Team USA wins trios gold at 2022 PANAM Bowling Women’s Championships
October 27, 2022
RESULTS AND INFORMATION
LIMA, Peru – Team USA continued its winning ways in trios competition at the PANAM Bowling Women’s Championships on Wednesday as Danielle McEwan, Breanna Clemmer and Jordan Richard earned the gold medal at the 2022 edition of the event.
The United States collected its sixth consecutive victory in the discipline with strong performances from each athlete at the Bowling Center of La Villa Deportiva Nacional (VIDENA), finishing with a 3,818 total (212.11 combined average).
Clemmer bounced back after struggling in singles and doubles earlier in the week to lead the way Wednesday with a six-game total of 1,294. Richard added 1,263, and McEwan had 1,261.
The silver medal went to Colombia’s Maria José Rodriguez, Clara Guerrero and Juliana Franco with a 3,709 total. Rodriguez posted the top round of the 2022 event (1,305) to pace the group, while Guerrero added 1,203 and Franco had 1,201.
Rodriguez and Franco won the gold medal in doubles Tuesday at VIDENA.
A strong finish in Game 6 helped Canada capture the bronze medal with 3,506. The trio of Felicia Wong (229), Sarah Klassen (222) and Jennifer Besana (203) rolled 654 in the final game to jump from sixth to third in the standings. Klassen led the overall effort with 1,218 and was followed by Wong (1,162) and Besana (1,126).
Team USA’s Stephanie Zavala (1,186), Lauren Pate (1,166) and Bryanna Coté (1,117) finished in fifth place with 3,469.
The 2022 PANAM Women’s Championships consists of 11 countries from the Western Hemisphere competing in singles, doubles, trios and team competition. The top overall performers for 24 games (six in each event) also will be recognized with medals in all-events.
The event is being broadcast at FedePeruBowling.pe.
The current run for Team USA in trios dates back to the 2012 event, and McEwan and Richard previously helped keep the streak intact with wins in 2014 and 2018, respectively.
Coté, Julia Bond and Sydney Brummett took home gold for Team USA at the 2021 PANAM Women’s Championships in Cali, Colombia, while Clemmer and Pate joined Gazmine Mason to earn the bronze medal.
Clemmer also collected three gold medals (doubles, team, all-events) at the 2021 event, but she was having trouble getting comfortable on this week’s 38-foot oil pattern through her first two events.
The 24-year-old right-hander was able to start fresh Wednesday after connecting with family and working through some things in her game with the coaching staff.
The result was an improvement of more than 250 pins from her doubles set Tuesday.
“I talked to my mom last night and was able to just reset everything,” said Clemmer, a four-time member of Team USA. “I felt like I wasn’t allowing Bre to just be Bre. I also had two other great teammates that were seeing the picture, and I was just buying into what they were doing. I feel like that was a little easier for me, because they were showing me what I needed to do.
“Talking to (Team USA head coach) Bryan (O’Keefe), he gave me a few physical tips, and then it all just clicked from there. I could just focus on my process and on what I could control. Once I started to feel comfortable, the execution got better and better. I’m super excited to be able to win with Danielle and Jordan. I’ve looked up to them, so to be able to do it with them and focus on us was awesome. Bringing home the gold is always fun.”
McEwan and Richard now have medaled in each event at VIDENA. On Monday, McEwan won gold in singles, and Richard earned the silver medal. They paired up Tuesday for silver in doubles.
They had crossed with each other during both events and continued to mesh well with the addition of Clemmer to the mix Wednesday for trios.
“Jordan and I have been working really well off each other,” McEwan said. “We knew how the moves were going to go, and Bre was able to slide right in. I feel like all our moves were pretty close to each other, and we were in the same part of the lane. It really made it easy.”
McEwan also was able to jump back after some struggles Tuesday, and she credits the communication by the team in working to find solutions.
“The team effort is exactly what it is,” McEwan said. “We talked it through as a team and have the best minds here. We were going to figure it out, and that’s exactly what we did today. We came in with a couple different game plans and read the lanes quickly. We adjusted as we needed to and were able to put it all together really well.”
Richard has been the most consistent athlete through three days at the PANAM Women’s Championships. She rolled blocks of 1,252 and 1,253 in singles and doubles, respectively, and is averaging more than 209 through 18 games.
The only other competitors averaging more than 200 so far this week have been McEwan (202.83) and Rodriguez (202.11).
“I started pretty much with the same game plan as yesterday and was able to make security moves today, because we saw some similarities,” Richard said. “For the first five games, I stuck with what I was doing and made small moves before I had to switch balls the last game. We had a really good time today, made good moves off each other and talked it out.”
The five-player team event kicks off Thursday with three games, starting at 10 a.m. Central. The event will conclude Friday with three additional games and six-game totals determining the medalists.
The United States enters the event as the defending champion, and the team knows the conditions will continue to test them against a strong field.
“We accomplished the goal today, winning gold,” O’Keefe said. “Those three put on a clinic. We celebrated with a good meal but know tomorrow is a new day. We will keep an open mind, our head down and control what we can control.”
LIMA, Peru – Team USA continued its winning ways in trios competition at the PANAM Bowling Women’s Championships on Wednesday as Danielle McEwan, Breanna Clemmer and Jordan Richard earned the gold medal at the 2022 edition of the event.
The United States collected its sixth consecutive victory in the discipline with strong performances from each athlete at the Bowling Center of La Villa Deportiva Nacional (VIDENA), finishing with a 3,818 total (212.11 combined average).
Clemmer bounced back after struggling in singles and doubles earlier in the week to lead the way Wednesday with a six-game total of 1,294. Richard added 1,263, and McEwan had 1,261.
The silver medal went to Colombia’s Maria José Rodriguez, Clara Guerrero and Juliana Franco with a 3,709 total. Rodriguez posted the top round of the 2022 event (1,305) to pace the group, while Guerrero added 1,203 and Franco had 1,201.
Rodriguez and Franco won the gold medal in doubles Tuesday at VIDENA.
A strong finish in Game 6 helped Canada capture the bronze medal with 3,506. The trio of Felicia Wong (229), Sarah Klassen (222) and Jennifer Besana (203) rolled 654 in the final game to jump from sixth to third in the standings. Klassen led the overall effort with 1,218 and was followed by Wong (1,162) and Besana (1,126).
Team USA’s Stephanie Zavala (1,186), Lauren Pate (1,166) and Bryanna Coté (1,117) finished in fifth place with 3,469.
The 2022 PANAM Women’s Championships consists of 11 countries from the Western Hemisphere competing in singles, doubles, trios and team competition. The top overall performers for 24 games (six in each event) also will be recognized with medals in all-events.
The event is being broadcast at FedePeruBowling.pe.
The current run for Team USA in trios dates back to the 2012 event, and McEwan and Richard previously helped keep the streak intact with wins in 2014 and 2018, respectively.
Coté, Julia Bond and Sydney Brummett took home gold for Team USA at the 2021 PANAM Women’s Championships in Cali, Colombia, while Clemmer and Pate joined Gazmine Mason to earn the bronze medal.
Clemmer also collected three gold medals (doubles, team, all-events) at the 2021 event, but she was having trouble getting comfortable on this week’s 38-foot oil pattern through her first two events.
The 24-year-old right-hander was able to start fresh Wednesday after connecting with family and working through some things in her game with the coaching staff.
The result was an improvement of more than 250 pins from her doubles set Tuesday.
“I talked to my mom last night and was able to just reset everything,” said Clemmer, a four-time member of Team USA. “I felt like I wasn’t allowing Bre to just be Bre. I also had two other great teammates that were seeing the picture, and I was just buying into what they were doing. I feel like that was a little easier for me, because they were showing me what I needed to do.
“Talking to (Team USA head coach) Bryan (O’Keefe), he gave me a few physical tips, and then it all just clicked from there. I could just focus on my process and on what I could control. Once I started to feel comfortable, the execution got better and better. I’m super excited to be able to win with Danielle and Jordan. I’ve looked up to them, so to be able to do it with them and focus on us was awesome. Bringing home the gold is always fun.”
McEwan and Richard now have medaled in each event at VIDENA. On Monday, McEwan won gold in singles, and Richard earned the silver medal. They paired up Tuesday for silver in doubles.
They had crossed with each other during both events and continued to mesh well with the addition of Clemmer to the mix Wednesday for trios.
“Jordan and I have been working really well off each other,” McEwan said. “We knew how the moves were going to go, and Bre was able to slide right in. I feel like all our moves were pretty close to each other, and we were in the same part of the lane. It really made it easy.”
McEwan also was able to jump back after some struggles Tuesday, and she credits the communication by the team in working to find solutions.
“The team effort is exactly what it is,” McEwan said. “We talked it through as a team and have the best minds here. We were going to figure it out, and that’s exactly what we did today. We came in with a couple different game plans and read the lanes quickly. We adjusted as we needed to and were able to put it all together really well.”
Richard has been the most consistent athlete through three days at the PANAM Women’s Championships. She rolled blocks of 1,252 and 1,253 in singles and doubles, respectively, and is averaging more than 209 through 18 games.
The only other competitors averaging more than 200 so far this week have been McEwan (202.83) and Rodriguez (202.11).
“I started pretty much with the same game plan as yesterday and was able to make security moves today, because we saw some similarities,” Richard said. “For the first five games, I stuck with what I was doing and made small moves before I had to switch balls the last game. We had a really good time today, made good moves off each other and talked it out.”
The five-player team event kicks off Thursday with three games, starting at 10 a.m. Central. The event will conclude Friday with three additional games and six-game totals determining the medalists.
The United States enters the event as the defending champion, and the team knows the conditions will continue to test them against a strong field.
“We accomplished the goal today, winning gold,” O’Keefe said. “Those three put on a clinic. We celebrated with a good meal but know tomorrow is a new day. We will keep an open mind, our head down and control what we can control.”