Terrence Syring of Bay City, Mich., travels to the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships each year hoping to have an enjoyable vacation with his friends and possibly earn a share of the tournament's multi-million-dollar prize fund.

The 26-year-old right-hander got more than he ever could've expected from this year's trip as he rolled the first 800 series of the 2010 event and took the lead in Regular Singles and Regular All-Events at the National Bowling Stadium on March 26th.

Syring struck 29 times on the way to games of 276, 258 and 299 for an 833 singles series and moved past Barry Zimmerman of Grand Forks, N.D., who previously held the lead with 766. With the top spot and 800 locked up, Syring's bid for the fifth perfect game of the year ended with a stubborn 10 pin.

"I was actually more nervous about the 300 because I haven't shot one all year," said Syring, who bowls regularly at Alert Lanes in Essexville, Mich., and made his fourth USBC Open Championships appearance. "I was shaking about that a little bit and didn't even think about 800 until probably the 10th frame."

Before rolling the second-highest singles score and third-highest score overall in the 15-year history of the National Bowling Stadium, Syring shot 680 in doubles and 642 in team for a 2,155 all-events total. Team USA member Shannon Pluhowsky of Phoenix previously held the Regular All-Events lead with 2,083. John Janawicz of Winter Haven, Fla., owns the Stadium series record with 858, which earned him the Regular Singles and All-Events titles in 2004.

"I've watched Shannon on TV, and she's incredibly talented," Syring said. "So to overtake what she did out here feels really good."

Syring's main goal when he takes to the tournament lanes each year is to post an all-events score of 2,000 or better. His previous high was 1,940 at last year's event in Las Vegas, preceded by 1,880 and 1,877 in 2007 and 2008, respectively.

"It really hasn't sunk in yet," said Syring, who had 88 clean frames and increased his career average at the tournament to 218.1. "It will probably hit me as soon as I see my name up there for the first time."

2010 USBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
At National Bowling Stadium, Reno, NV
(Top 10 regular division leaders with hometown and pinfalls, as of April 5th)

Team
1, Bowlers Edge Pro Shop (Brad Kuhr, Timothy Rice, Dan Paul, Kenny Kempf, Jason Wendt), Neenah, Wis., 3,408. 2, Turbo 2-N-1 Grips 1, Madison, Wis., 3,298. 3, Red Carpet Lanes, Greenfield, Wis., 3,250. 4, Up An Adam, Coral Springs, Fla., 3,247. 5, Rob Bailey's Pro Shop 1, Sun Prairie, Wis., 3,202. 6, Design Wizards, Mandan, N.D., 3,159. 7, Thunderbird Bowl 2, Wichita, Kan., 3,140. 8, Don Johnson Memorial, Shepherdsville, Ky., 3,136. 9 (tie), Rip the Rack, Lake St. Louis, Mo., and Larry's Distributing, Grand Prairie, Texas, 3,131.

Doubles
1, Jeffrey Mersch, Orlando, Fla./Erik Vermilyea, Mansfield, Texas, 1,507. 2, Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla./David Taylor, Seminole, Fla., 1,498. 3, Jeff Nimke, Oshkosh, Wis./Chad Maas, Brookfield, Wis., 1,480. 4, Kenneth Stephens, Frankfort, Ky./Randall Montoya, Albuquerque, N.M., 1,434. 5 (tie), Terry Hall, Rocklin, Calif./Andrew Udahl, Elk Grove, Calif., and Scott Helm, Hartford, Wis./Dave Beres, Greenfield, Wis., 1,421. 7, Mandy Wilson, Dayton, Ohio/Douglas Stone, Troy, Ohio, 1,419. 8 (tie), Jason Hale, Des Moines, Iowa/Matt Smith, Altoona, Iowa, and Lana Schwab, Lake Villa, Ill./Davey Rosen, Northbrook, Ill., 1,411. 10, Ryan Lever, New Berlin, Wis./Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,388.

Singles
1, Terrence Syring, Bay City, Mich., 833. 2, Jimmy Johnson, Pataskala, Ohio, 804. 3, Dan Gould, East Hampton, Mass., 783. 4, Barry Zimmerman, Grand Forks, N.D., 766. 5, George Kontos, Joliet, Ill., 760. 6, Christopher Webb, Racine, Wis., 755. 7. Jimmy Hilligas, Kettering, Ohio, 749. 8, Brian Himmler, Cincinnati, 748. 9, Larry Thompson Jr., Spring, Texas, 742. 10 (tie), Anthony Woollis, Lubbock, Texas, and Michael Bourcier, 740.

All-Events
1, Terrence Syring, Bay City, Mich., 2,155. 2, Chad Maas, Brookfield, Wis., 2,141. 3, Jeffrey Mersch, Orlando, Fla., 2,112. 4, Jimmy Johnson, Pataskala, Ohio, 2,108. 5, Erik Vermilyea, Mansfield, Texas, 2,104. 6, Robert Gotchall, Lincoln, Neb., 2,096. 7, Shannon Pluhowsky, Phoenix, 2,083. 8 (tie), Matt Smith, Altoona, Iowa, and George Kontos Joliet, Ill., 2,073. 10, Christopher Webb, Racine, Wis., 2,067.

Team All-Events
1, Red Carpet Lanes (Jeff Nimke, Scott Helm, Steve Brinkman, Chad Maas, Dave Beres), Greenfield, Wis, 10,131. 2, Junior Team USA Support, Orlando, Fla., 9,893. 3, Don Johnson Memorial, Shepherdsville, Ky., 9,813. 4, Turbo 2-N-1 Grips 1, Madison, Wis., 9,609. 5, Bluebird Lanes, Orland Park, Ill., 9,602. 6, Professional Image Center 1, Coffeyville, Kan., 9,599. 7, Linds Limited, Milwaukee, 9,598. 8, Design Wizards, Mandan, N.D., 9,578. 9, Rob Bailey's Pro Shop 2, Sun Prairie, Wis., 9,450. 10, Sign Producers 1, Winter Garden, Fla., 9,341.