbus, Ohio, marked the first matchup of two Black athletes for a major professional bowling title. Both women were at far different places in their careers, but both admit that at the time, they didn't realize the significance of the storyline. Instead, their focus was on claiming the $25,000 top prize and coveted green jacket.