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Jon is originally from Sturgeon Bay, WI, and has lived in the Madison area for about 15 years. He is married, has 2 children (Ages 13 & 10), and a golden doodle named Dublin. He currently works as the General Sales Manager at FOX47 in Madison. He has been in media/marketing/management for over 25 years. Jon started playing pool in 1997 at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire at the Bowling and Billiards Center on campus. He has played various leagues while living in Marshfield, Appleton and now in Madison’s Bullseye Vegas League. Jon shoots in the Master’s Division and his favorite games are 10-Ball and Bank Pool.
Gregg started playing bar pool when he was 18. His first league was on Monday nights in the Lake Wisconsin areas of Poynette, Lodi and Arlington. He also played on a Sunday afternoon 6 person partners league. For several years he also played in the DeForest Monday night pool league. Eventually, Gregg joined the Madison leagues, playing for various teams, but mainly for Bullseye for the past 20 years. He has been on the board for the WIBCA and WSPA for several years/positions. His first year going to Vegas was the VNEA team event in 1989. He has truly enjoyed all the people he has become friends with throughout the pool world.
Jan has been playing and promoting pool for over 30 years. She was an ambassador for Viking Cues under Gordy Hart and still plays with the 2nd cue she received from them. She has traveled to Las Vegas for VNEA and BCA national tournaments and placed in both team and singles events and has won multiple Masters state titles. She has competed in tournaments across the country and even in the Bahamas! Jan has been a tournament director and played leagues for many years in Madison. She also partners up with Hall of Famer, Jerry Briesath and assists him in setting up pool clinics with players from all over the state.
Kelly is from Wausau, WI where she started playing pool at age 9 under the instruction of her parents at Tanglewood Lanes. She began competing in tournaments at 11 and, at age 16, she was bumped to the Women’s Masters Division. She won the state tournament at 17. While attending college in Madison she played in the Bullseye league system for 3 years before returning to Wausau to pursue her career and be closer to family. For the past 12 she has played on league at Mickey’s/ Sconni’s. Now married with her first child on the way, she anticipates returning to pool in 2018.
Claudio is originally from Italy. He came to the United States in 1971 and has lived in Kenosha. He is married with 2 children. Claudio started playing pool at age 16 at Kenosha Christian Billiards and has been a master level player since 1986. He has owned and operated Claw’s Billiards in Kenosha since 1994. We are proud to have a Wisconsin Billiards Hall of Fame nominee on our board of directors!
Originally from Chicago, Priya first discovered the game of pool as a kid, playing in a friend’s basement. At college in Lincoln, NE, she earned a degree in bioengineering, spending most nights shooting bar pool. After college, she moved to Madison and was invited to Bullseye League’s annual scotch tournament. From that point, she began playing more competitively. Eleven years later, she has won several state singles and teams titles, culminating in her first singles title in the women’s masters division in 2020. Priya lives in the Madison area with her husband (and magician) Todd Halverson, where they spend their free time competing in league and pool tournaments, riding their motorcycle, and spending time with family and friends.
Mat started playing pool at 5 years old while spending time with his Dad in the basement. He started competing in tournaments at age 11 and has loved the thrill and challenge of competing ever since. He went to college in Eau Claire where he competed in many recreation leagues and tournaments. College is also where his coaching began. He started offering free lessons to other students to gain interest in the rec center, and has been coaching ever since. He’s currently the Billiards Manager at the Varsity Club in Oshkosh, his local pool room, where he organizes and runs leagues and tournaments, along with teaching lessons. You’ll also occasionally find him commentating in the streaming booth there. Even more than the trophies and plaques, his most prized possession is his place in the Wisconsin pool community and all of the friends he’s made along the way.
