Three-medal final-day performance caps strong Pan American Women's Championship run for Team USA
October 03, 2026
Team USA bowlers (from left to right) Julia Bond of Lincoln, Nebraska; Katelyn Abigania of San Diego; Maggie Thoma of New Braunfels, Texas; Annalise OBryant of Ball Ground, Georgia; Elizabeth Teuber of Holly, Michigan; and Breanna Clemmer of Pikeville, Kentucky; pose on the approach prior to the start of team competition on Friday at the 2026 Pan American Women's Bowling Championship in Bogota, Colombia. The American women would win three medals on the day with the crew taking the team event's silver medal, while Thoma and Abigania took gold and silver, respectively, in all-events.
FULL RESULTS
ARLINGTON, Texas –Team USA finished off an impressive week of bowling by earning three medals on the final day of competition at the 2026 Pan American Women’s Championship at the Bowling Industry bowling center in Bogota, Colombia.
The American squad of Katelyn Abigania of San Diego; Julia Bond of Lincoln, Nebraska; Breanna Clemmer of Pikeville, Kentucky; Annalise OBryant of Ball Ground, Georgia; Elizabeth Teuber of Holly, Michigan; and Maggie Thoma of New Braunfels, Texas, earned silver during Friday’s team competition, using scores of 1,085, 1,120, 947, 971, 1,018 and 1,012 to finish with a six-game total of 6,153 (a 205.1 average).
It wasn’t enough, however, as Colombia, which trailed Team USA by 164 pins after two games and 75 pins at the halfway point, finished strong, closing with scores of 1,128, 1,057 and 1,066 to go around the Americans and win gold with a first-place tally of 6,328 (a 210.93 average). Colombia’s team featured Juliana Botero, Sara Duque, Juliana Franco, Sara Giraldo, Laura Plazas and Maria Jose Rodriguez.
The team event’s bronze medal went to Canada’s Jade Cote, Tiffany Griffith, Christine Johnston, Mei Yen-Lachapelle, Marissa Naylor and Felicia Wong, who earned third place in the 10-team field with a six-game score of 5,793 (a 193.1 average).
Abigania led the American effort on Friday with a six-game score of 1,312, which included five games of 215 or better (215, 219, 224, 226 and 240). Thoma shot 277 in Game 2 en route to 1,279 for the day. OBryant, Clemmer and Bond added 1,259, 1,198 and 1,105, respectively.
Those strong final-round efforts also earned Thoma and Abigania the top two spots on the tournament’s all-events podium.
Thoma, who made her Team USA debut this week in Colombia, emerged with the all-events gold medal thanks to a four-day, 24-game total of 5,371 (a 223.79 average), which included 1,300 in singles, 1,402 in doubles, 1,390 in trios and 1,279 during team action on Friday.
Abigania was impressive as well, taking silver with a 24-game mark of 5,152 (1,243 singles; 1,279 doubles; 1,318 trios; 1,312 team).
The all-events bronze medal went to Colombia’s Rodriguez, who finished the event at 5,116 (1,264 singles; 1,302 doubles; 1,241 trios; 1,309 team).
OBryant placed fourth in the final all-events standings with 5,091, while Bond (4,930), Clemmer (4,910) and Teuber (4,727) placed ninth, 10th and 13th, respectively.
During their four days of competition in Bogota, Team USA medaled nine times in 12 opportunities, finishing with four gold medals and five silver.
Individually, the American medal count was as follows:
Thoma – 5 (two gold, three silver)
Abigania – 4 (two gold, two silver)
OBryant – 3 (two gold, one silver)
Clemmer – 3 (one gold, two silver)
Teuber – 3 (silver)
Bond – 2 (silver)
According to Thoma, who was the lone American to medal in all five events at this year’s tournament, no matter what may happen down the road in her bowling career, it will be hard to top what she accomplished at the 2026 Pan American Women’s Championship.
“I don’t think anything will ever compare to what I did this week, and I couldn’t have done it without the other girls on the team and all the coaches,” Thoma said. “What I want to take away from this experience is all that I learned with the girls, teamwork, lane play and the competitive aspect of Team USA. I want to take all of that and apply it to my personal career.
“I’m proud of the attitude that I had this whole week because I was willing and able to come into this new environment and stay calm under pressure. Being able to go out there and perform without having a clue of what to do or what was going on was pretty cool.”
The 2026 Pan American Women’s Championship kicked off on Monday with the tournament’s official practice session. Singles competition took place on Tuesday with doubles and trios following on Wednesday and Thursday before the team event brought the competition to a close on Friday evening. Teams will depart on Saturday.
CLICK HERE for more information on Team USA.
FULL RESULTS
ARLINGTON, Texas –Team USA finished off an impressive week of bowling by earning three medals on the final day of competition at the 2026 Pan American Women’s Championship at the Bowling Industry bowling center in Bogota, Colombia.
The American squad of Katelyn Abigania of San Diego; Julia Bond of Lincoln, Nebraska; Breanna Clemmer of Pikeville, Kentucky; Annalise OBryant of Ball Ground, Georgia; Elizabeth Teuber of Holly, Michigan; and Maggie Thoma of New Braunfels, Texas, earned silver during Friday’s team competition, using scores of 1,085, 1,120, 947, 971, 1,018 and 1,012 to finish with a six-game total of 6,153 (a 205.1 average).
It wasn’t enough, however, as Colombia, which trailed Team USA by 164 pins after two games and 75 pins at the halfway point, finished strong, closing with scores of 1,128, 1,057 and 1,066 to go around the Americans and win gold with a first-place tally of 6,328 (a 210.93 average). Colombia’s team featured Juliana Botero, Sara Duque, Juliana Franco, Sara Giraldo, Laura Plazas and Maria Jose Rodriguez.
The team event’s bronze medal went to Canada’s Jade Cote, Tiffany Griffith, Christine Johnston, Mei Yen-Lachapelle, Marissa Naylor and Felicia Wong, who earned third place in the 10-team field with a six-game score of 5,793 (a 193.1 average).
Abigania led the American effort on Friday with a six-game score of 1,312, which included five games of 215 or better (215, 219, 224, 226 and 240). Thoma shot 277 in Game 2 en route to 1,279 for the day. OBryant, Clemmer and Bond added 1,259, 1,198 and 1,105, respectively.
Those strong final-round efforts also earned Thoma and Abigania the top two spots on the tournament’s all-events podium.
Thoma, who made her Team USA debut this week in Colombia, emerged with the all-events gold medal thanks to a four-day, 24-game total of 5,371 (a 223.79 average), which included 1,300 in singles, 1,402 in doubles, 1,390 in trios and 1,279 during team action on Friday.
Abigania was impressive as well, taking silver with a 24-game mark of 5,152 (1,243 singles; 1,279 doubles; 1,318 trios; 1,312 team).
The all-events bronze medal went to Colombia’s Rodriguez, who finished the event at 5,116 (1,264 singles; 1,302 doubles; 1,241 trios; 1,309 team).
OBryant placed fourth in the final all-events standings with 5,091, while Bond (4,930), Clemmer (4,910) and Teuber (4,727) placed ninth, 10th and 13th, respectively.
During their four days of competition in Bogota, Team USA medaled nine times in 12 opportunities, finishing with four gold medals and five silver.
Individually, the American medal count was as follows:
Thoma – 5 (two gold, three silver)
Abigania – 4 (two gold, two silver)
OBryant – 3 (two gold, one silver)
Clemmer – 3 (one gold, two silver)
Teuber – 3 (silver)
Bond – 2 (silver)
According to Thoma, who was the lone American to medal in all five events at this year’s tournament, no matter what may happen down the road in her bowling career, it will be hard to top what she accomplished at the 2026 Pan American Women’s Championship.
“I don’t think anything will ever compare to what I did this week, and I couldn’t have done it without the other girls on the team and all the coaches,” Thoma said. “What I want to take away from this experience is all that I learned with the girls, teamwork, lane play and the competitive aspect of Team USA. I want to take all of that and apply it to my personal career.
“I’m proud of the attitude that I had this whole week because I was willing and able to come into this new environment and stay calm under pressure. Being able to go out there and perform without having a clue of what to do or what was going on was pretty cool.”
The 2026 Pan American Women’s Championship kicked off on Monday with the tournament’s official practice session. Singles competition took place on Tuesday with doubles and trios following on Wednesday and Thursday before the team event brought the competition to a close on Friday evening. Teams will depart on Saturday.
CLICK HERE for more information on Team USA.