The 20 athletes representing Team USA at the 2024 PANAM Bowling Adult, Senior and Super Senior Championships have concluded their time on the lanes at the National Bowling Stadium, collecting a total of 26 medals across five days of competition.
The group added 11 medals to the count Saturday as the team event concluded and medalists were determined in all events across the 24 games of the week. Seven of the medals were gold, bringing Team USA’s total to 15 in Reno. The program also collected seven silvers and four bronzes.
The Elite men’s squad averaged more than 235 as a unit in team, setting a new team record at the PANAM Bowling Championships to earn the gold medal with a 7,052 total. The winning crew featured Packy Hanrahan, AJ Johnson, Jake Peters, Spencer Robarge, Julian Salinas and Darren Tang.
The women’s team for the Senior division completed their sweep for the week in Reno, claiming gold in all five events.
The group featured Dana Ausec, Kathy Ledford and United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famers Liz Johnson and Jodi Woessner. They cruised to the team gold by more than 300 pins with a 5,020 total. Mexico collected silver with 4,701, and Puerto Rico took home bronze with 4,522.
The men’s team in the Senior category also closed the week with gold in team, as John Janawicz recorded the top score in all-events.
Janawicz was joined on Team USA by Tom Adcock, Steve Badovinac and Dan Knowlton at the National Bowling Stadium, and the group posted a 5,246 total to win gold by 401 pins. Mexico secured silver with 4,845, and Brazil took home bronze with 4,765.
This week’s coaching staff featured Team USA head coach Bryan O’Keefe and assistants Andy Diercks and Bob Learn Jr.
The 2024 PANAM Bowling Adult, Senior and Super Senior Championships featured 19 countries from within the Western Hemisphere.
The next event on the schedule for Team USA will take place in October at the PANAM Champion of Champions in Lima, Peru.
The United States Bowling Congress contributed to this story.
