Catherine Shuttleworth (Fairbanks, AK) finished 2-4 in the 0 team USA Senior Women's National Championship qualifying round, held January 28 - 31, 2016 in , . In their opening game, Shuttleworth lost 7-6 to Kathy Pielage (Madison, WI), droppimg another game, 6-5 to Debra Horn (Cleveland, OH). Shuttleworth lost 9-6 to Anne Wiggins (Laurel, MD) where Shuttleworth responded with a 8-1 win over Shelley Dropkin (Wayland, MA). Shuttleworth won 6-5 against Norma O'Leary (Duluth, MN). Shuttleworth went on to lose 6-1 against Kelly Stephens (Tempe, AZ) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Shuttleworth did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Shuttleworth ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.