The U.S. team doubled its gold medals on the final day at the 50th Lee Evans Tournament of The Americas Saturday at Sawgrass Lanes in Tamarac, Fla., as the twenty players, two male and two female bowlers in each of the five age divisions, bagged 14 gold medals in Team, Individual All Events and National All Events to lead the medal tally with 28 gold medals.

Colombia (11), Mexico (4), Dominican Republic and Guatemala (1 each) shared the remaining 17 gold medals. USA's Lucy Sandelin, Tyler Cruz and Kamron Doyle as well as Colombia's Manuel Otalora swept all six gold medals in their respective division.

The official results were delayed for one day as Saturday's scores had to be corrected and recalculated, one by one today, according to Paulette Watson, President of the Bowling Tournaments of The Americas Association.

World Games champion Otalora and his team mates, Rocio Restrepo, PBA champion Andres Gomez and his sister Paola Gomez, swept the gold medals in the adult division. The four Colombians (9,575) beat out Venezuela (9,365) and United States (9,329) by 210 and 246 pins, resp., to win the gold medal in the team event.

Otalora had the highest All Events total of all 155 players with 7,961, a 221.14 average, to complete the medal sweep. Restrepo (7,159) averaged 198.86 for 36 games to capture the Adult Women gold medal. The Colombians were the only team in the tournament that averaged over 200 en route to win the National All Events title with 205.41 average. Laura Plazas added the 11th gold medal for Colombia in Junior Female B (ages 12-15) division.

The U.S. Team won all other gold medals in Team and National All Events and claimed six out of ten Individual All Events titles.

Lucy Sandelin earned her sixth gold medal of the tournament in the women's in the Super Senior division with 7,201 total and an average of 200.03 for 36 games. Tyler Cruz and Kamron Doyle followed in Sandelin's foot prints as they won their sixth gold medal in boys Junior A (ages 16-19) and Junior B division with 7,436 (206,56) and 7,417 (206.03).

Brian Brazeau and Ed Roberts took the gold medals in men's Senior and Super Senior division with 7,337 (203.81) and 7,415 (205.97), while Holly Harris finished atop the Junior Female A division with 6,846 (190.17).

Maria Teresa Piccini beat out Paula Vidad, United States, by just five pins in the Women's Senior division to capture her second gold medal of the TofA and the fourth for Mexico with 6,721 (186,69).

155 players from 16 countries participated in the 50th Lee Evans Tournament of the Americas, the oldest annual international tournament in the American Zone.

The invitational tournament for PABCON (Pan American Bowling Confederation) member federations has five divisions for men and women: Adult, Senior (ages 50-plus for men, 45-plus for women), Super Senior (ages 60-plus for men, 55-plus for women), Junior A (ages 16-19) and Junior B (ages 12-15).

In each division, one team comprised of two men and two women competed in Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Mixed Team event throughout the week-long tournament. After 36 games, Individual All Events and National All Events champions were recognized.

 

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National All Events - Final Standings after 144 games

Pos	Player	Male	Female	Team	Total	Ave.
	Adult
1.	Colombia	10319	9685	9575	29579	205.41
2.	Venezuela	9624	9351	9365	28340	196.81
3.	United States	9630	9166	9329	28125	195.31
4.	Canada	9540	9277	9136	27953	194.12
5.	Costa Rica	9440	9026	8979	27445	190.59
6.	Dominican Republic	8447	8144	8649	25240	175.28
7.	Virgin Islands	7745	7209	7571	22525	156.42
8.	Mexico	4373	8359	8809	21541	149.59
9.	Bahamas	4660	7284	8154	20098	139.57
10.	Guatemala	8945	0	4593	13538	94.01
11.	Honduras	8268	0	4026	12294	85.38
12.	Aruba	8146	0	4074	12220	84.86
Pos	Senior	Male	Female	Team	Total	Ave.
1.	United States	9634	9132	8912	27678	192.21
2.	Mexico	9321	8974	8642	26937	187.06
3.	Canada	8922	8219	8362	25503	177.10
4.	Venezuela	9040	7950	8415	25405	176.42
5.	Colombia	8801	7798	7487	24086	167.26
6.	Bahamas	8539	7304	7989	23832	165.50
7.	Costa Rica	9029	0	4432	13461	93.48
8.	Dominican Republic	8862	0	4517	13379	92.91
9.	Aruba	8002	0	3889	11891	82.58
10.	Virgin Islands	0	7682	0	11382	79.04
11.	Puerto Rico	4331	0	0	6533	45.37
12.	El Salvador	4129	0	0	6231	43.27
Pos	Super Senior	Male	Female	Team	Total	Ave.
1.	United States	9599	9568	9426	28593	198.56
2.	Mexico	9116	8490	8346	25952	180.22
3.	Venezuela	9141	8190	8236	25567	177.55
4.	Canada	8744	7803	8178	24725	171.70
5.	Colombia	8241	7554	7970	23765	165.03
6.	Bahamas	8118	0	4123	12241	85.01
7.	Puerto Rico	7279	0	2184	9463	65.72
8.	Dominican Republic	4699	0	1069	5768	40.06
9.	Brazil	4082	0	1065	5147	35.74
Pos	Junior A	Male	Female	Team	Total	Ave.
1.	United States	9831	9295	9308	28434	197.46
2.	Mexico	9036	8562	9167	26765	185.87
3.	Colombia	8768	8428	8951	26147	181.58
4.	Canada	9114	8406	8610	26130	181.46
5.	Costa Rica	9000	8437	8190	25627	177.97
6.	Venezuela	9123	7738	8617	25478	176.93
7.	Guatemala	0	8848	4242	13090	90.90
8.	Dominican Republic	0	3416	2624	6040	41.94
9.	Brazil	4038	0	997	5035	34.97
Pos	Junior B	Male	Female	Team	Total	Ave.
1.	United States	9613	8612	9148	27373	190.09
2.	Colombia	8571	8574	8856	26001	180.56
3.	Mexico	8502	8339	8732	25573	177.59
4.	Costa Rica	7421	7438	7606	22465	156.01
5.	Panama	7667	0	3938	11605	80.59
6.	Virgin Islands	7077	0	3838	10915	75.80
7.	Dominican Republic	6927	0	3652	10579	73.47
8.	Brazil	4483	0	2192	6675	46.35
9.	El Salvador	3761	0	1913	5674	39.40

 

Individual All Events - Final Standings after 36 games

Pos	Player	Country	Singles (12)	Doubles (6)	Mixed (6)	Team (12)	Total	Avg.
	Adult Men
1.	Manuel Otalora	Colombia	2606	1419	1412	2524	7961	221.14
2.	Graham Fach	Canada	2550	1124	1258	2534	7466	207.39
3.	Andres Gomez	Colombia	2420	1263	1199	2486	7368	204.67
4.	Alejandro Reyna	Costa Rica	2512	1241	1195	2412	7360	204.44
5.	Jarret Mizo	United States	2456	1224	1197	2406	7283	202.31
6.	Arturo Hernandez	Venezuela	2324	1267	1243	2415	7249	201.36
7.	A J Johnson	United States	2341	1164	1248	2407	7160	198.89
8.	Luis Kassian	Mexico	2253	1202	1182	2423	7060	196.11
9.	Eddy Antonio Fuentes	Venezuela	2371	1289	1130	2205	6995	194.31
10.	Leonardo Davis	Bahamas	2251	1236	1173	2322	6982	193.94
11.	Alejandro Montijo	Mexico	2281	1194	1169	2284	6928	192.44
12.	Brian Lopez	Guatemala	2304	1084	1130	2263	6781	188.36
13.	Giovanni Rueda	Guatemala	2234	1074	1119	2330	6757	187.69
14.	Douglas Yu	Canada	2254	1157	1197	2136	6744	187.33
15.	Alberto Lizano	Costa Rica	2196	1103	1193	2249	6741	187.25
16.	Domingo Castro	Dominican Republic	2190	1108	981	2277	6556	182.11
17.	Kendall Laitano	Honduras	2074	1036	1110	2214	6434	178.72
18.	Johann Pyfrom	Bahamas	2092	1200	1143	1935	6370	176.94
19.	Anthony Tjin Kon Fat	Aruba	2011	991	1080	2239	6321	175.58
20.	Lessing Fernandez	Dominican Republic	2138	1036	994	2124	6292	174.78
21.	Charles Richards	Virgin Islands	1993	956	949	2036	5934	164.83
22.	Alex Biesum	Aruba	2056	993	1015	1835	5899	163.86
23.	Hector Laitano	Honduras	2047	1006	995	1812	5860	162.78
24.	Javier Perez	Virgin Islands	1910	984	953	1941	5788	160.78
Pos	Adult Female	Country	Singles (12)	Doubles (6)	Mixed (6)	Team (12)	Total	Avg.
1.	Rocio Restrepo	Colombia	2398	1246	1211	2304	7159	198.86
2.	Karen Marcano	Venezuela	2437	1108	1271	2340	7156	198.78
3.	Paola Gomez	Colombia	2459	1179	1192	2261	7091	196.97
4.	Aumi Guerra	Dominican Republic	2141	1304	1143	2452	7040	195.56
5.	Danielle McEwan	United States	2378	1178	1132	2335	7023	195.08
6.	Alicia Marcano	Venezuela	2291	1142	1102	2405	6940	192.78
7.	France Joubert	Canada	2194	1257	1136	2307	6894	191.50
8.	Viviana Degado	Costa Rica	2299	1234	1127	2219	6879	191.08
9.	Kimberley Green	Canada	2377	1166	1147	2159	6849	190.25
10.	Addileen Pointer	United States	2195	1134	1149	2181	6659	184.97
11.	Ghiselle Araujo	Costa Rica	2182	1082	1102	2099	6465	179.58
12.	Lizeth Alejandra Flores	Mexico	2017	1069	1065	2124	6275	174.31
13.	Tannya Damaris Lopez	Mexico	2034	1047	1127	1978	6186	171.83
14.	Caren Andrews	Virgin Islands	1938	1071	962	1926	5897	163.81
15.	Driskell Rolle	Bahamas	1784	900	1031	2164	5879	163.31
16.	Rita Dominguez	Dominican Republic	1730	930	896	1796	5352	148.67
17.	Camille Burnside	Bahamas	1773	893	841	1733	5240	145.56
18.	Ann-Marie Barnes	Virgin Islands	1701	789	748	1668	4906	136.28
Pos	Senior Male	Country	Singles (12)	Doubles (6)	Mixed (6)	Team (12)	Total	Avg.
1.	Brian Brazeau	United States	2412	1316	1139	2470	7337	203.81
2.	Rafael Gomez	Mexico	2204	1336	1201	2359	7100	197.22
3.	Jose Penaranda	Venezuela	2434	1187	1125	2265	7011	194.75
4.	Steve Kiss	United States	2373	1136	1258	2204	6971	193.64
5.	Jacinto Baltodano	Costa Rica	2221	1218	1202	2242	6883	191.19
6.	Donald Lee	Canada	2144	1248	1179	2204	6775	188.19
7.	Jose Luis Infante	Dominican Republic	2310	1084	1130	2179	6703	186.19
8.	Manuel Garcia	Mexico	2448	1099	1033	2102	6682	185.61
9.	Julio Goris	Dominican Republic	2122	1002	1214	2338	6676	185.44
10.	Marvin Murillo	Costa Rica	2124	1212	1052	2190	6578	182.72
11.	Fico Perez	Puerto Rico	2097	1133	1101	2202	6533	181.47
12.	Robert Campbell	Canada	2093	1124	1134	2096	6447	179.08
13.	Rogelio Felice Sr.	Venezuela	2168	1065	1061	2127	6421	178.36
14.	Sonith Lockhart	Bahamas	2174	1004	1067	2164	6409	178.03
15.	Jhimy Gualdron	Colombia	2320	1277	1044	1751	6392	177.56
16.	Charles Isaacs	Bahamas	2109	1065	1120	2042	6336	176.00
17.	Fernando Guerra	Colombia	2032	1027	1101	2089	6249	173.58
18.	Jorge Trigueros	El Salvador	2056	1045	1028	2102	6231	173.08
19.	Romaldo Thiel	Aruba	1968	1033	1074	1936	6011	166.97
20.	Renny Alvarez	Aruba	1936	1050	941	1953	5880	163.33
Pos	Senior Female	Country	Singles (12)	Doubles (6)	Mixed (6)	Team (12)	Total	Avg.
1.	Maria Teresa Piccini	Mexico	2271	1190	1136	2124	6721	186.69
2.	Paula Vidad	United States	2362	1103	1127	2124	6716	186.56
3.	Pam Sprow	United States	2309	1186	1045	2114	6654	184.83
4.	Cathy Harvey	Canada	2113	1058	1128	2162	6461	179.47
5.	Margarita Ramos	Mexico	2135	1113	1129	2057	6434	178.72
6.	Terri Depka	Virgin Islands	2100	1119	1091	1992	6302	175.06
7.	Esperanza Saenz	Colombia	1951	1076	1041	1921	5989	166.36
8.	Luz Tovar	Venezuela	2088	976	981	1942	5987	166.31
9.	Joan Mardomingo	Venezuela	2008	945	952	2081	5986	166.28
10.	Edith Lee	Canada	1931	998	991	1900	5820	161.67
11.	Marina McClain	Bahamas	1858	979	969	1931	5737	159.36
12.	Marta Meyer	Colombia	1818	924	988	1726	5456	151.56
13.	Angela Smith	Bahamas	1686	880	932	1852	5350	148.61
14.	Ernestine Canton	Virgin Islands	1664	895	813	1708	5080	141.11
Pos	Super Senior Male	Country	Singles (12)	Doubles (6)	Mixed (6)	Team (12)	Total	Avg.
1.	Ed Roberts	United States	2416	1306	1098	2595	7415	205.97
2.	Jerry Teel	United States	2407	1196	1176	2445	7224	200.67
3.	Agustin Camarillo	Mexico	2370	1276	1170	2166	6982	193.94
4.	Leopoldo Ritter	Venezuela	2301	1163	1203	2308	6975	193.75
5.	Ron Theriault	Canada	2245	1140	1014	2229	6628	184.11
6.	Landis Flores	Venezuela	2316	1078	1080	2077	6551	181.97
7.	Hector Edmundo Bustos	Mexico	2189	995	1116	2189	6489	180.25
8.	Fernando Munoz	Puerto Rico	2110	1116	1073	2184	6483	180.08
9.	Gonzalo Rosario	Colombia	2134	1063	1110	2133	6440	178.89
10.	Alan W.L. Chan	Canada	2162	1068	1115	2015	6360	176.67
11.	Leon Graham	Bahamas	2001	1135	1015	2048	6199	172.19
12.	Juan Alfredo Reyna	Colombia	1991	1035	1088	2084	6198	172.17
13.	Philip Bethell	Bahamas	1966	957	1044	2075	6042	167.83
14.	Hilton Nunez	Dominican Republic	2454	1130	1115	1069	5768	160.22
15.	Decio Abrieu	Brazil	2070	959	1053	1065	5147	142.97
16.	Nelson Toro	Puerto Rico	1941	1039	0	0	2980	82.78
17.	Rolando Sebelen	Dominican Republic	2034	930	0	0	2964	82.33
Pos	Super Senior Female	Country	Singles (12)	Doubles (6)	Mixed (6)	Team (12)	Total	Avg.
1.	Lucy Sandelin	United States	2440	1226	1283	2252	7201	200.03
2.	Carol Teel	United States	2310	1114	1195	2134	6753	187.58
3.	Fransuesa Sacre	Mexico	2118	1135	1152	1992	6397	177.69
4.	Alejandra Diaz	Mexico	1993	1025	1067	1999	6084	169.00
5.	Ofir Gonzalez	Venezuela	2089	1079	976	1910	6054	168.17
6.	Irma Di Marco	Venezuela	2064	996	986	1941	5987	166.31
7.	Debbie Ip	Canada	2015	947	1014	1937	5913	164.25
8.	Mary F Leung	Canada	1839	906	1082	1997	5824	161.78
9.	Maria Elvira Villarriaga	Colombia	1884	1065	946	1891	5786	160.72
10.	Pubenza Sanchez	Colombia	1838	896	925	1862	5521	153.36
Pos	Junior Male A	Country	Singles (12)	Doubles (6)	Mixed (6)	Team (12)	Total	Avg.
1.	Tyler Cruz	United States	2540	1305	1199	2392	7436	206.56
2.	A J Chapman	United States	2363	1154	1270	2545	7332	203.67
3.	Mitch Hupe	Canada	2438	1167	1225	2266	7096	197.11
4.	Enrique Kassian	Mexico	2276	1166	1165	2349	6956	193.22
5.	Rogelio Felice Jr	Venezuela	2155	1221	1249	2313	6938	192.72
6.	Fabian Eligio Lopez	Mexico	2254	1077	1098	2381	6810	189.17
7.	Sebastian Donado	Colombia	2183	1189	1156	2249	6777	188.25
8.	Sandro Perrino	Venezuela	2230	1163	1105	2221	6719	186.64
9.	Jose Antonio Garcia	Costa Rica	2204	1191	1089	2129	6613	183.69
10.	Rodolfo Madriz	Costa Rica	2145	1140	1231	2094	6610	183.61
11.	Justin Falkner	Canada	2158	1004	1122	2111	6395	177.64
12.	Juan David Alvarez	Colombia	2152	1039	1049	2153	6393	177.58
13.	Bernardo Abreu	Brazil	1962	1048	1028	997	5035	139.86
Pos	Junior Female A	Country	Singles (12)	Doubles (6)	Mixed (6)	Team (12)	Total	Avg.
1.	Holly Harris	United States	2187	1340	1197	2122	6846	190.17
2.	Elise Bolton	United States	2294	1248	1029	2249	6820	189.44
3.	Maribel Orozco	Mexico	1967	1195	1192	2399	6753	187.58
4.	Miranda Panas	Canada	2185	1127	1145	2172	6629	184.14
(tie)	Lorena Bolanos	Guatemala	2315	1114	1060	2140	6629	184.14
6.	Alejandra Barreto	Colombia	2149	1004	1080	2357	6590	183.06
7.	Pamela Monzon	Guatemala	2245	1020	1094	2102	6461	179.47
8.	Andrea Novoa	Colombia	2067	1064	1064	2192	6387	177.42
9.	Joselyn Valverde	Costa Rica	2154	1127	1016	2037	6334	175.94
10.	Yllen Sari Moreno	Mexico	2175	1023	1010	2038	6246	173.50
11.	Rebecca Gomez	Costa Rica	2166	996	978	1930	6070	168.61
12.	Cierra Hollis	Canada	1993	978	978	2061	6010	166.94
13.	Maria Teresa Pascoal	Venezuela	1893	1027	950	2098	5968	165.78
14.	Irene Loannou	Venezuela	1981	940	947	1985	5853	162.58
15.	Shantal Hungria	Dominican Republic	1704	879	833	1804	5220	145.00
Pos	Junior Male B	Country	Singles (12)	Doubles (6)	Mixed (6)	Team (12)	Total	Avg.
1.	Kamron Doyle	United States	2494	1204	1261	2458	7417	206.03
2.	Wesley Low	United States	2236	1211	1207	2345	6999	194.42
3.	Jorge Luis Tello	Colombia	2229	1153	1093	2279	6754	187.61
4.	Thiago Felicetti	Brazil	2275	1142	1066	2192	6675	185.42
5.	Brandon Pelayo	Mexico	2316	1049	1088	2067	6520	181.11
6.	Benjamin Martinez	Mexico	2072	1000	977	2245	6294	174.83
7.	Luis Alfredo Rojas	Colombia	2063	968	1065	2084	6180	171.67
8.	Bernardo Hernandez	Dominican Republic	2013	1042	887	1954	5896	163.78
9.	Fernando Chew	Panama	1937	1027	894	2014	5872	163.11
10.	Alberto Quesada	Costa Rica	1813	1135	886	1941	5775	160.42
11.	Allan Young	Panama	1952	888	969	1924	5733	159.25
12.	Miguel Meja	El Salvador	1805	987	969	1913	5674	157.61
13.	Michael Brooks	Virgin Islands	1889	863	923	1944	5619	156.08
14.	Roberto Morales	Costa Rica	1787	940	860	1911	5498	152.72
15.	Che Smith	Virgin Islands	1762	829	811	1894	5296	147.11
16.	Anthony Severino	Dominican Republic	1459	772	754	1698	4683	130.08
Pos	Junior Female B	Country	Singles (12)	Doubles (6)	Mixed (6)	Team (12)	Total	Avg.
1.	Laura Plazas	Colombia	2307	1219	1148	2467	7141	198.36
2.	Ashley Dunn	United States	2322	1211	1146	2328	7007	194.64
3.	Raquel Orozco	Mexico	2211	1105	1056	2226	6598	183.28
4.	Paola Limon	Mexico	1865	1033	1069	2194	6161	171.14
5.	Kaitlyn Eder	United States	1940	966	1027	2017	5950	165.28
6.	Mariana Lopez	Colombia	1929	971	1000	2026	5926	164.61
7.	Ericka Quesada	Costa Rica	1829	873	948	1962	5612	155.89
8.	Carolina Villegas	Costa Rica	1867	928	993	1792	5580	155.00

 

Team Results - Final Standings after 12 games

Pos	Country	Block 1	G7	G8	G9	G10	G11	G12	Block 2	Total	Avg.
	Adult
1.	Colombia	4614	790	948	848	2586	749	806	4961	9575	199.48
2.	Venezuela	4674	762	699	827	2288	865	770	4691	9365	195.10
3.	United States	4731	777	789	701	2267	780	774	4598	9329	194.35
4.	Canada	4607	784	749	794	2327	666	817	4529	9136	190.33
5.	Costa Rica	4552	750	741	774	2265	743	695	4427	8979	187.06
6.	Mexico	4528	707	738	709	2154	747	714	4281	8809	183.52
7.	Dominican Republic	4393	765	679	644	2088	699	709	4256	8649	180.19
8.	Bahamas	3805	626	830	776	2232	722	716	4349	8154	169.88
9.	Virgin Islands	3743	676	614	642	1932	678	534	3828	7571	157.73
Pos	Senior	Block 1	G7	G8	G9	G10	G11	G12	Block 2	Total	Avg.
1.	United States	4422	784	703	758	2245	690	793	4490	8912	185.67
2.	Mexico	4335	660	742	711	2113	751	730	4307	8642	180.04
3.	Canada	4183	698	655	730	2083	640	665	4179	8362	174.21
4.	Venezuela	4220	665	682	719	2066	696	631	4095	8315	173.23
5.	Bahamas	3997	659	653	735	2047	632	669	3992	7989	166.44
6.	Colombia	4039	721	665	536	1922	569	477	3448	7487	155.98
Pos	Super Senior	Block 1	G7	G8	G9	G10	G11	G12	Block 2	Total	Avg.
1.	United States	4747	794	846	764	2404	745	696	4679	9426	196.38
2.	Mexico	4092	707	667	752	2126	716	706	4254	8346	173.88
3.	Venezuela	4121	644	685	696	2025	723	713	4115	8236	171.58
4.	Canada	3991	663	784	744	2191	654	724	4187	8178	170.38
5.	Colombia	3985	677	687	646	2010	690	635	3985	7970	166.04
Pos	Junior A	Block 1	G7	G8	G9	G10	G11	G12	Block 2	Total	Avg.
1.	United States	4514	734	732	732	2198	858	850	4794	9308	193.92
2.	Mexico	4681	865	766	743	2374	689	692	4486	9167	190.98
3.	Colombia	4592	775	794	704	2273	683	690	4359	8951	186.48
4.	Venezuela	4335	709	663	816	2188	683	679	4282	8617	179.52
5.	Canada	4202	776	722	758	2256	757	709	4408	8610	179.38
6.	Costa Rica	4262	708	651	681	2040	663	595	3928	8190	170.63
Pos	Junior B	Block 1	G7	G8	G9	G10	G11	G12	Block 2	Total	Avg.
1.	United States	4653	733	670	724	2127	780	798	4495	9148	190.58
2.	Colombia	4300	689	792	733	2214	788	764	4556	8856	184.50
3.	Mexico	4421	737	773	745	2255	635	696	4311	8732	181.92
4.	Costa Rica	3917	621	627	642	1890	606	623	3689	7606	158.46