Winners determined at 2023 USBC Senior Championships
August 05, 2023
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GREEN BAY, Wis. – Champions were determined Friday at The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley as competition came to a close at the 2023 United States Bowling Congress Senior Championships.
The USBC Senior Championships features bowlers from the United States and Canada who earned their spot through either a state or province senior tournament.
The 2023 event featured 365 bowlers across two divisions – Women’s and Mixed – in six age-based classifications – 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75 and older.
Competition kicked off Wednesday with the first of two three-game blocks of qualifying. Each division had one block on the tournament’s fresh 40-foot oil pattern, and one block on the burn.
The top six scores in each division after six qualifying games, including handicap, advanced to Friday’s championship rounds.
Qualifying scores were not carried over to the finals, but athletes received bonus pins based on their qualifying position. The top qualifier in each division received 50 bonus pins, while the second seed received 40 pins. Bonus pins decreased by 10 pins for each spot, with the sixth qualifier receiving zero bonus pins.
The championship rounds featured three games, with the winner being determined based on total pinfall, including handicap and bonus pins.
Starting in the Women’s 50-54 classification, Tennessee’s Julie Muse claimed the victory as the top seed, finishing with a 733 total.
In 55-59, Illinois’ Lelia Hamilton posted the largest victory in the women’s division, earning the win by 50 pins with a 743 score. She qualified as the No. 2 seed.
Utah’s Julene Christensen took advantage of her 50 bonus pins as the top seed in Women’s 60-64 to take home the title by six pins over Kansas’ Delois Williams. Christensen finished with a 708 total, while Williams had 702 to place second.
Powered by a 256 to start the finals, Ohio’s Phyllis White rolled to the highest overall score in the women’s division to earn the victory in the 65-69 classification with a 745 total. White was the No. 2 seed.
The biggest jump in the women’s division took place in the 70-74 classification as Arizona’s Luz Corado-Thurman came from the fourth spot to win the national title with a 694 score.
Illinois’ Myrt Stache saved her best game of the 2023 Senior Championships for last as a 183 finish helped her to the top spot in the 75-and-older classification with a 725 total. Stache qualified as the No. 2 seed for the finals.
In Mixed 50-54, North Dakota’s Jesse Smyle recorded the highest overall total in the finals (787) to claim the top spot as the No. 1 seed.
Utah’s George Stermer (715) edged Kansas’ Jon Bunger (711) by four pins in the 55-59 classification to record the victory. Stermer entered the finals as the No. 2 qualifier.
Nebraska’s Jay Jimenez dominated the Mixed 60-64 classification, winning as the top seed by 79 pins with a 768 total. Jimenez paced qualifying by 156 pins to advance to the finals.
Eugene McNeely of Alberta, Canada, was the only competitor at the 2023 event to make it to the top of the standings from the sixth spot, earning the title in Mixed 65-69 with a 710 total.
A steady performance in the finals helped Idaho’s Denis Casey collect the win in Mixed 70-74 with a 679 score. Casey qualified second in the division.
In the Mixed 75-and-older classification, Alabama’s Phil Pledger qualified as the top seed and took home the victory in the finals with a 764 total.
Each winner at the 2023 event received between $600-$700, based on the number of entries in each classification.
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Champions were determined Friday at The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley as competition came to a close at the 2023 United States Bowling Congress Senior Championships.
The USBC Senior Championships features bowlers from the United States and Canada who earned their spot through either a state or province senior tournament.
The 2023 event featured 365 bowlers across two divisions – Women’s and Mixed – in six age-based classifications – 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75 and older.
Competition kicked off Wednesday with the first of two three-game blocks of qualifying. Each division had one block on the tournament’s fresh 40-foot oil pattern, and one block on the burn.
The top six scores in each division after six qualifying games, including handicap, advanced to Friday’s championship rounds.
Qualifying scores were not carried over to the finals, but athletes received bonus pins based on their qualifying position. The top qualifier in each division received 50 bonus pins, while the second seed received 40 pins. Bonus pins decreased by 10 pins for each spot, with the sixth qualifier receiving zero bonus pins.
The championship rounds featured three games, with the winner being determined based on total pinfall, including handicap and bonus pins.
Starting in the Women’s 50-54 classification, Tennessee’s Julie Muse claimed the victory as the top seed, finishing with a 733 total.
In 55-59, Illinois’ Lelia Hamilton posted the largest victory in the women’s division, earning the win by 50 pins with a 743 score. She qualified as the No. 2 seed.
Utah’s Julene Christensen took advantage of her 50 bonus pins as the top seed in Women’s 60-64 to take home the title by six pins over Kansas’ Delois Williams. Christensen finished with a 708 total, while Williams had 702 to place second.
Powered by a 256 to start the finals, Ohio’s Phyllis White rolled to the highest overall score in the women’s division to earn the victory in the 65-69 classification with a 745 total. White was the No. 2 seed.
The biggest jump in the women’s division took place in the 70-74 classification as Arizona’s Luz Corado-Thurman came from the fourth spot to win the national title with a 694 score.
Illinois’ Myrt Stache saved her best game of the 2023 Senior Championships for last as a 183 finish helped her to the top spot in the 75-and-older classification with a 725 total. Stache qualified as the No. 2 seed for the finals.
In Mixed 50-54, North Dakota’s Jesse Smyle recorded the highest overall total in the finals (787) to claim the top spot as the No. 1 seed.
Utah’s George Stermer (715) edged Kansas’ Jon Bunger (711) by four pins in the 55-59 classification to record the victory. Stermer entered the finals as the No. 2 qualifier.
Nebraska’s Jay Jimenez dominated the Mixed 60-64 classification, winning as the top seed by 79 pins with a 768 total. Jimenez paced qualifying by 156 pins to advance to the finals.
Eugene McNeely of Alberta, Canada, was the only competitor at the 2023 event to make it to the top of the standings from the sixth spot, earning the title in Mixed 65-69 with a 710 total.
A steady performance in the finals helped Idaho’s Denis Casey collect the win in Mixed 70-74 with a 679 score. Casey qualified second in the division.
In the Mixed 75-and-older classification, Alabama’s Phil Pledger qualified as the top seed and took home the victory in the finals with a 764 total.
Each winner at the 2023 event received between $600-$700, based on the number of entries in each classification.