Team USA rosters finalized after champions crowned at 2026 Team USA Trials and U.S. Amateur
January 07, 2026
Bryce Oliver of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, (left), and Elizabeth Teuber of Holly, Michigan, pose with their trophies after winning their respective divisions at the 2026 Team USA Trials, which came to an end at Gold Coast Bowling Center in Las Vegas on Wednesday night.
FULL RESULTS
LAS VEGAS – Rosters for Team USA and Junior Team USA 2026 were finalized after the completion of the United States Bowling Congress Team USA Trials and United States National Amateur Bowling Championships, which came to a close Wednesday night at Gold Coast Bowling Center in Las Vegas.
Prior to this year, no competitor had ever won both the Team USA Trials title and U.S. Amateur crown at the same event under the current tournament format.
That all changed Wednesday evening, however, as Elizabeth Teuber of Holly, Michigan, did just that, finishing first in the 132-player women’s division at the Team USA Trials with a field-best 47 ranking points – the lowest total by a women’s amateur since 2016 – and then going on to defeat Kaitlyn Stull of Raleigh, North Carolina, 215-210, during the women’s U.S. Amateur championship match to complete the historic sweep.
Bryce Oliver of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and Dawson Peterson of Stewartville, Minnesota, took home titles as well on Wednesday with Oliver finishing first in the 175-player men’s Team USA Trials field with 57 ranking points and Peterson emerging as the division’s 2026 U.S. Amateur champion.
Peterson earned that distinction by taking down Julian Salinas of Long Branch, New Jersey, 263-199, during the semifinals before pulling off a stunning come-from-behind victory over Oliver – who was attempting to match Teuber’s historic feat by capturing both the Team USA Trials and U.S. Amateur crowns – in the men’s final.
Oliver got off to a good start, beginning the championship match with a four-bagger to establish a 35-pin lead over Peterson after five frames.
Peterson hung tough, however, overcoming an early open frame by striking on six of his final seven shots to finish with a hard-fought score of 221.
At that moment, Oliver’s path to victory was clear. If he could count 20 pins during the 10th frame, he’d finish at 222 and collect his second tournament title in a matter of hours.
It wasn’t meant to be, however, as Oliver’s first shot in the final frame went high on the head pin, leaving the 4-7-8 combination, which he was unable to convert.
That gave Peterson a 221-210 victory and the men’s 2026 U.S. Amateur title.
Shortly after the match ended, Peterson was having difficulty coming to grips with all that had just transpired.
“I don’t really know how to feel right now, but I’m very excited,” Peterson said. “After the rough start, I just told myself to slow down, stay in the moment and hope I’d get a chance. I was in shock when it all ended, but this is incredible; it’s my biggest singles achievement by far.”
Oliver, whose 57 ranking points marked the lowest total by a men’s amateur since 2016, had similar feelings about his Team USA Trials victory from earlier in the day.
“I really can’t even put it into words other than to say that it’s probably the best feeling in the world,” Oliver said. “It’s been a dream of mine to win Team USA Trials. I’ve seen friends win it multiple times, and now to be the guy who gets his name called and gets to hold that trophy is incredible. It’s just the greatest feeling in the world.”
Teuber joined Peterson and Oliver in feeling joyous, but she also had a touch of surprise added in for good measure.
“I didn’t know that I was the first person to win the Team USA Trials and U.S. Amateur in the same year under this format, so it feels pretty cool to accomplish that,” Teuber said. “The U.S. Amateur was my goal when I came to this year’s tournament, so I’m pretty excited about that. Still, to win both is an astonishing feeling.”
Like Peterson, Teuber had to come from behind in order to win the U.S. Amateur title.
Stull held an 18-pin lead over Teuber at the halfway point of the women’s championship match, but a turkey from Teuber in frames seven through nine coupled with an open frame by Stull in the eighth allowed Teuber to rally and win the match by five pins.
Stull earned her berth in the finals by taking down Avery Domaguin of San Diego, 189-180, during the opening match of the women’s stepladder.
Even though Wednesday night’s U.S. Amateur matches were thrilling, the excitement continued long after the final shots were thrown as it was then time to officially announce the rosters for Team USA and Junior Team USA 2026.
In addition to the six players mentioned above, eight other athletes earned spots on Team USA by virtue of their performances in Las Vegas this week.
Ryan Barnes of Denton, Texas; Cameron Crowe of Orland Park, Illinois; T.J. Rock of Las Vegas and Ryan Powers of Omaha, Nebraska, joined Oliver, Peterson and Salinas on the men’s team while Bryanna Coté of Marana, Arizona; Gianna Brandolino of Channahon, Illinois; Annalise OBryant of Ball Ground, Georgia; and Maggie Thoma of New Braunfels, Texas, earned spots on the women’s team alongside Teuber, Stull and Domaguin.
The National Selection Committee also selected six men and six women to join Team USA 2026 based on submitted resumes.
The men’s team resume selections included Andrew Anderson of Holly, Michigan; AJ Johnson of Kenosha, Wisconsin; Packy Hanrahan of Wichita, Kansas; Jake Peters of Henderson, Nevada; Kristopher Prather of Romeoville, Illinois; and Chris Via of Blacklick, Ohio.
For the women, those picked based off resumes were Julia Bond of Lincoln, Nebraska; Breanna Clemmer of Pikeville, Kentucky; Crystal Elliott of Palm Bay, Florida; Jillian Martin of Stow, Ohio; Shannon Pluhowsky of Dayton, Ohio; and Jordan Snodgrass of Adrian, Michigan.
The National Selection Committee also opted to add Katelyn Abigania of San Diego to the women’s roster of Team USA 2026.
To be eligible for the adult version of Team USA, bowlers must be at least 18 years old by the end of that year’s Team USA Trials.
Those who weren’t age-eligible for adult team consideration this time around spent the week trying to secure spots on Junior Team USA 2026 and finish as high up as possible in the U.S. Amateur standings.
Boys earning spots on Junior Team USA for 2026 based on this week’s ranking points were Landin Jordan of Sycamore, Illinois; Peterson, Connor Rogus of Macomb, Michigan; and Daniel Springer-Chalmers of Silver Creek, Washington.
Keegan Alexander and Jacob Bockstie of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Derrick Lewandowski of Blue Grass, Iowa, and Luke Switalski of Oak Forest, Illinois, were chosen by the National Selection Committee to join Junior Team USA 2026 based on their performances at this week’s Team USA Trials.
They join the 10 boys who qualified for Junior Team USA through the U18 division at the 2025 Junior Gold Championships and from competition at the 2025 U22 Masters:
U18 – Chance McLane Chesapeake Beach, Maryland; Riley Speer, Beech Grove, Indiana; Kai Strothers, Maplewood, New Jersey; Nicolas Trentler, Phoenix, Maryland; Jos Weems, Chicago; Kaeden White, Lees Summit, Missouri.
U22 – Andru Blaney, Hughesville, Maryland; Josh Hammons, Topeka, Kansas; Nate Trentler, Phoenix, Maryland; Micah Voorhis, Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
Spots on the girls’ team based on Team USA Trials ranking points went to
Domaguin, Saphyre Nofuente of Rocklin, California; Stull and Teuber.
Savannah Burgin of Grapevine, Texas; Dannielle Henderson of Florissant, Missouri; Larielle Tharps of Orlando, Florida; and Victorya White of Wentzville, Missouri, were selected by the National Selection Committee for Junior Team USA 2026.
They join the 10 girls who qualified for Junior Team USA through U18 competition at the 2025 Junior Gold Championships and via the 2025 U22 Queens:
U18 – Abigania, Brandolino, Tori Franklin, Frisco, Texas; Abigail Starkey, Schaumburg, Illinois; Haley Swindle, Newnan, Georgia; Ashlin Teves, Machesney Park, Illinois.
U22 – Sydney Bohn, Jackson, New Jersey; Erin Klemencic, Powder Springs, Georgia; Keira Magsam, Gretna, Nebraska; Melia Mitskavich, DuBois, Pennsylvania.
Four boys and four girls from the U15 competition at the 2025 Junior Gold Championships also earned the right to be a part of the program in 2026 as members of Futures Team USA (formerly the U15 Developmental Team).
That list of players includes Anna Antony, Farmington, Connecticut; Lucas Drisdel, Chicago; Francis Johnson, Orlando, Florida; Zachary Mayne, Parma, Ohio; Ava Mazza, Utica, Michigan; Kylie Oppedisano, Trumbell, Connecticut; Autumn Strode, Munster, Indiana; Dalton Wheeler, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Bowlers age 20 or younger as of Jan. 1, 2026, were eligible for spots on Junior Team USA this week.
The 2026 Team USA Trials and U.S. Amateur featured a roster of 307 competitors, all of whom bowled 30 games over five days (six games each day). Each day featured a different lane condition, ranging from 38-50 feet with different volumes of oil for the women and men.
BowlTV provided wire-to-wire coverage of the events, including the announcement of Team USA and Junior Team USA 2026.
CLICK HERE for more information on Team USA.
FULL RESULTS
LAS VEGAS – Rosters for Team USA and Junior Team USA 2026 were finalized after the completion of the United States Bowling Congress Team USA Trials and United States National Amateur Bowling Championships, which came to a close Wednesday night at Gold Coast Bowling Center in Las Vegas.
Prior to this year, no competitor had ever won both the Team USA Trials title and U.S. Amateur crown at the same event under the current tournament format.
That all changed Wednesday evening, however, as Elizabeth Teuber of Holly, Michigan, did just that, finishing first in the 132-player women’s division at the Team USA Trials with a field-best 47 ranking points – the lowest total by a women’s amateur since 2016 – and then going on to defeat Kaitlyn Stull of Raleigh, North Carolina, 215-210, during the women’s U.S. Amateur championship match to complete the historic sweep.
Bryce Oliver of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and Dawson Peterson of Stewartville, Minnesota, took home titles as well on Wednesday with Oliver finishing first in the 175-player men’s Team USA Trials field with 57 ranking points and Peterson emerging as the division’s 2026 U.S. Amateur champion.
Peterson earned that distinction by taking down Julian Salinas of Long Branch, New Jersey, 263-199, during the semifinals before pulling off a stunning come-from-behind victory over Oliver – who was attempting to match Teuber’s historic feat by capturing both the Team USA Trials and U.S. Amateur crowns – in the men’s final.
Oliver got off to a good start, beginning the championship match with a four-bagger to establish a 35-pin lead over Peterson after five frames.
Peterson hung tough, however, overcoming an early open frame by striking on six of his final seven shots to finish with a hard-fought score of 221.
At that moment, Oliver’s path to victory was clear. If he could count 20 pins during the 10th frame, he’d finish at 222 and collect his second tournament title in a matter of hours.
It wasn’t meant to be, however, as Oliver’s first shot in the final frame went high on the head pin, leaving the 4-7-8 combination, which he was unable to convert.
That gave Peterson a 221-210 victory and the men’s 2026 U.S. Amateur title.
Shortly after the match ended, Peterson was having difficulty coming to grips with all that had just transpired.
“I don’t really know how to feel right now, but I’m very excited,” Peterson said. “After the rough start, I just told myself to slow down, stay in the moment and hope I’d get a chance. I was in shock when it all ended, but this is incredible; it’s my biggest singles achievement by far.”
Oliver, whose 57 ranking points marked the lowest total by a men’s amateur since 2016, had similar feelings about his Team USA Trials victory from earlier in the day.
“I really can’t even put it into words other than to say that it’s probably the best feeling in the world,” Oliver said. “It’s been a dream of mine to win Team USA Trials. I’ve seen friends win it multiple times, and now to be the guy who gets his name called and gets to hold that trophy is incredible. It’s just the greatest feeling in the world.”
Teuber joined Peterson and Oliver in feeling joyous, but she also had a touch of surprise added in for good measure.
“I didn’t know that I was the first person to win the Team USA Trials and U.S. Amateur in the same year under this format, so it feels pretty cool to accomplish that,” Teuber said. “The U.S. Amateur was my goal when I came to this year’s tournament, so I’m pretty excited about that. Still, to win both is an astonishing feeling.”
Like Peterson, Teuber had to come from behind in order to win the U.S. Amateur title.
Stull held an 18-pin lead over Teuber at the halfway point of the women’s championship match, but a turkey from Teuber in frames seven through nine coupled with an open frame by Stull in the eighth allowed Teuber to rally and win the match by five pins.
Stull earned her berth in the finals by taking down Avery Domaguin of San Diego, 189-180, during the opening match of the women’s stepladder.
Even though Wednesday night’s U.S. Amateur matches were thrilling, the excitement continued long after the final shots were thrown as it was then time to officially announce the rosters for Team USA and Junior Team USA 2026.
In addition to the six players mentioned above, eight other athletes earned spots on Team USA by virtue of their performances in Las Vegas this week.
Ryan Barnes of Denton, Texas; Cameron Crowe of Orland Park, Illinois; T.J. Rock of Las Vegas and Ryan Powers of Omaha, Nebraska, joined Oliver, Peterson and Salinas on the men’s team while Bryanna Coté of Marana, Arizona; Gianna Brandolino of Channahon, Illinois; Annalise OBryant of Ball Ground, Georgia; and Maggie Thoma of New Braunfels, Texas, earned spots on the women’s team alongside Teuber, Stull and Domaguin.
The National Selection Committee also selected six men and six women to join Team USA 2026 based on submitted resumes.
The men’s team resume selections included Andrew Anderson of Holly, Michigan; AJ Johnson of Kenosha, Wisconsin; Packy Hanrahan of Wichita, Kansas; Jake Peters of Henderson, Nevada; Kristopher Prather of Romeoville, Illinois; and Chris Via of Blacklick, Ohio.
For the women, those picked based off resumes were Julia Bond of Lincoln, Nebraska; Breanna Clemmer of Pikeville, Kentucky; Crystal Elliott of Palm Bay, Florida; Jillian Martin of Stow, Ohio; Shannon Pluhowsky of Dayton, Ohio; and Jordan Snodgrass of Adrian, Michigan.
The National Selection Committee also opted to add Katelyn Abigania of San Diego to the women’s roster of Team USA 2026.
To be eligible for the adult version of Team USA, bowlers must be at least 18 years old by the end of that year’s Team USA Trials.
Those who weren’t age-eligible for adult team consideration this time around spent the week trying to secure spots on Junior Team USA 2026 and finish as high up as possible in the U.S. Amateur standings.
Boys earning spots on Junior Team USA for 2026 based on this week’s ranking points were Landin Jordan of Sycamore, Illinois; Peterson, Connor Rogus of Macomb, Michigan; and Daniel Springer-Chalmers of Silver Creek, Washington.
Keegan Alexander and Jacob Bockstie of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Derrick Lewandowski of Blue Grass, Iowa, and Luke Switalski of Oak Forest, Illinois, were chosen by the National Selection Committee to join Junior Team USA 2026 based on their performances at this week’s Team USA Trials.
They join the 10 boys who qualified for Junior Team USA through the U18 division at the 2025 Junior Gold Championships and from competition at the 2025 U22 Masters:
U18 – Chance McLane Chesapeake Beach, Maryland; Riley Speer, Beech Grove, Indiana; Kai Strothers, Maplewood, New Jersey; Nicolas Trentler, Phoenix, Maryland; Jos Weems, Chicago; Kaeden White, Lees Summit, Missouri.
U22 – Andru Blaney, Hughesville, Maryland; Josh Hammons, Topeka, Kansas; Nate Trentler, Phoenix, Maryland; Micah Voorhis, Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
Spots on the girls’ team based on Team USA Trials ranking points went to
Domaguin, Saphyre Nofuente of Rocklin, California; Stull and Teuber.
Savannah Burgin of Grapevine, Texas; Dannielle Henderson of Florissant, Missouri; Larielle Tharps of Orlando, Florida; and Victorya White of Wentzville, Missouri, were selected by the National Selection Committee for Junior Team USA 2026.
They join the 10 girls who qualified for Junior Team USA through U18 competition at the 2025 Junior Gold Championships and via the 2025 U22 Queens:
U18 – Abigania, Brandolino, Tori Franklin, Frisco, Texas; Abigail Starkey, Schaumburg, Illinois; Haley Swindle, Newnan, Georgia; Ashlin Teves, Machesney Park, Illinois.
U22 – Sydney Bohn, Jackson, New Jersey; Erin Klemencic, Powder Springs, Georgia; Keira Magsam, Gretna, Nebraska; Melia Mitskavich, DuBois, Pennsylvania.
Four boys and four girls from the U15 competition at the 2025 Junior Gold Championships also earned the right to be a part of the program in 2026 as members of Futures Team USA (formerly the U15 Developmental Team).
That list of players includes Anna Antony, Farmington, Connecticut; Lucas Drisdel, Chicago; Francis Johnson, Orlando, Florida; Zachary Mayne, Parma, Ohio; Ava Mazza, Utica, Michigan; Kylie Oppedisano, Trumbell, Connecticut; Autumn Strode, Munster, Indiana; Dalton Wheeler, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Bowlers age 20 or younger as of Jan. 1, 2026, were eligible for spots on Junior Team USA this week.
The 2026 Team USA Trials and U.S. Amateur featured a roster of 307 competitors, all of whom bowled 30 games over five days (six games each day). Each day featured a different lane condition, ranging from 38-50 feet with different volumes of oil for the women and men.
BowlTV provided wire-to-wire coverage of the events, including the announcement of Team USA and Junior Team USA 2026.
CLICK HERE for more information on Team USA.