"I've been putting about 100 hits a day on the website to see what's going on, and it feels so good to know it's finally in the books," said McNiel, who finished fifth in Regular Singles. "I've been getting a lot of congratulations on my performance, and getting that kind of respect from your peers and people you look up to is what makes it real. It's starting to sink in, and it feels amazing."

Less than two weeks after McNiel's performance, defending Regular Singles champion Bo Goergen of Midland, Mich., was in Reno to put his title on the line. While he isn't the tournament's first repeat singles champion, he will share the winning feeling he experienced a year ago with his teammates after helping Northern Lanes Pro Shop of Sanford, Mich., to the 2010 Team All-Events crown with a 10,284 total.

Dan MacLelland of Saginaw, Mich., a two-time collegiate national champion and two-time National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association Most Valuable Player, led the way for Northern Lanes Pro Shop with a 2,166 all-events total. He was followed by Dale Hofmeister (2,085), Goergen (2,031), J.R. Raymond (2,026) and former Team USA member Derwin Pitre (1,976).

"This feels absolutely fantastic, and to be able to see my guys' faces as they get to experience what I did last year has been amazing," said Goergen, a 50-year-old right-hander who took home the 2009 Regular Singles title with a record-score of 862 and helped his team to a third-place Team All-Events finish. "We work hard at our games and do our best to excel, and to accomplish something like this at this level is really special. I am excited for the team and really proud of all the guys."

This year's Regular Singles winner is Terrence Syring of Bay City, Mich., who put together games of 276, 258 and 299 for an 833 series on March 26 and had the longest wait of all the Regular Division champions.

"I was just waiting and hoping that my score would hold on," said Syring, a 27-year-old right-hander, whose previous-high series on the championship lanes was 689 in doubles last year in Las Vegas. "I know what it's like to chase the score on the leaderboard, but I'm glad no one was able to catch up to me. This is definitely exciting."

In Regular Doubles, 29-year-old John Kreyer Jr. of Fridley, Minn., found his way back into the spotlight and brought his partner, Steve Bohn of Norwood, Minn., 40, with him as the two left-handers combined for a 1,514 winning-total.

Kreyer, who rolled the first 300 of the 2007 USBC Open Championships, also at the Stadium, led this year's doubles surge with games of 258, 279 and 279 for an 816 series, while Bohn contributed 248, 204 and 246 for 698.

"There were a few nail-biting moments in there when some great teams put up serious numbers, so it feels really good now that it's over," Kreyer said. "It's like a weight has been lifted, and we are so proud now that we've won. We've had a really good year overall, and the feeling is hard to describe."

Rounding things out in the Regular Division is Bowlers Edge Pro Shop of Neenah, Wis., which claimed the top spot with a 3,408 total, the highest team score in six visits to the Stadium, which opened in 1995 and has hosted the Open Championships every third year since.

Three members of the team, Brad Kuhr, Tim Rice and Jason Wendt made their return to the winner's circle, seven years after claiming the same title in Knoxville, Tenn.

Wendt led the way this year with a 727 series and was followed by Rice (716), Kenny Kempf (675), Kuhr (653) and Dan Paul (637). The group put together games of 1,050, 1,115 and 1,243, the second-highest team game of the 2010 event. Warhawks of Milton, Wis., rolled the highest game of the year, 1,258, on the way to a third-place finish with 3,387.

2010 USBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
At National Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev.

(Top 10 division leaders with hometowns and pinfall)

REGULAR DIVISION

Team
1, Bowlers Edge Pro Shop (Brad Kuhr, Timothy Rice, Dan Paul, Kenny Kempf, Jason Wendt), Neenah, Wis., 3,408. 2, Linds Lakers 1, Minneapolis, 3,390. 3, Warhawks, Milton, Wis., 3,387. 4, KR Strikeforce, Decatur, Ill., 3,386. 5, Armstrong Printing 1, Naperville, Ill., 3,382. 6, Bowlers Universe 2, Rockford, Ill., 3,381. 7, Northern Lanes Pro Shop, Sanford, Mich., 3,355. 8, S & B Pro Shop, Clinton Township, Mich., 3,347. 9, The Bowling Store 1, Omaha, Neb., 3,343. 10 (tie), Fox Bowl 1, Wheaton, Ill., and STORM, Pritchett, Colo., 3,321.

Doubles
1, Steve Bohn, Norwood, Minn./John Kreyer Jr., Fridley, Minn., 1,514. 2, Jeffrey Mersch, Orlando, Fla./Erik Vermilyea, Mansfield, Texas, 1,507. 3, Patrick Tiller, Orlando, Fla./Clint Roth, Orange City, Fla., 1,499. 4, Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla./David Taylor, Seminole, Fla., 1,498. 5, Jeff Nimke, Oshkosh, Wis./Chad Maas, Brookfield, Wis., 1,480. 6, Michael Adamski, Grandview, Mo./Tom Patton, Olathe, Kan., 1,462. 7, Jason Waters, Macedonia, Ohio/Steve Waters, Northfield, Ohio, 1,449. 8, Craig Auerbach, Sunrise, Fla./Michael Gaither, Tulsa, Okla., 1,446. 9, Luke Voaklander, St. Bonifacius, Minn./John Eiss, Orono, Minn., 1,444. 10, Dale Williams, West Valley, Utah/Jimmy Jensen/Magna, Utah, 1,441.

Singles
1, Terrence Syring, Bay City, Mich., 833. 2 (tie), Earon Vollmar, Toledo, Ohio, and Eric Traylor, Cypress, Texas, 811. 4, Jason Munkberg, Redding, Calif., 807. 5, Matt McNiel, Chanhassen, Minn., 806. 6, Jimmy Johnson, Pataskala, Ohio, 804. 7 (tie), Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., and Dave Wodka, Chatsworth, Calif., 795. 9, Bill Froberg, St. Joseph, Mich., 791. 10, Dan Gould, East Hampton, Mass., 783.

All-events
1, Matt McNiel, Chanhassen, Minn., 2,326. 2, Brett Wolfe, Tempe, Ariz., 2,245. 3, John Bauerle Jr., Indianapolis, 2,225. 4, Dave Wodka, Chatsworth, Calif., 2,211. 5, John Kreyer Jr., Fridley, Minn., 2,184. 6 (tie), Sam Lantto, Eden Prairie, Minn., and Earon Vollmar, Toledo, Ohio, 2,174. 8 (tie), Jonathan Schalow, Whitewater, Wis., and Matt Tomsu, Papillion, Neb., 2,173. 10, Chuck Tompkins, Galloway, Ohio, 2,168.

Team All-Events
1, Northern Lanes Pro Shop (Bo Goergen, Derwin Pitre, Dale Hofmeister, JR Raymond, Dan MacLelland), Sanford, Mich., 10,284. 2, Linds Lakers 1, Minneapolis, 10,187. 3, Red Carpet Lanes, Greenfield, Wis., 10,131. 4, Warhawks, Milton, Wis., 10,033. 5, STORM, Pritchett, Colo., 9,975. 6, S & B Pro Shop, Clinton Township, Mich., 9,920. 7, Junior Team USA Support, Orlando, Fla., 9,893. 8, Bowlers Zone 1, Gilbert, Ariz., 9,864. 9, Armstrong Printing 1, Naperville, Ill., 9,826. 10, Team Pabst, Madison, Wis., 9,819.