Team USA took the lead in the men's and women's team event after the opening three games Thursday at the 2012 Pan American Bowling Confederation Adult Championships.

The United States leads Mexico by just 11 pins in the women's team event at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center. Team USA tallied 3,349 on the Stockholm pattern, while Mexico totaled 3,338. Venezuela is third with 3,073.

Liz Johnson led Team USA with a 785 series and was followed by Shannon Pluhowsky (709), Stefanie Nation (680), Josie Earnest (620) and Diandra Asbaty (555).

On the men's side, Team USA leads Puerto Rico by 45 pins. The U.S. totaled 3,317, while Puerto Rico had 3,272. Canada is third with 3,22.

John Janawicz had the highest individual total for Team USA with a 685 series and was followed by Tommy Jones (671), Steve Smith (670), Marshall Kent (659) and Bill O'Neill (632).

With 21 out of 24 games in the books, Team USA's Liz Johnson (left) and George Lambert IV (right) of Canada overtook the lead in women's and men's All Events with 4739 (225.67) and 4853 (231.10), respectively.

The final three games of the women's team event will take place Friday at 8 a.m. Pacific. The men will take to the lanes at 1 p.m. Pacific. After the conclusion of the team event, the top 24 players in the All Events standings in each division will advance to Saturday's Masters competition.

 

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2012 Pan American Adult Championships - Men's Team event

Pos	Country	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Total	Ave.
1.	United States	1119	1014	1184	3317					4094	227.44
2.	Puerto Rico	1175	1083	1014	3272					4063	225.72
3.	Canada	1151	1063	1011	3225					3991	221.72
4.	Dominican Republic	963	1055	1171	3189					3964	220.22
5.	Costa Rica	1009	1114	1021	3144					3951	219.50
6.	Colombia	1092	1091	939	3122					3942	219.00
7.	Venezuela	962	1108	1047	3117					3873	215.17
8.	Mexico	1030	1060	1012	3102					3763	209.06
9.	Brazil	1079	936	970	2985					3760	208.89
10.	Ecuador	995	975	952	2922					3750	208.33
11.	El Salvador	1032	1017	868	2917					3736	207.56
12.	Guatemala	984	938	933	2855					3727	207.06
13.	Aruba	953	892	966	2811					3722	206.78
14.	Argentina	932	821	981	2734					3720	206.67
15.	Panama	856	929	930	2715					3653	202.94
16.	Uruguay	890	824	824	2538					3634	201.89
17.	Curacao	797	860	833	2490					3630	201.67
18.	US Virgin Islands	771	773	852	2396					3622	201.22

 

2012 Pan American Adult Championships - Women's Team Event

Pos	Country	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Total	Ave.
1.	United States	1032	1185	1132	3349					3349	223.27
2.	Mexico	1158	1056	1124	3338					3338	222.53
3.	Venezuela	976	1098	999	3073					3073	204.87
4.	Colombia	1035	995	1016	3046					3046	203.07
5.	Brazil	949	894	1133	2976					2976	198.40
6.	Canada	994	996	978	2968					2968	197.87
7.	Puerto Rico	979	974	978	2931					2931	195.40
8.	Dominican Republic	1003	861	961	2825					2825	188.33
9.	Argentina	936	877	901	2714					2714	180.93
10.	Costa Rica	888	931	891	2710					2710	180.67
11.	Aruba	854	887	953	2694					2694	179.60
12.	El Salvador	941	880	821	2642					2642	176.13
13.	Panama	819	847	927	2593					2593	172.87
14.	Curacao	735	699	718	2152					2152	143.47
15.	Guatemala	671	712	678	2061					2061	171.75