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First Spots on Team USA 2015 Earned at Summer Trials
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Sunday, 8.31.2014 |
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(L-R) Chris Colella, Mike Fagan, Kayla Johnson, and Shannon O'Keefe
earned Team USA spots for 2015 at the Summer Trials (Photo Courtesy USBC)
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ARLINGTON, Texas - The first spots on Team USA for 2015 were earned Sunday as the
2014 United States Bowling Congress Summer Team USA Trials wrapped up at the
International Training and Research Center.
Shannon O'Keefe of O'Fallon, Illinois, Kayla Johnson of Washington, Illinois, Mike
Fagan of Hurst, Texas, and Chris Colella of Templeton, Massachusetts, all bowled
their way onto the team in the three-day event.
O'Keefe topped the women's division with a 15-game total of 3,305 (220.3 average),
while Johnson finished second with 3,185. Fagan earned the top spot on the men's
side with 3,384 (225.6 average) with Colella taking second at 3,344.
The top two players in each division after 15 games earned the automatic spots on
Team USA in 2015. The remainder of the Team USA roster will be determined and
announced at the 2015 USBC Team USA Trials in January.
This marks the 11th consecutive year O'Keefe will be a member of Team USA. She's
made the squad every year since 2005 and now will set her sights on her new job as
the women's coach at McKendree.
"It never gets old, and winning this is like making the team for the first time,"
O'Keefe said. "Now I can just relax the rest of the year, coach my team at McKendree
and not have to worry about making the team in January."
Johnson made the team for the second consecutive year through the Summer Team USA
Trials. She represented Team USA at the Pan American Sports Festival earlier this
summer and looks forward to growing her game even more next year.
"I think more than anything finally having a two-time in front of my name for this
accomplishment feels good," Johnson said. "I learned a lot over this past year,
coming to team camp and representing our country in Mexico, and I hope to continue
to learn on this journey."
Fagan led every round en route to earning a spot on Team USA for the fifth time and
held on to win the event by 40 pins despite struggling a bit on Sunday's long
pattern (Paris).
"First, I want to congratulate Chris Colella for making the team because he bowled
amazing all weekend," Fagan said. "I excelled on the short pattern, which has
normally been where I struggle, so I was proud of myself there. Today on the long, I
struggled so I was really glad to pull through and fight my way to make Team USA
again."
Colella, who competes for Wichita State, earned a spot on Team USA for the first
time and said ongoing tryouts for the Shockers team helped prepare him for the
event.
"I really don't have a feeling for making Team USA yet, I'm just really excited and
proud," Colella said. "We're doing our tryouts for Wichita State right now and we
are through our first week, so that really sharpened me up for this."
Registration is now open for the USBC Team USA Trials, which will be held the first
week of January at The Orleans in Las Vegas.
USBC SUMMER TEAM USA TRIALS At the International Training and Research Center, Arlington, Texas
Sunday's results
MEN (15 games, top two earn spots on Team USA 2015)
1, Michael Fagan, Hurst, Texas, 3,384.
2, Chris Colella, Templeton, Mass., 3,344.
3, Matt McNiel, Prior Lake, Minn., 3,313.
4, Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., 3,301.
5, Vince Biondo, Carpentersville, Ill., 3,281.
6, Nathan Bohr, Austin, Texas, 3,280.
7, Cory Simmons, Wichita, Kan., 3,272.
8, Justin Bui, Terrytown, La., 3,233.
9, Bryant Ezell, Fayetteville, Ark., 3,166.
10, Miguel Lopez, Wichita, Kan., 3,164. 11, Kevin Andes, Wichita, Kan., 3,149.
12, Thomas Berish III, Cordova, Tenn., 3,136.
13, Matthew Farber, Plainview, N.Y., 3,119.
14, Erik Gulbrandson, Wichita, Kan., 3,118.
15, Brian Lake, Irving , Texas, 3,052.
16, Michael Bailey, Allen, Texas, 3,050.
17, Roger Petrin, Bel Aire, Kan., 3,041.
18, Thomas Berish Jr, Cordova, Tenn., 3,019.
19, Brandon Biondo, Carpentersville, Ill., 3,015.
20, George Duke, Vidor, Texas, 2,951. 21, Alex Clark, Taylorville, Ill., 2,887.
22, Robert Costabile, Grand Prairie, Texas, 2,770.
23, Andrew Bonin, Greenwood, AR, 2,754.
24, Jamal Hamam, Irving , Texas, 2,703.
25, Paul Bober, Morton Grove, Ill., 2,689.
26, Andrew Lowy, Mansfield, Texas, 2,646.
27, Kevin Blackmer, Spring , Texas, 2,637.
28, Jesse Konczos, Cleveland, Ohio, 2,590.
29, Leo Mulligan, Columbia, N.J., 2,514.
30, Chris Kliczinski, Pinckney, Mich., 1,713 (W/D).
WOMEN (15 games, top two earn spots on Team USA 2015)
1, Shannon O'Keefe, O'Fallon, Ill., 3,305.
2, Kayla Johnson, Washington, Ill., 3,185.
3, Ashly Galante, Palm Harbor, Fla., 3,107.
4, Christina Halen, Kennesaw, Ga., 3,092.
5, Stefanie Johnson, Grand Prairie, Texas, 3,059.
6, Kimi Davidson, Irving, Texas, 3,035.
7, Brandy Silva, Fort Worth, Texas, 3,011.
8, Erin McCarthy, Omaha, Neb., 2,999.
9, Ashley Rucker, Bartlesville, Okla., 2,995.
10, Grace Hall, Oklahoma City, Okla., 2,982. 11, Heather Penatzer, Tucson, Ariz., 2,944.
12, Samantha Kelly, Streamwood, Ill., 2,854.
13, Dayna Mackie, Glendale Heights, Ill., 2,843.
14, Holly Harris, Wichita, Kan., 2,796.
15, Catie Jensen, Fort Worth, Texas, 2,749.
16, Anna Groce, Kernersville, N.C., 2,745.
17, Suzana Signaigo, Fort Worth, Texas, 2,742.
18, Ashley Lawley, Friendswood, Texas, 2,645.
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