Char Hammel (pictured left) of Las Vegas earned top qualifier honors Sunday at the 2012 United States Bowling Congress Senior Queens presented by Storm.

Hammel, who won the Senior Queens in 2010, finished qualifying with a 15-game total of 3,460 (230.67 average) at the International Training and Research Center in Arlington, Texas. She leads a group of 16 of the top senior women bowlers in the country age 50 and up into Monday's match play.

"I'm excited to have led against a strong field of Hall of Famers and some of these new 50-year-olds," Hammel said. "I don't think I've ever been the top seed in this event, even the year I won."

In the final block of qualifying Sunday, Hammel put on a stellar performance, finishing the five-game block with 1,206 on games of 267, 211, 238, 247 and 243.

The top 16 players in the qualifying standings advanced to the double-elimination match-play bracket, which begins Monday at 10 a.m. Eastern. Qualifying second was Mandy Wilson (right) of Dayton, Ohio, while Kristy Whitcher of Belfair, Wash., finished qualifying third.

Defending champion Paula Vidad of Sun City, Calif., was guaranteed no worse than the No. 16 seed in the bracket, but managed to earn the No. 8 seed by virtue of her qualifying scores.

BowlTV is providing free live streaming coverage of every round of the competition, concluding with the four-player stepladder finals Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. Eastern.

The Senior Queens also caps off the Senior Women's Triple Crown Series, which is a special competition for bowlers who compete in the Senior Queens, Senior U.S. Women's Open and National Golden Ladies Classic.

The top 10 players in the Triple Crown standings, which combines qualifying totals from all three events, advanced to the Triple Crown Shoot-Out presented by The Orleans. Robin Romeo (right) of Van Nuys, Calif., came out on top in the one-game, single-elimination bracket to earn the title and $1,000 prize.

 

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2012 USBC Senior Queens - Qualifying Round 3

Players with position, hometown and 15-game total. The top 16 advance.

1, Char Hammel, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,460
2, Mandy Wilson, Dayton, Ohio, 3,399
3, Kristy Whitcher, Belfair, Wash., 3,291
4, Lucy Sandelin, Tampa, Fla., 3,276
5, Robin Romeo, Van Nuys, Calif., 3,222
6, Dana Miller-Mackie, Albuquerque, N.M., 3,204
7, Tish Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,192
8, Paula Vidad, Sun City, Calif., 3,159
9, Lilia Johnson, Lawton, Okla., 3,092
10, Carole Jones, Englewood, Colo., 3,086
11, Yolanda Garrett, The Colony, Texas, 3,069
12, Anne Marie Duggan, Edmond, Okla., 3,066
13, Sharon Powers, Lakewood, Colo., 3,045
14, Carol Teel, The Villages, Fla., 3,037
15, Debra Willett, Pearland, Texas, 3,008
16, Terri Ward, Loveland, Colo., 2,989

Missed Cut:
17, Graciela Dube, Miami, Fla., 2,977
18, Teresa Ross, Cedar Hill, Texas, 2,972
19, Judy Gurney, Mesa, Ariz., 2,947
20, Joan Reilly, Wilmington, N.C., 2,931
21, Janie Edgerton, Alameda, Calif., 2,927
22, Dawn Leonard, Virginia Beach, Va., 2,875
23, Sue West, Tujunga, Calif., 2,874
24, Debbie Wade, Taylorsville, Utah, 2,846
25, Lori Jo Turner, Sauk Rapids, Minn., 2,844
26, Rosa Mendez, Miami, Fla., 2,843
27, Fran Deken, Coweta, Okla., 2,841
28, Lisa Wasson, Murphy, Texas, 2,828
29, Cindy McBride, Plano, Texas, 2,826
30, Kim Crompton, Trussville, Ala., 2,823
31, Tayna Fulmer, McKinney, Texas, 2,821
32, Melanie McAllister, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2,816
33, Erin Wilson, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,800
34, Pam Buckner, Reno, Nev., 2,788
35, Cynthia Johnson, Bowie, Md., 2,775
36, Pattie Fell, El Paso, Texas, 2,773
37, Linda Andrews, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 2,772
37, Shelley Nell, Silverdale, Wash., 2,772
39, Marci Williams, Wichita, Kan., 2,768
40, Christina Green, Westerly, R.I., 2,745
41, Pam Lawrence, Pflugerville, Texas, 2,744
42, Mary Brooks, Hyattsville, Md., 2,743
43, Jennifer Nelson, Menlo Park, Calif., 2,738
44, Jeanette Porter, Omaha, Neb., 2,716
45, Georgette McNally, Pasadena, Texas, 2,695
46, Lynn Minning, Austin, Texas, 2,680
47, Anita Pope, Silsbee, Texas, 2,669
48, Dena Kearney, Lanham, Md., 2,658
49, Diane Wemple, Corrales, N.M., 2,627
50, Cheryl Polak, Pearland, Texas, 2,578
51, Karen Hoyle, Grand Prairie, Texas, 2,575
52, Terry Davis, Washington, D.C., 2,558
53, Sharon Taylor, Frederick, Md., 2,532
54, Tanya Dean, Tampa, Fla., 2,361
55, Mireya Gomez, Hialeah, Fla., 2,353
56, Karla Alsgood, Rio Linda, Calif., 2,206