The United States won another three gold medals and two silver medals in the Mixed Doubles competition of the 48th Lee Evans Tournament of The Americas which will end on Saturday, Aug. 7 at Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando, Fla.

Emily Maier teamed with Chris Bardol (center) to win the gold medal in the Adult division with 2558 six-game total or an average of 213.17. Bardol had 1364 (227.33), the highest individual series of all competitors for the day, and Maier added 1194.

The second U.S. adult team, Kendra Gaines and Cassidy Schaub (on the left), were 40 pins behind to take the silver medal with 2518 (209.83). The duo overtook Aumi Guerra and Raffy Sebelen (right), Dominican Republic, in the final game by three pins. Guerra/Sebelen took the bronze with 2515 (209.58).

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Lucy Sandelin and Ed Roberts outaveraged their nearest competitors by 16.5 pins to easily win the gold medal in the Senior division (pictured right are the top 3) with 2539 pinfall total and an average of 211.58. Roberts had 1274 and Sandelin was close behind with 1265.

Clara Rivadeneira and Jhimy Gualdron, Colombia, were almost 200 pins behind the Americans to finish in second place with 2341 (195.08). Bronze went to Marie Sealy and Alfred Burrows, Bahamas, who were another 121 pins behind the Colombians in third place with 2220 (185.00).

Elise Bolton and Kyle King (pictured left, center) posted the field-best 2560 series to win the Junior A division (ages 16-19) averaging 213.33 for their six games. King had 1321 including a 286 game and Bolton added 1239.

Melissa Courchesne and Jordan Jung, Canada, chalked up 2458 to land in second place to earn the silver medal with 2458 (204.83). Colombians Alejandra Barreto and Jorge D Moreno finished third with 2383 (198.58).

Colombia took gold and bronze in the Junior B division (pictured right) and spoiled a U.S. gold medal sweep. Juliana Franco and Edison Molina averaged 203.85 and felled 2446 pins to cruise to the gold medal. Franco led the team with 1267 including high games of 254 and 245 and Molina contributed 1179.

Their teammates Andrea Novoa and Sebastian Donado finished in third place to take the bronze medal with 2305 (192.00). Sandwiched between the Colombians were Melissa Perez and Michael Coffey, who received the silver medal with 2373 (197.75).

The Lee Evans Tournament of The Americas is the oldest annual international tournament in the American Zone.

The invitational competition for countries of PABCON (Pan American Bowling Confederation - the American Zone of World Tenpin Bowling Association) has four divisions for men and women: Adult, Senior (ages 50-plus), Junior A (ages 16-19) and Junior B (ages 12-15).

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

 

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Mixed Doubles - Final Standings after 6 games

Pos	Country/Player	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Total	Ave.
	Adult
1.	United States	426	404	425	1255	492	387	424	1303	2558	213.17
	Emily Maier	209	178	225	612	225	164	193	582	1194	199.00
	Chris Bardol	217	226	200	643	267	223	231	721	1364	227.33
2.	United States	416	412	340	1168	520	384	446	1350	2518	209.83
	Kendra Gaines	182	205	180	567	241	183	210	634	1201	200.17
	Cassidy Schaub	234	207	160	601	279	201	236	716	1317	219.50
3.	Dominican Republic	334	413	443	1190	491	403	431	1325	2515	209.58
	Aumi Guerra	133	180	226	539	238	218	216	672	1211	201.83
	Raffy Sebelen	201	233	217	651	253	185	215	653	1304	217.33
4.	Dominican Republic	419	361	403	1183	426	352	437	1215	2398	199.83
	Paola Mendez	192	159	160	511	182	156	203	541	1052	175.33
	Rolando A Sebelen Sr.	227	202	243	672	244	196	234	674	1346	224.33
5.	Canada	409	351	384	1144	398	383	437	1218	2362	196.83
	Alussa Cicconi	188	149	195	532	176	168	223	567	1099	183.17
	Guillaume Nadeau	221	202	189	612	222	215	214	651	1263	210.50
6.	Puerto Rico	411	372	386	1169	378	378	403	1159	2328	194.00
	Lourdes Lopez	199	173	155	527	193	154	233	580	1107	184.50
	Edgardo Ruiz	212	199	231	642	185	224	170	579	1221	203.50
7.	Colombia	388	382	373	1143	421	389	363	1173	2316	193.00
	Martha Perez	186	211	193	590	201	233	182	616	1206	201.00
	Wilson Vargas	202	171	180	553	220	156	181	557	1110	185.00
8.	Brazil	410	448	299	1157	394	403	339	1136	2293	191.08
	Lucia Vieira	187	201	142	530	173	202	187	562	1092	182.00
	Marcio Vieira	223	247	157	627	221	201	152	574	1201	200.17
9.	Puerto Rico	397	365	436	1198	351	354	360	1065	2263	188.58
	Yesenia Castillo	161	146	224	531	158	164	189	511	1042	173.67
	Jean Perez	236	219	212	667	193	190	171	554	1221	203.50
10.	Canada	320	387	394	1101	373	377	405	1155	2256	188.00
	Lynne Gauthier	152	188	193	533	195	200	216	611	1144	190.67
	Art Oliver	168	199	201	568	178	177	189	544	1112	185.33
11.	Colombia	378	351	435	1164	399	331	327	1057	2221	185.08
	Johana Puentes	212	182	246	640	210	153	152	515	1155	192.50
	Santiago Garcia	166	169	189	524	189	178	175	542	1066	177.67
12.	Bahamas	317	321	315	953	395	352	360	1107	2060	171.67
	Naobi Hanna	173	165	131	469	192	172	159	523	992	165.33
	Earlin Bowe	144	156	184	484	203	180	201	584	1068	178.00
13.	Bahamas	302	319	357	978	388	341	290	1019	1997	166.42
	Anya Fyne	148	148	145	441	168	159	150	477	918	153.00
	Jethro Miller	154	171	212	537	220	182	140	542	1079	179.83
Pos	Senior	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Total	Ave.
1.	United States	382	450	430	1262	458	451	368	1277	2539	211.58
	Lucy Sandelin	183	267	186	636	223	227	179	629	1265	210.83
	Ed Roberts	199	183	244	626	235	224	189	648	1274	212.33
2.	Colombia	414	401	376	1191	463	332	355	1150	2341	195.08
	Clara Rivadeneira	166	189	176	531	198	151	146	495	1026	171.00
	Jhimy Gualdron	248	212	200	660	265	181	209	655	1315	219.17
3.	Bahamas	344	398	376	1118	380	346	376	1102	2220	185.00
	Marie Sealy	190	186	186	562	190	167	198	555	1117	186.17
	Alfred Burrows	154	212	190	556	190	179	178	547	1103	183.83
4.	United States	370	338	386	1094	317	358	437	1112	2206	183.83
	Carol Teel	201	166	169	536	154	162	215	531	1067	177.83
	Philip Prieto	169	172	217	558	163	196	222	581	1139	189.83
5.	Canada	391	361	338	1090	357	415	316	1088	2178	181.50
	Sherri Hobson	169	192	166	527	138	202	161	501	1028	171.33
	Miles Nerona	222	169	172	563	219	213	155	587	1150	191.67
6.	Puerto Rico	354	310	400	1064	387	367	297	1051	2115	176.25
	Vivian Noble	139	144	187	470	166	173	142	481	951	158.50
	Antonio Velez	215	166	213	594	221	194	155	570	1164	194.00
7.	Canada	355	373	301	1029	371	341	369	1081	2110	175.83
	Lauraine Fast	162	173	166	501	202	167	181	550	1051	175.17
	Amneris Fernandez	193	200	135	528	169	174	188	531	1059	176.50
8.	Colombia	356	383	337	1076	353	370	302	1025	2101	175.08
	Hermencia Alvarez	135	190	144	469	170	147	162	479	948	158.00
	Heriberto Florez	221	193	193	607	183	223	140	546	1153	192.17
9.	Puerto Rico	383	312	306	1001	328	366	349	1043	2044	170.33
	Ines Rodriguez	195	145	154	494	134	180	158	472	966	161.00
	Fico Perez	188	167	152	507	194	186	191	571	1078	179.67
10.	Bahamas	306	371	354	1031	313	286	268	867	1898	158.17
	Elizabeth Graham	148	153	172	473	143	125	140	408	881	146.83
	Philip Bethel	158	218	182	558	170	161	128	459	1017	169.50
Pos	Junior A	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Total	Ave.
1.	United States	509	379	407	1295	372	469	424	1265	2560	213.33
	Elise Bolton	223	192	183	598	196	266	179	641	1239	206.50
	Kyle King	286	187	224	697	176	203	245	624	1321	220.17
2.	Canada	431	414	429	1274	338	436	410	1184	2458	204.83
	Melissa Courchesne	215	213	161	589	169	191	198	558	1147	191.17
	Jordan Jung	216	201	268	685	169	245	212	626	1311	218.50
3.	Colombia	354	429	388	1171	400	392	420	1212	2383	198.58
	Alejandra Barreto	171	204	155	530	221	183	204	608	1138	189.67
	Jorge D Moreno	183	225	233	641	179	209	216	604	1245	207.50
4.	United States	367	435	398	1200	363	385	412	1160	2360	196.67
	Kim Yioulos	167	211	188	566	179	193	208	580	1146	191.00
	Mike Conn	200	224	210	634	184	192	204	580	1214	202.33
5.	Canada	342	356	406	1104	438	397	392	1227	2331	194.25
	Danielle Lemoine	149	153	170	472	202	207	201	610	1082	180.33
	Graham Fach	193	203	236	632	236	190	191	617	1249	208.17
6.	Puerto Rico	403	354	400	1157	364	414	379	1157	2314	192.83
	Neishka Cardona	192	191	166	549	185	201	170	556	1105	184.17
	Cristian Azcona	211	163	234	608	179	213	209	601	1209	201.50
7.	Puerto Rico	349	399	404	1152	338	354	435	1127	2279	189.92
	Astrid Valiente	176	195	167	538	179	150	201	530	1068	178.00
	Michael Fonseca	173	204	237	614	159	204	234	597	1211	201.83
8.	Colombia	326	401	410	1137	379	357	349	1085	2222	185.17
	Laura Lopez	147	170	205	522	191	167	162	520	1042	173.67
	Carlos Vergara	179	231	205	615	188	190	187	565	1180	196.67
Pos	Junior B	G1	G2	G3	G1-3	G4	G5	G6	G4-6	Total	Ave.
1.	Colombia	374	469	428	1271	467	364	344	1175	2446	203.83
	Juliana Franco	211	254	225	690	245	184	148	577	1267	211.17
	Edison Molina	163	215	203	581	222	180	196	598	1179	196.50
2.	United States	389	419	365	1173	391	375	434	1200	2373	197.75
	Melissa Perez	194	205	169	568	178	173	232	583	1151	191.83
	Michael Coffey	195	214	196	605	213	202	202	617	1222	203.67
3.	Colombia	378	401	359	1138	416	380	371	1167	2305	192.08
	Andrea Novoa	189	179	201	569	211	197	168	576	1145	190.83
	Sebastian Donado	189	222	158	569	205	183	203	591	1160	193.33
4.	Puerto Rico	430	363	418	1211	345	383	345	1073	2284	190.33
	Kristie Lopez	215	204	203	622	171	181	150	502	1124	187.33
	Josh Encarnacion	215	159	215	589	174	202	195	571	1160	193.33
5.	United States	326	402	387	1115	396	332	358	1086	2201	183.42
	Makayla Douglas	162	199	177	538	185	158	158	501	1039	173.17
	Greg Young	164	203	210	577	211	174	200	585	1162	193.67
6.	Puerto Rico	337	318	334	989	306	416	286	1008	1997	166.42
	Valerie Orlando	144	156	172	472	148	148	117	413	885	147.50
	Giovanni Orlando	193	162	162	517	158	268	169	595	1112	185.33