Americans win doubles gold, silver at 2026 Pan American Women's Championship
October 01, 2026
(Top row from left to right) Annalise OBryant of Ball Ground, Georgia, and Katelyn Abigania of San Diego won doubles gold at the 2026 Pan American Women's Championship in Bogota, Colombia, on Wednesday, while (bottom row from left to right) Elizabeth Teuber of Holly, Michigan, and Maggie Thoma of New Braunfels, Texas, earned bronze.
FULL RESULTS
ARLINGTON, Texas – Team USA bowlers dominated the doubles podium Wednesday at the Pan American Women’s Championship in Bogota, Colombia, capturing both the gold and bronze medals. Katelyn Abigania of San Diego and Annalise OBryant of Ball Ground, Georgia, won the gold, while teammates Elizabeth Teuber of Holly, Michigan, and Maggie Thoma of New Braunfels, Texas, secured bronze.
Abigania and OBryant finished atop the 29-team field at the Bowling Industry bowling center with a six-game total of 2,615 (a 217.92 average). OBryant led the way for the winning duo, using four games above the 220 mark (253, 242, 255 and 224) to finish the day with a mark of 1,336. Abigania was solid as well, contributing 1,279, which included high games of 213, 247, 234 and 218.
Thoma led the way for Team USA’s bronze-medal pair, posting a six-game mark of 1,402 (a 233.67 average), which featured scores of 223, 202, 233, 255, 243 and 246. Teuber used high games of 221 and 257 to come in with 1,142, which pushed the pair’s overall mark to 2,544 (a 212 average) and earned them third place.
Second place and the doubles silver medal went to the Colombian squad of Maria Jose Rodrigez and Juliana Franco, which finished Wednesday’s six-game block with a mark of 2,608 (a 217.33 average). Franco led the way with 1,306 while Rodriguez was just four pins behind at 1,302.
Team USA’s Julia Bond of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Breanna Clemmer of Pikeville, Kentucky, finished 10th with a score of 2,310, which included 1,208 from Bond and 1,102 from Clemmer.
According to Abigania, one of the keys to Wednesday’s gold-medal performance was changing up the game plan for how to tackle the tournament’s challenging 45-foot oil pattern.
“We started off with more surface on our bowling balls today,” Abigania said. “We took the balls that were out of play yesterday and put a lot of surface on them to start. We knew it wouldn’t last long, but it would be a better first few games than yesterday. And then once we saw friction, we just jumped left and committed to it.”
Even though the plan worked, Abigania and OBryant found themselves tied with Colombia’s Rodriquez and Franco heading into Game 6.
OBryant knew the race for gold was tight when the final game began, but she also knew that since she and Abigania couldn’t control what their opponents would do, the path to victory would only be found by staying focused on themselves.
“Going into the last game, I didn’t know exactly what the standings were, but I knew we were close,” OBryant said. “I just told Katelyn (Abigania) that we needed to stay in our bubble, stay committed to our shots and not let any outside noise affect us. That’s what we did, and, fortunately, it worked out.”
Abigania has enjoyed a great deal of success throughout her bowling career thus far; nevertheless, winning while representing Team USA is a feeling she never takes for granted.
“This means much more than anyone can imagine,” Abigania said. “When you’re wearing these three letters on your back, you’re bowling for more than just yourself. Annalise (OBryant) and I have been doubles partners for so long, so this feels really good.”
OBryant expressed similar feelings.
“To win a medal representing your country is an indescribable feeling,” OBryant said. “To finally get this win together means so much, but it’s not just for the both of us. It’s for our teammates, our coaches and everyone in the USA that we just represented.”
With doubles competition in the books, two events remain at the 2026 Pan American Women’s Championships. The trios competition is on the docket for Thursday, and the coveted team event will bring the tournament to a close on Friday before teams depart the following day.
CLICK HERE for more information on Team USA.
FULL RESULTS
ARLINGTON, Texas – Team USA bowlers dominated the doubles podium Wednesday at the Pan American Women’s Championship in Bogota, Colombia, capturing both the gold and bronze medals. Katelyn Abigania of San Diego and Annalise OBryant of Ball Ground, Georgia, won the gold, while teammates Elizabeth Teuber of Holly, Michigan, and Maggie Thoma of New Braunfels, Texas, secured bronze.
Abigania and OBryant finished atop the 29-team field at the Bowling Industry bowling center with a six-game total of 2,615 (a 217.92 average). OBryant led the way for the winning duo, using four games above the 220 mark (253, 242, 255 and 224) to finish the day with a mark of 1,336. Abigania was solid as well, contributing 1,279, which included high games of 213, 247, 234 and 218.
Thoma led the way for Team USA’s bronze-medal pair, posting a six-game mark of 1,402 (a 233.67 average), which featured scores of 223, 202, 233, 255, 243 and 246. Teuber used high games of 221 and 257 to come in with 1,142, which pushed the pair’s overall mark to 2,544 (a 212 average) and earned them third place.
Second place and the doubles silver medal went to the Colombian squad of Maria Jose Rodrigez and Juliana Franco, which finished Wednesday’s six-game block with a mark of 2,608 (a 217.33 average). Franco led the way with 1,306 while Rodriguez was just four pins behind at 1,302.
Team USA’s Julia Bond of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Breanna Clemmer of Pikeville, Kentucky, finished 10th with a score of 2,310, which included 1,208 from Bond and 1,102 from Clemmer.
According to Abigania, one of the keys to Wednesday’s gold-medal performance was changing up the game plan for how to tackle the tournament’s challenging 45-foot oil pattern.
“We started off with more surface on our bowling balls today,” Abigania said. “We took the balls that were out of play yesterday and put a lot of surface on them to start. We knew it wouldn’t last long, but it would be a better first few games than yesterday. And then once we saw friction, we just jumped left and committed to it.”
Even though the plan worked, Abigania and OBryant found themselves tied with Colombia’s Rodriquez and Franco heading into Game 6.
OBryant knew the race for gold was tight when the final game began, but she also knew that since she and Abigania couldn’t control what their opponents would do, the path to victory would only be found by staying focused on themselves.
“Going into the last game, I didn’t know exactly what the standings were, but I knew we were close,” OBryant said. “I just told Katelyn (Abigania) that we needed to stay in our bubble, stay committed to our shots and not let any outside noise affect us. That’s what we did, and, fortunately, it worked out.”
Abigania has enjoyed a great deal of success throughout her bowling career thus far; nevertheless, winning while representing Team USA is a feeling she never takes for granted.
“This means much more than anyone can imagine,” Abigania said. “When you’re wearing these three letters on your back, you’re bowling for more than just yourself. Annalise (OBryant) and I have been doubles partners for so long, so this feels really good.”
OBryant expressed similar feelings.
“To win a medal representing your country is an indescribable feeling,” OBryant said. “To finally get this win together means so much, but it’s not just for the both of us. It’s for our teammates, our coaches and everyone in the USA that we just represented.”
With doubles competition in the books, two events remain at the 2026 Pan American Women’s Championships. The trios competition is on the docket for Thursday, and the coveted team event will bring the tournament to a close on Friday before teams depart the following day.
CLICK HERE for more information on Team USA.