Photo By Chief Petty Officer Orlando Quintero | U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James McTaggart, assigned to the 432nd Aircraft Maintenance...... read more read more
After taking a year off, Army Staff Sgt. Rose Aguiliar of Fort Bliss, Texas captured her fifth women’s gold medal and Staff Sgt. James McTaggart of Creech AFB, Nevada repeated as champion in the 2018 Armed Forces Bowling Championship at Fort Lee, Va. from 13-17 April.
Aguiliar dominated the tournament rolling 3,368 pins to capture gold. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephanie Parsolano and PeTen Strike Bowling Center at Fort Lee, Va. from 13-17 April. The annual tournament features doubles, mixed doubles, individuals and team challenges. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Orlando Quintero/Released) completed the podium rolling 3,178 and 3,168 pins for silver and bronze respectively.
Army Women took team gold scoring 16,822 pins, with Navy scoring 16,533 pins for team silver. Air Force took third place scoring 15,584 pins.
On the Men’s side, McTaggart’s gold medal performance came down to the wire with the top four bowlers in the hunt for first place. Army Staff Sgt. Allan Smith of Fort Hood, Texas held a strong lead after the first two challenges by nearly 70 pins, but after the mixed doubles challenge, McTaggart bested smith by five pins to capture gold with 3, 556 pins.
Smith took silver scoring 3,551 pins and Army teammate Staff Sgt. Chris Artebum of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. scored 3,542 pins for the bronze.
Air Force dominated the men's competition scoring 19,179 pins. Navy took silver rolling 18,500 pins followed by Air Force in third with 18,305 pins.
In the King and Queen Competition, Aguiliar squared off against McTaggart in a one-match winner take all. In the end, McTaggart’s 204 to Aguiliar’s 184 earned him top bowler honors for 2018.
The Armed Forces Bowling Championship features the best bowlers through the Service branches. Each Service conducted a qualification round to represent their branch at Fort Lee prior to the Armed Forces Championship.
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Women Individual Results
1st - SSG Rose Aguiliar, Army, Fort Bliss, TX, 3,368 pins
2nd - PO2 Stephanie Parsolano, Navy, Norfolk, VA, 3178 pins
3rd - PO1 Ashley Scott, Navy, Norfolk, VA, 3,168 pins
4th - SSG Tiara Jenkins, Army, Fort Stewart, GA, 3070 pins
5th - SFC Chandres Bolden, Army, JB San Antonio, TX, 3033 pins
6th - A1C Shelia Howe, USAF, RAF Lakenheath, UK, 3,026 pins
7th - MSgt Kristin Odekirk, USAF, Hurlburt Field, FL, 3016 pins
8th - SFC Tiffiny China, Army, Fort Polk, LA, 3006 pins
9th - LCDR Sondra Longworth, Navy, Stuttgart, Germany, 3,003 pins
10th - PO1 Melanie Griffith, Navy, San Diego, CA, 2,958 pins
11th - TSgt Ireland Strickland, USAF, Hurlburt Field, FL, 2,911 pins
12th - Lt Col Monica Madero, USAF, Fort Meade, MD, 2,419 pins
Men Individual Results
1st - SSgt James McTaggart, USAF, Creech AFB, NV, 3,556 pins
2nd - SSG Allan Smith, Army, Fort Hood, TX, 3,551 pins
3rd - SSG Chris Artebum, Army, JB Lewis-McChord, WA, 3,542 pins
4th - 2d Lt Joshua Cramer, USAF, Vandenberg, AFB, CA, 3,531 pins
5th - TSgt Hans Schell, USAF, Peterson AFB, CO, 3,502 pins
6th - Lt Col Ronald Hurt, USAF, Ramstein AB, Germany, 3,488 pins
7th - CPO Michael Zylius, Navy, USS Mason, Norfolk, VA, 3,477 pins
8th - PO1 Guy Cruise, Navy, Great Lakes, IL, 3,471 pins
9th - PO1 Ryan Bucchi, Navy, NAS Pensacola, FL, 3,397 pins
10th - MSG Robert Robinson, Army, JB Lewis-McChord, WA, 3,245 pins
11th - PO2 Stanley Benes, Navy, Norfolk, VA, 3,229 pins
12th - SGT Gavin Waiwright, Army, Fort Hood, TX, 3,177 pins
Overall Team Results (Women)
1st - Army - 16,822 pins
2nd - Navy - 16,533 pins
3rd - USAF - 15,584 pins
Overall Team Results (Men)
1st - USAF - 19,179 pins
2nd - Navy - 18,500 pins
3rd - Army - 18,305 pins
(Photos by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Orlando Quintero)
| Date Taken: | 04.18.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 04.27.2018 13:09 |
| Story ID: | 274788 |
| Location: | FORT LEE, VIRGINIA, US |
| Hometown: | CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, NEVADA, US |
| Hometown: | FORT BLISS, TEXAS, US |
| Hometown: | FORT CAVAZOS, TEXAS, US |
| Hometown: | FORT GREGG-ADAMS, VIRGINIA, US |
| Hometown: | FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON, US |
| Hometown: | JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, US |
| Hometown: | LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS, US |
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| Hometown: | NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, US |
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| Hometown: | NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, US |
| Hometown: | OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON, US |
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